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Assessment

Cerro Coso provides testing and assessment services to students for the purpose of evaluating academic potential, determining career/occupational interests, and measuring general or specific aptitudes. A College Placement Test battery is administered to incoming students and the scores are used to assist students in appropriate course selection and to determine if minimum proficiencies in writing, reading and mathematics have been met.

If you have taken English and math through an accredited institution, or have taken a placement test previously, you may have met the assessment requirement. To determine if you have completed assessment, please contact a Counselor.

Part 1: Required

Essay Assessment

The essay assessment is designed to assist you in determining appropriate placement for English or any other course with a recommended writing level.

You must complete the orientation quiz portion of the step-by-step process before you may gain access to the essay assessment. Please go to the Orientation page to complete this portion of the process.

Part 2: Required

ACCUPLACER

ACCUPLACER/CPT is a computerized assessment test that will provide information about your level of skill accomplishment in reading, writing and one of three levels of mathematics. Assessing your ability in these areas will assist in planning an appropriate schedule of coursework at Cerro Coso Community College.

After completing the ACCUPLACER test and receiving your scores, you will meet with an advisor to discuss your results and plan your next steps.

If you are not located near any of the Cerro Coso campuses (Indian Wells Valley, Edwards AFB, Kern River Valley, or Bishop/Mammoth) it is possible to take ACCUPLACER online with the use of a proctor. The proctor procedure is outlined below:

Proctored Examinations Procedures

A proctored assessment test is a supervised exam. Students are responsible for arranging for a proctor to supervise the assessment test. All proctors must be approved by the counseling department 2 weeks prior to taking the assessment test. The proctor may be a school principal or administrator, counselor, certified librarian, military educator, teacher, or test administrator at a testing office of a community college or university. Relatives, no matter what their position, may not serve as a proctor. Proctors usually will supervise exams without charge. However, any charge will be the responsibility of the student. The necessary steps for taking a proctored assessment test are outlined below:

1. Submit a Proctor Approval Form (You will be asked for the name, title, institution, phone number, email address, mailing address, and fax number of your proctor).
    
2. Once Proctor Approval Form has been received and approved, the proctor will then be sent a Proctor Security Agreement Form with instructions to complete and sign the form and fax or mail to Cerro Coso Community College.
    
3. After the Proctor Security Agreement Form has been received by Cerro Coso, the proctor will then be sent instructions for administering the ACCUPLACER Tests.
    
4. The approved proctor will administer the test in a secure, proctored environment, will be present throughout the testing session(s), and verify the identification of the student by the use of a picture ID issued by a state or federal agency. (Driver’s License, Passport, Military ID)
    
5. Noncompliance will invalidate the assessment test.

Proctor Qualifications

• Familiar with accepted practices for administering standardized tests
• Has no vested interest in the student’s scores
• Is not related to the student
• Is employed by an educational institution
   

To request to take ACCUPLACER online as a proctored assessment test, please submit a request and proctor approval form through the ACCUPLACER request form.

Part 3: Optional

Multiple Measures

An assessment test, however, is just one factor in determining the best class for you. If you would like to provide additional information about your readiness for college level course work, please submit the Assessment Multiple Measures form. This is an optional portion of assessment.

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