You are in the official 1999-2000 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
You are in the official 1999-2000 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Testing Services. Test taking is very much a part of student life on a university campus.
The overall goal of the Office of Testing Services is to effectively and accurately measure your academic aptitudes and personal attributes as required by the California State University system regulations and faculty.
In addition, Testing Services has a professional staff with expertise in student growth and attribute measurement, program assessment and evaluation, educational research, and microcomputer-based analysis of student and faculty surveys.
Testing Services also administers, on a referral basis, several tests designed to measure career interests, aptitude and achievement, and personality characteristics.
Undergraduate Entrance Examinations. Student application for admission to California State University, Fresno may require scores from the SAT or ACT. While these tests are not administered on this campus at this time, staff members have information about dates and places tests are given. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is usually required for International Students seeking admittance to our university. Special dates for this test are offered.
Required Tests. Testing Services has information about tests you may be required to take which are administered on campus. These include the CSU English Placement Test (EPT), the Entry Level Mathematics Test (ELM), and the Upper-Division Writing Examination (UDWE).
Graduate School Testing. This office handles the administration of many tests given nationwide, such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Law School Admission Test (LSAT), the Miller Analogies (MAT), and PRAXIS.
Test Scoring. An instructional test scoring service aids faculty in the development, scoring, analysis, and electronic grade management for objective tests used in the classroom.
Consultative Services. Within the limits of available time, the staff provides assistance to students, faculty, and other university departments in the areas of test development and analysis, research design, statistical analysis, test evaluation, and computer applications related to the aforementioned activities.
For more information about tests and services, stop by the Office of
Testing Services, Family and Food Sciences, Room 110, and ask the people
who work with tests the most.
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