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Testing Services

Overview

ASU-Newport’s testing center offers a variety of entrance and third-party exams for potential and current students. For more information, contact the Coordinator of Testing Services at testing_services@asun.edu.

Schedule by Campus

NEWPORT CAMPUS 
7648 Victory Blvd, Newport, AR 72112  |   Phone (870) 512-7867 

MONDAY

TUESDAY

  • ACCUPLACER 8:30 am and 1:00 pm (Click here to register now!)

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

  • PAX 8:30 am and NACE 1:00 pm  
    • Schedule changes are possible for short periods of time. Check the NLN website for available test days and times. 
  • DISTANCE ED (Email testing_services@asun.edu to schedule distance.)

FRIDAY

  • No testing events scheduled at this time. 

JONESBORO CAMPUS
5504 Krueger Dr, Jonesboro, AR 72401 |   Phone (870) 932-2176  

MONDAY

  • No testing events scheduled at this time. 

TUESDAY

  • ACCUPLACER 8:30 and 1:00 (Click here to register now!) 

WEDNESDAY

  • No testing events scheduled at this time. 

THURSDAY

  • PAX 8:30 am and NACE 1:00 pm 
    • Schedule changes are possible for short periods of time. Check the NLN website for available test days and times. 

FRIDAY

  • No testing events scheduled at this time. 

MARKED TREE CAMPUS
33500 U.S. 63, Marked Tree, AR 72365  |   Phone (870) 358-2117  

MONDAY

  • No testing events scheduled at this time. 

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

  • No testing events scheduled at this time. 

THURSDAY

  • ACCUPLACER 8:30 am (Click here to register now!)
  • PAX 8:30 am and/or NACE 1:00 pm
    • Schedule changes are possible for short periods of time. Check the NLN website for available test days and times. 

FRIDAY
No testing events scheduled at this time. 

Accuplacer

ACCUPLACER is an integrated system of computer-adaptive assessments designed to evaluate students’ skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. For over 30 years, ACCUPLACER has been used successfully to assess student preparedness for introductory credit-bearing college courses. ACCUPLACER delivers immediate and precise results, offering both placement and diagnostic tests, to support intervention and help answer the challenges of accurate placement and remediation. Note: The College Board recommends two weeks (10 business days) between taking the Accuplacer. ASU-Newport will support and follow this recommendation. Any exceptions must be approved by ASU-Newport's Coordinator of Testing Services. 

Click here to register for the ACCUPLACER Exam.

Click here to access study materials for the ACCUPLACER Exam.

PAX and NACE

Entrance Exam for Practical Nursing and Traditional Registered Nursing Pathway
The PAX Exam is offered on all three ASU-Newport Campuses.  To register for the PAX Exam, click the link below and create an account on the National League for Nursing website. Choose the campus where you want to take your PAX exam. The username and password you create is the one you will use when your exam begins, so please make sure you have this information when you arrive for your exam.

Student Purchase in NLN Store

1.

Read the User Guide pdf document

2.

Create an account for our institution go to

www.nlntest.org 

3.

Details alphanumeric field*

 

4.

Click email link to set up a password

5.

Click Buy Exam:

Follow instructions to pay by Credit Card

6.

Click My Assessments

Start Exam

* Details Field- When creating a student account, there is a field called “Details” This field allows examinees to enter a unique identifier for export to student management system.

PAX ADA Candidates:
Please note the NLN no longer requires or accepts requests for ADA testing needs. In the event that your institution has approved an individual for additional time, please direct the student to purchase the E-PAX ACC version in the student score. The cost of the exam is the same as the standard version.

PAX Prep Materials:
Once your student account has been created using the school link above, login in and click on the BUY EXAM tab.
Use the store filter to select STUDENT PRODUCTS > TEST PREP> See PAX Prep Products for purchase.
If you have any issues with the PAX exam, click here to access the NLN Student Customer Support Information.

NACE
ENTRANCE EXAM FOR ARKANSAS RURAL NURSING EDUCATION CONSORTIUM (ARNEC)
To register for the NACE Exam, click the link below and create an account on the National League for Nursing website. Choose Arkansas State University-Newport as the campus where you want to take your NACE exam. The username and password you create is the one you will use when your NACE exam begins, so please make sure you have this information when you arrive for your exam.

