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You are in the official 1995-96 General Catalog for California State University, Fresno.

Taking a test may not be your favorite way to pass the time away, but test taking is very much a part of student life on a university campus.

The overall goal of the Office of Testing Services is to effectively and accurately measure your academic aptitudes and personal attributes as required or deemed desirable by The California State University system regulations, faculty, and your own personal needs and interests.

Our professional staff has expertise in measurement of student growth and experience, program assessment and evaluation, educational research, and microcomputer-based analysis of student and faculty surveys.

Personal and Career Assessment. We administer, on a referral basis, several tests designed to measure vocational career interests, aptitude and achievement, and personality characteristics. If you believe that this type of testing would facilitate your educational and career development, the Office of Testing Services will attempt to refer you to qualified professionals either on or off campus.

Undergraduate Entrance Examinations. Your application for admission to Fresno State may require scores from the SAT or ACT. For international students seeking university admittance, special dates for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) are offered.

Required Tests. Testing Services has information about tests you may be required to take, such as the CSU English Placement Test (EPT), the Entry-Level Mathematics Test (ELM), and the Upper -Division Writing Examination (UDWE).

Graduate School Testing. This office also handles the administration of many tests given nationwide, such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Law School Admission Test (LSAT), the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), PRAXIS (formerly National Teacher's Examination or NTE), and others. The California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) and the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) are also administered on this campus.

Test Scoring. An instructional test scoring service aids faculty in the development, scoring, analysis, and electronic grade management for objective tests used in the classroom.

Consultative Services. Within the limits of available time, the staff provides assistance to students, faculty, or other university departments in the areas of test development and analysis, research design, statistical analysis, test evaluation, and computer applications related to the aforementioned activities.

For more information about tests and services, stop by the Office of Testing Ser vices and ask the people who work with tests the most William P. Stock, test officer; Mary Kay Statham, coordinator of testing programs; and Beverly Travis, secretary.

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