COMPASS®, one of four state approved placement exams, is a comprehensive computerized adaptive testing system
that helps place students into appropriate college credit courses or developmental courses.
Placement and diagnostic exams are offered in mathematics, reading, and writing.
The writing portion of the exam uses COMPASS e-write, a new direct writing assessment that can evaluate
student writing samples using electronic scoring technology delivered via the Internet.
Scores are available to students upon completion of the exam.
COMPASS Exams will be offered in the ACT Testing Center, Building T-1, Room 106.
Click here for testing times and updates. For more information about testing times and/or
procedures call 409-839-2027 or 409-880-8687. You can also visit www.testprepreview.com for more practice exams; go to Free Practice Test and click on the
COMPASS Practice link.
To learn more about the
Texas Success Initiative Exemptions (TSI) click
here.
Registration Procedures
- Obtain a deposit slip (neon pink) from the literature bins on the wall outside the Cashier’s Office located
in the Cecil Beeson Building
- Complete deposit slip information and pay at the Cashier’s Office between 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Proceed to Testing Center (T1-Room 106) with receipt and pink deposit slip to take or schedule exam
| • All Parts (Math, Reading, Writing) |
$25 |
• Math/Reading |
$10 |
| • Math only |
$5 |
• Math/Writing |
$20 |
| • Reading only |
$5 |
• Reading/Writing |
$20 |
| • Writing only |
$15 |
(NO PAPER/PENCIL WORKKEYS EXAMS WILL BE ADMINISTERED IN AUGUST)
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July — August, 2010 |
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| Monday – Friday |
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| Saturdays (7/10 & 7/24) (8/7, 8/14, & 8/21) |
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
| Closed Monday, July 5th, Independence Day Observance |
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All testing dates, times, and prices are subject to change at any time
Saturdays are by pre-paid appointment only
- DO NOT BE LATE as there may be a person testing after you.
- Present ID with signature and photo (school ID or valid/current driver’s license)
NO ID, NO TEST! EXPIRED DRIVER'S LICENSE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, NO EXCEPTIONS!
- Sign in; all materials are provided (calculators, pencils, scratch paper, etc)
- Receive scores immediately upon completion of exams
- Wait 30 days to retest
Students who fail to show up for an exam or fail to call and reschedule an exam are required to pay for the
exam again
Study guides and sample test questions are available on several websites. These sample items illustrate the types of questions students will encounter when taking the COMPASS.
You may download PDF versions of additional sample questions for COMPASS placement measures.
Each file includes answers to all the sample questions.
Students enrolled at LIT may use the COMPASS book, Chart Your Success on the Compass, which is available in the LIT Learning Lab, Room 112 in the TC Building. Also available at Kampus Korner is, Chart Your Success on the Compass, a study guide for Math, Reading, and Writing.
Check out COMPASS Secrets Study Guide http://www.mo-media.com/compass/ or go to your favorite search engine and search for Compass test.
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