The MDTP tests are administered by more than 4700 high school and middle school teachers to over 345,000 students. The DWS allows individual students to write an essay in response to an actual EPT essay prompt and to submit the essay via the Internet. A university EPT reader uses the scoring rubric of the EPT test and assesses student writing against the standards expected of entering college students. Specific diagnostics statements are provided to the student in a timely manner via the Internet. In addition to an overall assessment of the essay, the diagnostic statements inform the student about the strengths and weaknesses of the student's writing.
Students can work independently to improve their writing in response to the diagnostic feedback.
There are a number of ways to demonstrate competencies by test scores or transferable course completion. The tests are given several times each year. The test may be taken at the CSU campus most convenient for the student. It need not be taken at the CSU campus where the student will enroll. Please link to one of the following pages for more detailed information.