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.

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.

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.

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.

• 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
  • Online ACT Score Report Request
  • 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) See fee note above.
  • 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.
    • IMPORTANT NOTE:
    • Registration Form for January 8, 2010.
    • Students needing the ACT test before this date should take sign up at http://www.actstudent.org for either the September, October, or December national administrations.
• Compass
  • The COMPASS test is a new alternative for first-time freshmen who have not taken the ACT and are 21 or older. The Compass test will also be offered to first-time freshmen who took the ACT test over five years ago and their test scores are less than an 18 in English and Reading and 19*in Math. To take all three sections of the Compass test you should allow approximately three hours. You can access sample questions at the following website: http://www.act.org/compass/tests/index.html.
    The Compass test is administered by appointment only through the Office of Counseling and Testing. If you would like to schedule an appointment for the Compass test, or if you have questions, please call 270-809-6851. Compass Test fees are as follows, $20.00 for standard three test battery; $7.00 for single tests.
  • Contact the Office of Admissions(270.809.3741) for verification of eligibility to take the Compass in place of the ACT.  The Counseling Center must receive this verification before registering you for the Compass Test.
  • Registration form
    *Math 105 is strongly recommended for students whose mathematics ACT scores are 19 or below.

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.

Test fees for the ACT-Residual, Compass, and Millers Analogies Test are due in full, payable by cash or check or money order payable to Murray State University, at the time of registration for the test.  This fee is non-refundable.  One transfer of the fee to another date will be made if the Counseling and Testing Center is notified at least three working days prior to the test date.  Do not send cash through the mail.

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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