You are in the official 1998-99 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Testing Services
Academic Affairs
Family and Food Sciences, Room 110
(559) 278-2457
MARY KAY STATHAM, Coordinator
WILLIAM P. STOCK, Test Officer
Testing Services. 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
by the California State University system regulations, faculty, and your
own personal needs and interests.
Testing Services has a professional staff with expertise in student growth
measurement 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,
the Miller Analogies Test (MAT), and others.
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
Services and ask the people who work with tests the most -- William P. Stock,
test officer; Mary Kay Statham, coordinator; and Eliza Dabanian, office
manager.
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