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Pencil and Paper
ACAT |
ACAT Online |
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Questions are
presented 10-14
on a page. |
Questions are
presented one at
a time. |
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Students use
standard pencil
and bubble
sheets. For
some students
accuracy on this
medium presents
a challenge. |
Students can use
any computer
with a Windows
operating system
and Microsoft
Internet
Explorer or the
Firefox web
browser.
Minimum
specifications
are easily met. |
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Results are
provided to the
department
approximately 7-10
days after
receipt of the
answer forms by
PACAT. |
Students can
receive their
scores
immediately on
completion of
the test.
Results are
provided to the
department
approximately 7
days after
receipt of email
confirmation
that testing is
complete. |
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Students sit
through the full time limit
for the test. |
At the
discretion of
the proctor, students
may
leave when they are
finished. |
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Departments can
send tests to
remote sites by
mail for
students who are
not on their
main campus.
Materials must
be secured
onsite,
retrieved, and
returned to
PACAT. |
Departments can
distribute
authentication
codes to remote
sites by email.
There are no
materials to be
returned. |
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Paper ACATs
expire on May 31
of each year and
cannot be used
after that
date. No
refunds are
given for unused
tests returned
to PACAT. |
Authentication
codes do not expire. Students using a
valid
authentication
code will
automatically
take the current version
of the ACAT. |
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Multi-sited
campuses must
either order
their tests
specifically by
campus location
or must insure
that each remote
site knows and
uses the correct
code. |
Students from
multi-sited
campuses can
select their
campus code from
an on-screen
list that
appears when
they begin the
test. |
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Orders placed
less than 10
working days
prior to
administration
are assessed a
$30 rush
processing fee
in addition to
expedited
shipping costs. |
Orders received
by 5 p.m.
(central time)
on the day prior
to
administration
(M-F only) from
institutions who
already have a
registered
technical
contact are
filled by email
without a rush
processing fee.
A $35 rush
processing fee
applies to codes
ordered within 2
hours of
administration.
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