Test Schedules

Information and/or registration forms for the following tests are available at the Test Center: GWT.


English Placement Test/Entry Level Math

EPT/ELM Test Dates
Registration Deadline
Student Scores Mailed within week of...
February 9, 2013
January 25, 2013
March 4, 2013
March 16, 2013
March 1, 2013
April 8, 2013
April 6, 2013
March 22, 2013
May 27, 2013
May 4, 2013
April 19, 2013
May 27, 2013

**  May 4th is the last date to take the EPT/ELM Exam for the Freshman Fall Enrollment 2013. **


Graduation Writing Test

GWT Test Dates
Registration* and Payment Deadline
October 13, 2012

September 28, 2012

   December 12, 2012

 Computer Based GWT

When Registration Fills

   Seating  *FULL*

January 26, 2013
January 11, 2013
April 13, 2013
March 29, 2013
July 6, 2013

June 21, 2013

October 12, 2013

September 27, 2013

* Your GWT registration must be submitted by 4:45pm on the deadline date. The cost of the GWT Exam is $30.00.

See information on how to register for the examination




MDPT (Math Diagnostic Placement Test)

Please visit the Math Diagnostic Placement Test website for test dates, registration deadlines, and online registration.  Should you have additional questions, please contact the Mathematics and Statistics Department at (909) 869-3142.



MPT (Microcomputer Proficiency Test)

A passing score on the MPT exempts students from taking CIS 101 or CE 210/L. The MPT is administered Monday - Friday at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on a first come first serve basis in the Test Center, CLA Building (98-P2-004). To take the test, you must arrive at least 30 minutes early. Special circumstance may require the closing of the room on an as need basis. Please call one business day in advance to confirm the test will be offered. A $10 fee is charged for the test. The MPT consists of four separate sections in Office 2010 (Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint) and you must pass each section with a score 70% or higher.

Please call the Test Center (909) 869-3353 for additional information.

The examinations listed above are given at Cal Poly Pomona.




TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Cal Poly Pomona does not handle registration for the TOEFL.  For information, contact the TOEFL/TSE Services, (609) 771-7100, (877) 863-3546, or click TOEFL website link www.toefl.org.  TOEFL preparation classes are offered through the Cal Poly English Language Institute (CPELI), Building 86, (909) 869-4814.  Please request TOEFL results to be mailed directly to Cal Poly Pomona, Admissions Office, (Institution Code: 4082).




EIT (Engineer in Training Fundamentals Exam)

For test date and application information, please visit the Board of Examiners at http://www.pels.ca.gov/applicants/eit_lsitapp.shtml or the National Council of Examiners at www.ncees.org.  For Cal Poly EIT review session please contact Professor Kevin R. Anderson
Mechanical Engineering Department
(Building 17, Room 2353),
Cal Poly Pomona,
(909) 869-2687.

Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
(916) 263-2222
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95833




CBEST (California Basic Educational Skills Test)

For registration information and deadlines, please visit the California Basic Educational Skills Test website.




PRAXIS (Professional Assessment for Beginning Teachers)

For registration information, please visit the Professional Assessment for Beginning Assessment for Beginning Teacher website.

For testing centers and dates the test is offered please visit www.ets.org/praxis/register/centers_dates.




LSAT (Law School Admission Test)

For registration information and deadlines, please visit the LSAC website.




MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)

For registration information and deadlines, please visit the Medical College Admission Test website.




RICA (Reading Instruction Competence Assessment)

For registration information and deadlines, please visit the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment website.




SAT (Scholastic Assessment Tests)

For registration information and deadlines, please visit the CollegeBoard website.




ACT (American College Test)

For registration information and deadlines, please visit the American College Testing website.

For test fees, please click here.




GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) & GRE (Graduate Record Exam)

Registration brochures are available in the Test Center for computer-based only, except for paper-based GRE subject tests. For additional GMAT information, click the following website www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT.  For GRE information, visit the website at www.ets.org/gre.  Examinees inquiries can be made at (866) 473-4373, Fax (610) 290-8975, or Email gre-info@ets.org.

Preparation workshops for the SAT, LSAT, EIT, GMAT, CBEST, and GRE are available through the College of the Extended University, Cal Poly Pomona.  For information, please call (909) 869-2288.

Preparation workshops for the LSAT, GMAT, and GRE are available through Kaplan.  Kaplan can be reached at (800) KAP-TEST or click the website link www.kaptest.com.




Out of State Testing

If you live outside the state of California, been accepted to a CSU campus, and need to take the EPT or ELM test in your state, e-mail csuout-of-state@ets.org or phone (925) 808-2142. Out-of-state testing is arranged for the second week of the month. There is a fee of $50 for testing outside of California.

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