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Testing Center and Placement Services

Testing Center and Placement Services

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About the SC4 Testing Center

Testing Center

The SC4 Testing Center offers a wide range of testing and placement services for students and the community, including providing testing for new students to assist with placing them into their first English and mathematics courses. We also provide proctoring for tests for SC4 classes, both on-campus and online.

The Testing Center is now in the College Center, which is located in the center of campus.

Hours of operation

Testing services are available by appointment only; there are no “walk-in” tests or exams. You can schedule a test by clicking the button below.

Schedule a test

If you have questions, please call (810) 989-5555 or email testing@sc4.edu.

On-campus testing appointments are available according to this schedule:

  • Monday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (see note below about late testing hours)
  • Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Thursday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

On days where late hours (after 4:30 p.m.) are offered, the Testing Center may close earlier if no testing appointments are scheduled. Please call ahead at (810) 989-5555 to ensure someone will be present before coming in for other services such as photo IDs.

Please allow the necessary time to complete your test. In other words, if your test will take two hours to complete, you should schedule your test to begin at least two hours before the Testing Center closes.

Faculty

Faculty may arrange testing for their courses by calling (810) 989-5555. Please allow adequate time before your scheduled test or exam to ensure staff coverage can be arranged.

Testing Center Rules

In order to ensure that all tests are taken fairly, the following items may not be taken into the Testing Center:

  • Cell phones
  • Electronic devices, including:
    • All watches and fitness bands
    • Calculators (unless specifically allowed on a test or exam)
  • Backpacks, book bags, purses, or other bags or containers
  • Coats of any kind
  • Scarves, gloves, or mittens
  • Hats or other headgear
  • Shirts or sweatshirts with deep pockets or hoods

Also, food is not allowed in the Testing Center.

Due to requirements from some of our testing providers, you may be asked to turn your pockets inside out to show that nothing is contained in them. Testing Center staff will not touch or “frisk” test-takers during the check-in process.

Only approved testing materials are allowed in the Testing Center.

Exceptions may be made for documented accommodations needs or religious reasons. Please discuss any needed exceptions with the Testing Center staff in advance of your test by calling (810) 989-5555. Last-minute accommodations may not be possible.

Testing Services

Incoming students (other than high school guests or some transfer students) must submit SAT or ACT scores or take a placement exam in the SC4 Testing Center to be placed into their first English writing and mathematics class at SC4. Click the button below for details on this process.

Standard placement process for English and Mathematics

If you have questions about English or mathematics placement or course prerequisites, contact an academic advisor.

There are online study materials available to help you prepare for taking the Accuplacer mathematics and WritePlacer writing exams:

These resources are specifically for the Accuplacer mathematics exam:

These resources are specifically for the WritePlacer English writing essay exam:

Schedule an Accuplacer tutoring appointment

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CIW/CTC is an IT and Web technology education and certification program. The CIW core curriculum focuses on the foundational standards and job skills that enable the Internet to function, including Web design, development, security, administration, networking and databases.

The College Level Examination Program is a group of standardized tests created and administered by the College Board. These tests assess college-level knowledge in thirty-six subject areas and provide a mechanism for earning college credits without taking college courses.

Acceptance of CLEP exams for SC4 credit (PDF)

There is a $35 CLEP proctoring fee for taking the exam at SC4, please pay here. Once the proctor fee has been paid, please call the Testing Center at (810) 989-5555 to schedule an appointment.

SC4 no longer administers the Compass placement tests from ACT. Beginning in September 2016, we have replaced Compass with Accuplacer (see above). SC4 does, however, still accept Compass placement scores that were taken before that date, and any Compass scores already in our system (whether taken at SC4 or elsewhere) remain valid for placement.

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Health Education Systems Incorporated (HESI) is a United States company that provides exams and other study material to help prepare student nurses for their professional licensure exam. Schools often use HESI to help predict the student’s likelihood of success in tests such as the NCLEX-RN.

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Some of SC4’s academic departments offer the opportunity to test out of a course or obtain credit for prior knowledge or experience through a test. The Testing Center administers many of these exams.

The Testing Center proctors tests and exams for on-campus classes, allowing students to take a test at a convenient time outside of regular classroom hours. Your instructor will give you information about how and when you take these tests.

The Testing Center also proctors tests and exams for online classes that require an in-person test or exam that can’t be taken online. Your instructor will give you information about how and when you take these tests.

SC4’s Testing Center cooperates with other colleges and universities, both in Michigan and beyond, to administer and proctor tests and exams. Many of these tests are for online courses offered by another school but require a supervised testing environment. Your instructor for an external course will give you information about how and when you take these tests.

The ACT WorkKeys is a skills assessment test for those who are interested in or are currently working for employers that place an emphasis on the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC), which is the credential achieved by those who successfully complete the exam.

There is a $50 fee for taking WorkKeys at SC4, please pay here. Once the fee has been paid, please call the Testing Center at (810) 989-5555 to schedule an appointment.