| COMPASS--Computer-Adaptive Placement Assessment and Support System--is a comprehensive software package developed by ACT to help postsecondary institutions place students into appropriate course levels. COMPASS has been chosen by the Tennessee Board of Regents as the primary assessment tool used in determining a student's level of preparation for college-level courses. |
| YOU MUST CONFIRM your testing appointment by phone. Seating is limited, so
if you do not make an appointment you will have to wait until a later date to
test. If you are required to take the COMPASS Test, you will NOT be allowed to
register for classes until the test is completed.
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| The TESTING HOTLINE number is
931-372-3476. Please use this number to
confirm your appointment and for the answers to any questions that you might
have about the test.
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If you will be 21 or older by the first day of scheduled classes for the semester, you may be required to take the COMPASS Test. If you have ACT or SAT scores that are less than 3 years old, follow the guidelines below.
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If you are younger than 21 and have taken the ACT, you should take the COMPASS Test if you scored 18 or less on the ACT Reading subscore (take the Reading portion of COMPASS); 18 or less on the ACT English subscore (take the Writing portion of COMPASS); 18 or less on the ACT Mathematics subscore (take the Mathematics portion of COMPASS). |
If you are transferring and have not successfully completed a college-level English Composition course and a college-level, algebra-based Mathematics course, you should take COMPASS (or if you have already taken COMPASS or the AAPP, have your scores and proof of courses completed sent to the Academic Development Program Office at the address given below. If scores are 3 years old or older and you have not begun the course sequence, you will be required to retest. |
| You are to report NO LATER than 15 minutes before test time. If you
come late, you may be rescheduled for a later test date.
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There is a $10 charge for the COMPASS Test.
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| I.D. with photograph is required (driver's license with photo, for
example).
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Keep in mind that if you are required to take the COMPASS Test, you CANNOT REGISTER FOR CLASSES until after you have taken the test and it is scored. You must pick up the score results and base your choice of classes on those results.
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For further information on the COMPASS Test, please contact Janet Whiteaker, Academic Development Program Leader, Box 5171, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN 38505-0001; by phone at (931) 372-3476; or e-mail JWHITEAKER@TNTECH.EDU [or Lydia Kendall at (931)-372-3476 or lkendall@tntech.edu].
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Tennessee Technological University is in the Central Time Zone.
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| Report to Foster Hall room 407 for check-in and payment of fee. The
COMPASS test will be given in the ADP Computer Lab.
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| NOTICE: If you have a disability that might require special testing
conditions, please contact the Office
of Disability Services at
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Ms. Sammie Young |
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Office of Disability Services |
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Box 5091 |
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Tennessee Technological University |
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Cookeville, TN 38505-0001 |
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by phone at (931) 372-6119, |
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or e-mail SYOUNG@TNTECH.EDU. |
| The Office of Disability Services requires
documentation of disability no later than three days prior to the testing
date for which you are requesting accommodations.
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| Your registration for the COMPASS
Test needs to be completed no later than three days before the test date
you have chosen. All testing appointments must be confirmed by telephone.
The later you register and confirm, the less likely you are to get the
appointment day and time that you prefer.
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| The TESTING HOTLINE number is
931-372-3476. Operators are available [8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through
Friday] to take your registration information. This number is also on a
voice-messaging service.
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