MGCCC Assessment Center Services

We administer the following tests at our main campus Assessment Centers:

• Proctored Exams for Online Students (Distance Learning)

• NET

• CLEP

• COMPASS

• Computer Competency

Proctored Exams for Online Students

Students enrolled in Mississippi Virtual Community College Courses are required to take at least one proctored exam per semester. The guidelines for these students are as follows:

1. Instructors will give their students test dates and instructions regarding which assessments are to be taken in a proctored environment. Students should plan for testing as early as possible, as appointments will fill up at peak times.

2. Students who wish to take their proctored tests at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College must make their appointments with our online scheduling software at least two working days before the test date. Click here for instructions on how to make online appointments.

3. Students will receive an appointment confirmation via email, which should be retained as evidence of the appointment.

Nurse Entrance Exam (NET)

Only students  already enrolled at MGCCC will be allowed to take the Nursing Entrance Test.  After applying and being accepted to MGCCC, students will complete the following steps in order to take this exam:

1. Familiarize yourself with the expectations of the program. Visit the ADN web site and see an advisor before scheduling this test. Click here to see a flowchart that illustrates the NET testing process.
2. Click here or pick up a registration form in the Nursing Department, Career Center, Evening Office, or Assessment Center.
3. Take the completed registration form to the business office and pay the $25.00 non-refundable fee.
4. Pick up the NET Exam Study Guide Materials from the Learning Lab.  It is highly recommended that you get the Study Guide prior to the test and allow adequate time to study. Consult the current Assessment Center NET calendar.
5. Once you have completed the above steps, use the online software to make your appointment to take the NET. 
6. Read the Assessment Center Expectations (click here). 
7. At your scheduled testing time, bring a picture ID to the Assessment Center and all required paperwork.  Students without required paperwork on test day will not be allowed to test. 
8. Applicants who are unsuccessful on either the math or reading sections of the NET may retest as soon as they have successfully completed the required remediation through the Learning Lab.  Without remediation, applicants can retest only once every twelve months.
9. Applicants must retest within thirty (30) days of successfully completing remediation.  If applicant fails to test within that thirty (30) days, he/she will have to complete remediation again before testing.

CLEP

CLEP is a national program of credit by examination that allows a person to obtain recognition for college-level achievement.  In the of Fall of 2000 MGCCC was approved as a limited CLEP testing site.  As such, MGCCC administers CLEP exams to students who are enrolled at MGCCC.

CLEP offers two types of tests: general examinations and subject examinations.  General exams measure familiarity with material covered in courses taken during the first two years of college to meet general education requirements.  They include English composition, humanities, college mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences, and history. Subject exams measure knowledge usually acquired in specific college courses and are used to grant credit for these courses. The CLEP exams for which MGCCC accepts credit are listed in the catalog along with the required testing scores.

Please contact one of the campus Assessment Centers to schedule a CLEP examination.

COMPASS

Once they have applied to MGCCC, students without ACT scores take the COMPASS test for placement purposes. Students may schedule appointments for placement tests by enrolling in our online appointment software. (Choose "Make appointment for Other Exams" at the bottom of the list.) Students unable to use a computer to take the test may take ASSET, a print version of the test.

COMPUTER COMPETENCY

The Computer Competency Exam has been developed to demonstrate computer competency for graduating students who have not taken a computer class but believe they are competent in the following areas:

·         navigating the Internet;

·         utilizing the World Wide web to conduct research;

·         communicating via electronic mail*;

·         producing documents in a word processing program;

·         creating spreadsheets with a computer application.

Students may schedule appointments for computer competency tests by enrolling in our online appointment software. (Choose "Make appointment for Other Exams" at the bottom of the list.)