Faculty Make-up During Finals

November 4, 2013 egilliam

Finals for the Fall begin December 1oth.

As a reminder we do not proctor faculty make up exams during this period. An exception to this policy is for students that have a current Memorandum of Accommodations on file.

The Reading and Writing Labs are also closed during finals as well to accommodate our over flow needs.

You may contact Candice Bowman @ (703) 845-6052 if you have a specific concern regarding these policies.

Closed October 10th, 3:00-4:00 pm!

October 10, 2013 egilliam

The test center will be closed today, 3-4 p.m. for

professional development and training.

Accuplacer Exams Now Offer on Saturdays

October 1, 2013 egilliam

Starting October 7th, we will start offering Accuplacer test on Saturdays. In order to provide sufficient time to complete your exam and have your scores entered into your records, we have established the following testing time 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

ACCUPLACER is the primary tool for placement testing for ESL.
This test (called ACCUPLACER^TM LOEP {Levels of English Proficiency} test) is a computer test. It is divided into three sections: Reading Skills, Sentence Meaning and Language Usage.
Test: Part 1: Multiple-choice test (60 questions) untimed.
Test: Part 2: If your computer test score is 300+, you will also write a one-page essay. Time limit: 1 hour.
You will have a choice of two essay topics.
Faculty will evaluate your essay within two-five working days year.

Please don’t forget to visit our testing website for hours of operations:

http://www.nvcc.edu/current-students/services-to-students/testing/calendar/