Effective immediately, nursing applicants must successfully achieve a reading comprehension score that is in compliance with the School of Nursing’s standard. Applicants with an ACT Reading Score of 24 or higher are considered to be in compliance with this standard. Applicants with an ACT Reading Score of less than 24 may take the ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension Exam. It is the policy of the School of Nursing that students may take this exam twice with no minimum interval between administrations. If a student takes the exam more than twice, only test scores from their first two administrations will be used in making admissions decisions.
The ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension Exam measures your ability to understand what you read. It is administered on computer and should take less than one hour. Applicants may register to take the ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension Exam at NIU’s Testing Services (815-753-1203) for a fee of $15. Applicants may also register to take the ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension Exam at any of the following community colleges. Examination times, availability, and examination fees will vary between schools.
Black Hawk Community College
Michele De Grauwe
Testing Coordinator
6600 34th Avenue
Moline, IL 61265-5899
309-796-5171
Ilctesting@bhc.edu
For testing hours:
www.bhc.edu/ILCServices/testhour.html
Danville Area Community College
Assessment Center
Sarah Isaac
Assessment Specialist
2000 E. Main Street
Danville, IL 61832
(217) 443-8708
sisaac@dacc.edu
Elgin Community College
Victoria Roush
Testing Coordinator
1700 Spartan Drive
Elgin, IL 60123
847-214-7219
vroush@elgin.edu
Heartland Community College
Joan Newgren
Coordinator of Assessment/Orientation
1500 W. Raab Road
Normal, IL 61761
309-268-8057
joan.newgren@hcc.cc.il.us
Illinois Valley Community College
Judith McQuilkin
Assessment Center Coordinator
815 N. Orlando Smith Avenue
Oglesby, IL 61348-9692
815-224-0552
judith_mcquilkin@ivcc.edu
Moraine Valley Community College
Robert Palagi
Director of Testing Services
Moraine Valley Community College
10900 S. 88th Ave
Palos Hills IL. 60465
708-974-5309
Palagi@morainevalley.edu
Oakton Community College
Nick Lim
Testing Monitor
7701 North Lincoln Avenue
Skokie, IL 60077
847-635-1446
nlim@oakton.edu
Parkland College
Assessment Center
Maggie Isaac, Director of Assessment
217-351-2433
MIsaac@parkland.edu
Becky Dalton, Assessment Center Assistant
217-351-2432
BDalton@parkland.edu
Phae Seidel, Assessment Center Assistant
217-353-2630
pseidel@parkland.edu
2400 West Bradley Ave.
Champaign, IL 61821
Richland Community College
Debbie LaFleur
Director, Student Learning Center
One College Park
Decatur, IL 62521
217-875-7211, Ext. 309
testingcenter@richland.edu
Testing Center direct extension--Ext. 238
Rock Valley Community College
Sharon Jacobsen
Testing Center Manager
3301 N. Mulford Road
Rockford, Illinois 61114-5699
815-921-4241
S.Jacobsen@rvc.cc.il.us
Sauk Valley Community College
Jane E. Verbout
Administrative & Technical Assistant
Learning Assistance Center
173 IL Route 2
Dixon, IL 61021
(815)288-5511 ext. 293
verbouj@svcc.edu
St. Louis Community College
Judy Ash
Secretary
11333 Big Bend Blvd.
Kirkwood, MO 63122
314-984-7698