Distance Education Proctoring Services (DEPS) Processes

ASUN Testing Services serves as a test center for students taking courses online or through correspondence with Distance Education Programs. This service is provided to non-ASUN students.
Proctoring services are available by appointment only, during our regular hours of operation.
Please email testing_services@asun.edu to schedule a DEPS appointment.
Fee: $25 per exam
The $25 fee is due on exam day. If, after testing, examinees need to have an exam “overnighted” back to the correspondence university, we must know upon arrival, so we may complete the paperwork while examinees are testing.
https://www2.registerblast.com/asun/Exam/List

How to Schedule Distance Education Proctoring Services:
An examinee is to request distance education university to mail, fax, or email test to:
Testing Services
ASU-Newport 
7648 Victory Blvd
Newport, Arkansas 72112
Ph. 870-512-7867
testing_services@asun.edu
NOTE: It is the examinee’s responsibility to request that tests are sent to ASUN. If the exam is online, the Distance Education university should email the password and instructions for the delivery of the exam.

Pearson Vue

ASUN has two Pearson Vue locations (Newport and Marked Tree). 
Click here to view Pearson Vue testing available by location. 

Praxis

The Praxis® tests measure the academic skills and subject-specific content knowledge needed for teaching. The Praxis tests are taken by individuals entering the teaching profession as part of the certification process required by many states and professional licensing organizations.
https://www.ets.org/praxis/

ACT WorkKeys Assessments

ACT WorkKeys® assessments are the cornerstone of ACT workforce solutions. The assessments measure foundational skills required for success in the workplace and help measure the workplace skills that can affect job performance.

Go to the local Department of Workforce Services and register as a jobseeker, Department of Workforce Services will send a referral to ASUN Testing Services.

Dishonesty and Behavioral Guidelines

The following guidelines must be adhered to before, during, or after taking a test administered by ASUN Testing Services. These guidelines also apply to ASUN students taking tests at other institutions. Test takers must refrain from the following:

  • Giving or receiving assistance from other examinees.
  • Submitting another person's work as your own, such as having your test taken by someone else.
  • Taking or attempting to take a test for another person.
  • Working on or reading the test during a time not authorized by the test center staff.
  • Removing or attempting to remove a test book, a test question, or a portion of a test in any format from the testing room.
  • Using or having books, notes, calculators, earplugs, headsets, rulers, listening devices (including Bluetooth), paging devices (beepers), cellular phones, recording or photographic devices, papers of any kind, or other aids unless specifically authorized.
  • Communicating with anyone other than testing personnel. 
  • Forging signatures, presenting false identification, or falsifying information on an official academic document, grade report, letter of authorization, transcript, test scores or any other official MDC document.
  • Reproducing, circulating, or otherwise obtaining advance access to test materials.
  • Creating a disturbance or any disruptive behavior.
  • Attempting to bribe a member of the test center staff to obtain a copy of a test or any confidential information about the test.
  • Attempting to remove scratch paper or notes of any kind from the testing room.
  • Attempting to tamper with a computer.
  • Failing to follow directions issued by a member of the test center staff.
  • Entering the testing room with food and/or drinks.
  • Opening an unauthorized browser during a test administration. 
  • Refusing to adhere to any other regulation.

Individuals who exhibit any of the above-mentioned behaviors will be subject to appropriate action as specified in the College’s Code of Conduct within ASUN Catalog. Incidents will be reported to the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs for review and to the department or agency that is associated with the testing program. Please be advised, computer screens are monitored and testing sessions are video recorded via surveillance cameras.  Other detection devices may also be used.

Test Center Locations

ASUN-Jonesboro
5504 Krueger Dr, Jonesboro, AR 72401 |   Phone (870) 932-2176 

Click here for a campus map. 

ASUN-Marked Tree
33500 U.S. 63, Marked Tree, AR 72365  |   Phone (870) 358-2117

Click here for a campus map. 

ASU-Newport
7648 Victory Blvd, Newport, AR 72112  |   Phone (870) 512-7800

Click here for a campus map.