NOTICE:  ACAT Online and ACAT-N codes issued after August 1, 2025, will now expire 36 months after they are released. Codes issued prior to August 1, 2025, will expire 72 months after they were initially released. We regret having to take this step but feel it is in the best interests of the company's ability to continue to serve its clients that we do so.
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 ACAT measures content retention by your students at or near the completion of their major. ACAT measures changes in content knowledge across multiple years with optional pre-post testing.  ACAT features flexible content to match faculty teaching and learning goals.  ACAT provides flexible administration options to best serve local needs and requirements.  ACAT brings 20+ years of experience providing quality data to colleges and universities.

ACAT is available for agriculture, art, biology, business, communication, criminal justice, geology, history, literature in English, political science, psychology, and social work. 
ACAT and ACAT Online are for proctored administration and can be used concurrently. ACAT-N is for non-proctored administration. 
Reports are prepared weekly. Data can be reported separately for multiple campuses or multiple programs/tracks within a department.
Customizing your ACAT
Uses of ACAT
When is ACAT given?  
 
 ACAT scores compare performance to a multi-year sample of graduating students.
Departments using ACAT Online and ACAT-N can receive scores by email at the end of each test session and/or permit students to see and print their results. The request forms are on our Download Forms page. Here is a sample of what the student will see.
 Talk with us about making ACAT part of your student learning outcomes assessment program.
 Assessing multiple groups
Reporting cycles
Obtaining a review copy 
 
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