TESTING PROGRAM:

Each year a series of standardized tests are taken by the students to assist teachers and counselors in assessing the progress, strengths, weaknesses, and needs of the students in academic areas. The incoming freshmen are given the High School Placement Exam before admission to Paraclete, to help in placing students where they will experience the greatest success. The entrance exam for incoming freshmen is given the last Saturday in January. Junior, sophomore and Freshman Students are administered the PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) in the fall. The PSAT Testing Day is a college visit day for seniors. The PSAT and the NMSQT are one and the same exam used for two different purposes: to prepare students for the college entrance exams, and to identify stu- dents who may qualify for national scholarship programs. These tests are composed of Reading, Writing and Language, Math and Science and History cross tests. Juniors and seniors take college entrance exams at a time they choose from a predetermined schedule of dates and sites. Different colleges require different entrance exams for admission. It is the student's responsibility to know the tests required, as indicated on the website of each college. The SAT and ACT are not required by the California Community Colleges. Many universities and most community colleg- es require assessment exams prior to course registration.

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