As hours of operation may change from semester to semester, please check the signs posted outside each of the Test Centres for current hours. Students may also use the Test Centre because they require special accommodation during tests and have been referred by the Special Needs Office. Space in the Test Centre is very limited and teachers are expected to exercise discretion and limit the number of students they refer. Each year approximately 20,000 students and potential students are tested to determine basic academic skill levels. In the case of students admitted on the basis of high school graduation criteria, the test results are used for placement in appropriate Communications and Math courses.
Some programs also use such results for admissions purposes.
College applicants who do not have the requisite high school courses complete the testing as part of the process that determines their eligibility for the College level courses.