Assessment Center
Placement Testing During Remote Operations
During our remote operations through the end of Fall 2020, we will be offering placement tests online. Your testing appointment will require you have computer access with Wi-Fi.
Please remember that placement testing is intended you to help us accurately assess your skills so that we can recommend a class placement at which you are most likely to succeed. Plan on completing each test (one in math, one in English) on your own, in about a four-hour timeframe.
Remember that as a student new to LWTech, you may be able to bypass placement testing
entirely through your high school transcript or transcript from a prior college, through
your scores on the Smarter Balanced Assessment, or through a recent placement test
completed at another state college. Details of these and other ways to bypass testing
are found in the “Other Options for Placement” sections below.
To schedule your test, please take the following steps:
- Email Assessment@lwtech.edu when you are READY to take the test. Remember, the two tests taken together are intended
to take about four hours, so do not begin the test if you do not have that much time
available.
- If you email us before 4 p.m., you will receive an email response with the link to the placement test in Canvas FOR THAT DAY. (i.e. if the email is received at 3 p.m., you will receive the link for the test and you will have until 11:59 p.m. to take the test).
- If you email us after 4 p.m. you will receive your response with a link the next morning. This will allow you to take your test the day after you email us. Again, you will have until 11:59 p.m. to take the test.
- You will receive your math score immediately. It will appear at the end of the math test.
- English essay scores will be emailed within two business days.
If you does not have an ability to take a placement test remotely, contact assessment@lwtech.edu regarding the option to take test on campus.
After you receive your test results and before you contact an advisor, you should review your scores with the following guidelines in mind. This will prepare you to select the math or English course best suited for you.
- Your results will give you a recommended placement in math and English.
- You will be given course descriptions and the opportunity to view videos about different math and English classes after you take your assessment.
- At your meeting with your advisor to enroll for class, you can then opt to select to take a math or English courses one level up from your initial placement, one level down from your placement or choose the placement recommended by your results
- If you place into ABED or ESL levels, you will not be able to select up. Instead, you will be referred to I-BEST programs or to the Academic Skills Center (ASC) for CASAS testing.
- Your placement decisions are only good for math and English classes and do not apply to technical classes.
After receiving your test scores, you will need to meet with an advisor for assistance registering for classes. Visit the Advising webpage for your advising options.
The ATI TEAS test is available to take remotely. The test is proctored online using Proctorio. Please email assessment@lwtech.edu for scheduling and more information.
Currently, Lake Washington Institute of Technology is not giving PearsonVUE test due to COVID-19. For more information on scheduling at an active PearsonVUE testing center, visit PearsonVUE online.
Assessment Center Services
College Placement for New Students
Guided Self Placement, Alternative Placement Options, Reciprocity for new students to LWTech
Test Taking for Current Students
Math Course Testing, Disability Accomodated Testing, Proctoring for LWTech courses
Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)
For Dental Hygiene, Nursing program applicants
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Exams for college credit for current students, incoming students, community members
Professional Certificates
Certiport (Adobe, Microsoft, Windows, QuickBooks, etc.)
Adult Education
GED®, CASAS, ESL, Adult Basic Education
Before You Test
The following expectations apply to all tests:
- Current government-issued photo ID is required for all testing
- You must obtain a LWTech Student ID number at Enrollment Services in the West Building, Room W201, prior to taking your test.
- If you arrive late for your test, you will need to reschedule.
- Please make arrangements for childcare, as children are not allowed in the Assessment Center.
- Food or beverages are not allowed in the Assessment Center.
- All personal belongings need to be stored in lockers just outside of the Assessment Center.
- No hats or headphones may be worn in the Assessment Center.
Testing for Students with Disabilities
The Assessment Center at Lake Washington Institute of Technology offers accommodated testing for students with disabilities.
Accommodated Testing Scheduling
If you would like to request for disability accommodations for testing please contact the Disabilities Support Services office. The required lead time for requests to be processed varies depending on the type of test.
- Guided Self Placement & TEAS: 1-2 weeks in advance of planned test date
- GED®: minimum of 6 weeks in advance of first planned test date
- CLEP: 2-4 weeks in advance of planned test date
After your accommodations are approved, you will need to contact the Assessment Center to make a testing appointment. Accommodated testing appointments are usually offered on the first Friday of each month. Depending on the type of accommodations needed, an appointment may be necessary for the Guided Self Placement test. If so, a DSS coordinator will arrange this with the Assessment Center.
