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REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION WILL BE SENT VIA GHC STUDENT EMAIL
Please go to
Next
Regents' Testing Date for upcoming date.
The Regents' Test is a test of reading
and writing competency. Students
enrolled in transfer degree programs at GHC must pass (or be
exempt from) both
parts of the Regents' Test. Additionally, the nursing
department now requires the Regents' Test be taken and passed by students applying to the nursing program.
New students admitted to GHC Fall, 2008 and beyond must take the
Regents' Test during their first semester at GHC.
For official policy, please
visit the Regents' web site at
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwrtp/
. Additional information regarding Regents' requirements can be found
in the GHC catalog at
http://www.highlands.edu/currentstudents/catalog/index.htm
and at the Academic Support website
http://www.highlands.edu/academics/support/rthome.htm .
The Regents' Test is
given each semester.
Students should go online to
SCORE, or
meet with an advisor,
to register for the test. There is no testing fee for the Regents' Test.
Based upon individual requirements
students will register in Both Parts (RTPB), Reading Only (RTPR) or
Essay Only (RTPE) at a time and location listed on link
Next Regents' Testing Date.
Those needing both parts of the test must take them in one
of the "Both Parts" testing sessions.
Students admitted prior to Fall, 2008 may take the test in
the semester after they have completed English 1101 with a C or
better. These students should take the test after completing 30 credit hours. Students who have earned 45 credit hours (not
counting Learning Support or other institutional credit hours)
and who have not passed the test are required to enroll in the appropriate
Regents' Test Preparation course. Students who have failed the test twice,
regardless of hours earned, must enroll in the appropriate
Regents' Test Preparation course. Students enrolled in a Regents'
Test Preparation course must pass the course
to be approved to take the test. Please see the college
catalog or Regents' web site for further information.
Students registered by the Regents'
Test registration deadline will receive a confirmation via GHC student email.
Students should bring a
picture ID, one or two #2 pencils and a pen with BLACK ink. Students
taking the essay portion of the test may bring a dictionary. Students will be allowed to use the dictionary,
when
announced, during the
last 15 minutes of the essay test.
ESL / SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS
ESL (English Second
Language) students are required to make their first attempt at
the Regents' Test in a standard test administration session.
ESL students not passing one or both parts of the exam on the first attempt
may contact the
Chair of Academic
Support to request permission to take second and
future attempts using the ESL version of the test. Once
approved, the student should notify the testing coordinator to schedule
the ESL Regents'
Test. In an ESL test administration students are allowed extended time and a
translation dictionary.
SPECIAL
ACCOMMODATIONS
Students requesting
special accommodations should contact the
Director of Student Support Services at the
Access Center. The Access Center staff will determine if you
are eligible for extended time or other special accommodations. If your request is approved, the Access Center will
make the necessary arrangements with the Assessment Center
Coordinator.
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