Testing
Admissions Assessments

Placement tests are required for all programs through Testing Services. Minimum scores are required for some and recommended for others. There is a nonrefundable charge for assessments that must be paid before testing. Pay and take tests at the Main Campus, 301 S. Grove. An appointment to test is not necessary unless it includes an approved accommodation, which requires 24-hour notice.

Hours

Office Hours:

  • Monday-Thursday 7:45 a.m.–6 p.m.
  • Friday 9 a.m.–4:45 p.m.

Testing Hours:

  • Monday–Thursday: 9–10:30 a.m.; and 1–4:45 p.m.
  • Friday: 9–10:30 a.m. and 1–3:30 p.m.
Taking Assessments
  • Bring paid receipt and a photo ID, such as a driver's license, high school yearbook or other type of photo ID. 
  • Calculators, pencils and paper are provided at no cost. 
  • Cell phones, pages, alarm or calculator watches and other electronic devices are not allowed in the testing rooms, even if they are turned off. Please leave these items at home or locked in your car.
Additional Information
  • Test results are immediate for all admission assessments. 
  • Test results are valid for five years. Results are not shared over the phone or shared with anyone other then the tester. 
  • Test preparatory classes are available through Academic Success, Main Campus, 316.677.9440. For information about re-testing and remediation, contact a student success specialist, 316.677.9400.
Available Assessments
  • If the ACT™ COMPASS™ is the required test, see COMPASS/ESL study guide.
  • If the TEAS™ is the required text, a study manual and practice test may be purchased online from ATI Testing. Calculators are not allowed on the TEAS test.
  • If ACT™ WorkKeys® is the required test, see the ACT™ Web site for practice tests. Sample questions are free, but there is a charge for practice tests. Also, see http://www.actstudent.org.
About Testing Services
 
 
Online Learning Partners with MEDS Publishing
Evening Practical Nurse students are now taking part in a great homework assistance software trial. WATC Online Learning has partnered with MEDS Publishing to provide its Total Nursing Curriculum Support software to these students the first week of February. The modules, which are provided with the software, give a variety of assistance to learners and are designed to follow students from their first course in a nursing program until they pass their Kansas State Board of Nursing exams.
Online Learning is able to pilot this software package with the evening Practical Nurse students through grant money. If the pilot proves successful, the program will be expanded to include all Practical Nurse students. We hope this software will help students achieve their educational goals and open the doors to success.

Questions concerning this partnership should be directed to Paul Jackson, director, Online Learning.
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