Running Start Assessment Testing
COMPASS Assessment
Computerized, using keyboard & mouse.
A user-friendly program will explain computer usage to students not familiar with them. Scratch paper and pencil provided.
Available on a walk-in basis only during
Enrollment Services office hours. Call 425.352.8860 for details.
3 sections (Writing, Reading, Math)
All sections multiple-choice. To be eligible for Running Start,
students must place in English 101 in Reading AND Writing.
No time limit.
Average completion time 2 hours.
Test may be interrupted and saved and return to at a later time, but within 30 days.
Questions cannot be skipped: an answer must be entered for each question. Students cannot return to a question later and change their answer.
Calculators are built into the program.
Computer prints results immediately following test.
Students will self-select math level. It makes no difference where the student begins. The computer system is adaptive: as the student answers questions correctly, they become more difficult; if answered incorrectly they become easier. The student will be placed into most appropriate course according to current skill level as measured by COMPASS. Additional tests are not necessary.
Sample Questions:
www.act.org/compass/sample
Photo I.D. and Social Security Number (or Student ID#) will be required to
take test or pick up scores. Test fee for Cascadia students and applicants is
$16.25. Students may test up to once per day for an additional $16.25 fee for retesting.
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