Degree Completer Assessment (Exit Testing)

Degree Completer Assessment

All students receiving an Associate’s degree = must take a series of assessment tests prior to spring graduation. Students who complete degree requirements in the fall must contact the Student Success Center Assessment Coordinator prior to November 1 to make arrangeme= nts for assessment testing. Stude= nts with academic concentrations will take the Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) test and students with vocational/technical concentratio= ns will take the Work Keys test. The Assessment Coordinator in the Student Success Center will be in charge of administering these exams. Results of these examinations are = posted on the student’s transcript.

Students taking the CAAP are required to take a minimu= m of three of the five possible exams: Writing, Reading, Mathematics, Science Reasoning= , and Critical Thinking. Students t= aking the Work Keys will take three exams: Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics, and Writing.

All test dates will be announced early in the spring semester. It is the studen= t’s responsibility to register for the test. When reporting for testing, studen= ts will be required to present a photo ID and follow the rules of an ACT testi= ng site. A hold will be place= d on the transcript of any student who has fulfilled all other requirements but = has not taken the appropriate completer assessment test.

Labe= tte Community College o= ffers assessment testing for the following purposes:

1= . To enhance the student’s ability to transfer to a university or obtain a job.

2= . To help the College improve its instructional programs by measuring and report= ing student progress and skills.

3.&n= bsp; To determine the level of educational development f= or individual students as a means of identifying interventions needed to prepa= re students for further education.

Students in vocational/technical courses/programs may = be required to take this test for both pre- and post-assessment.