National Testing Programs
Current Schedule of Testing - Computer based tests are administered by appointment. Call 270.809.6851 to schedule a testing session. Paper based tests are administered at various times of the year as per the publisher's test schedule. Registration bulletins may be downloaded from the publisher's website. A partial listing follows below. Most programs no longer publish paper bulletins.
Testing Locations - use the campus map on our virtual tour site to locate testing locations. We use four buildings, appropriate locations will be noted in the calendar entry for the particular test. On the virtual tour site, the Business Building is number 9,10; Faculty Hall, number 18; Ordway Hall, number 23; and the Curris Center, number 35. Building numbers are subject to change without notice. Parking regulations are enforced during many testing sessions. Contact Public Safety at 809-2222 prior to testing for a temporary permit if you do not have an appropriate tag.
Many of these programs require pre-registration several weeks before the test can be taken. Consult your advisor for more information on which tests you may need to take.
Computer Based Testing at Murray State University
Our ETS Computer Based Testing (CBT) Center is now operational. We began administering computer based tests on February 19th, 2001. Call 270.809.6851 for information on test availability and scheduling.
The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests are also computer based.
For complete information regarding CLEP at Murray State University, please visit our CLEP page.
CLEP CBT tests are given in our offices in Room 105 of Ordway Hall, located on the corner of 15th and Olive Streets, on the Murray State University campus (Click here for a map to Ordway Hall). Other tests are given at locations noted on the admission ticket for that test or in other information provided by the test publisher or our office.
National Tests
Not all tests are given throughout the year; publisher requirements may restrict administration of some tests to a certain range of dates. Contact our office at (270) 809-6851 to register. You may register for some of the tests online. Check the test publisher's website. We look forward to working with you. Please arrive 30 minutes before your appointment time to allow time for check-in procedures to be completed. We ask that you schedule your appointment well in advance as we may be fully booked as much as 30 days in advance.
Tests given prior to admission to the university
- GED High School Equivalency Test. The Counseling Center will end administration of the GED on December 31, 2004.
- American
College Test (ACT Test) Online
ACT Registration
- Murray State University will not require or use the optional essay section to be added to the ACT test effective January 1, 2005
- Link to ACT services for students with disabilities. Not for ACT-R use, see information below.
- Information on permitted calculators.
- Residual version of the ACT
(ACT-R)
- Results may be used at Murray State
University only. The test is given at various times throughout the
year. Contact the Counseling and Testing Center for more information.
- Registration through the Counseling
and Testing Center at Murray State University is required prior to
testing.
- For information on accommodations
available on the ACT-R, contact the Murray State University Office
of Equal Opportunity, 1-270.809.3155. You may download a form
to submit to the Office of Equal Opportunity to request administration
of the ACT-R with special conditions here.
- Individuals wishing to use the ACT-R for purposes other than admission to Murray State University are advised to contact the agencies to whom scores would be sent to determine if ACT-R scores would be accepted; generally ACT-R scores may not be used for other purposes, such as NCAA eligibility.
- For information on accommodations
available on the ACT-R, contact the Murray State University Office
of Equal Opportunity, 1-270.809.3155. You may download a form
to submit to the Office of Equal Opportunity to request administration
of the ACT-R with special conditions here.
- The next ACT-R is tentatively planned for April 18, the day prior to Summer Orientation I. A registration form will be posted after March 1 for the April date.
- Summer Orientaton ACT-R dates are included on the same Registration Form
- Download Registration Form
- Results may be used at Murray State
University only. The test is given at various times throughout the
year. Contact the Counseling and Testing Center for more information.
Tests given for admission to various professions and graduate schools
The linked publisher sites contain useful information. Content varies but may include online registration information, accommodations of special needs, sample tests, downloadable study materials and registration bulletins, forms and bulletins often used by test takers, and information regarding admissions to graduate and professional schools. Paper bulletins for some of these tests are available at the Counseling and Testing Center in Ordway Hall at the corner of Fifteenth and Olive Streets. Due to mailing costs we generally cannot mail these. Often, the website will have request forms for free paper bulletins sent out by the test publisher.
| • | Registration Information (Praxis I-PPST) Registration Information (Praxis II) |
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| • | Graduate Record Examination | Bulletin, CBT Info, Study Materials | |
| • | Graduate Management Admissions Test | Register Online | |
| • | Kentucky Principal's Examination | Register Online | |
| • | Law School Admissions Test | Register Online | |
| • | Miller Analogies Test | Call us for an appointment | Candidate Bulletin |
| • | Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination | Not available at MSU after 5/1/05 | |
| • | North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination | Not available at MSU after 4/24/05 | |
| • | National Board Podiatric Medical Examiners Examination | Candidate Bulletin | |
| • | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | ||
| • | Pharmacy College Admission Test | ||
| • | Medical College Admissions Test | Registration Information | |
| • | Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) | ||
| TOEFL Online Study Materials | |||
We do not administer tests offered by the following entities at the Counseling and Testing Center but are posting links to the test publisher's site as a courtesy.
Information, requirements, and content of links on this page is subject to change without notice. Links to test publishers take you out of the Murray State University Web Site. Murray State University assumes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of these sites.
Contact the Counseling and Testing Center for more information.
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