Assessment Day - Spring 2008

Spring Assessment Day will be held Tuesday, February 12th, 2008.

All students with 45-70 earned credit hours are required to participate. You can check your unofficial transcript record on e-campus to verify the number of credit hours you have earned.

If the last digit of your JMU id is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, you will be assigned to the morning session (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.).
If the last digit of your JMU id is 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, you will be assigned to the afternoon session (1 p.m. - 4 p.m.).

***This schedule is not for senior testing in the major. Contact your advisor for the time and place of your senior testing***

If you need to make special arrangements due to a disability of any type, please contact the Center at 568-6706. 

Specific Questions about the Spring 2008 (February 12th) Assessment Day

1.  Do I have to go? How will I find out?
Students who have between 45 – 70 EARNED credit hours are required to participate in Assessment Day.   You will receive a notice by email.  To determine the number of credit hours you have, you can also check your unofficial transcript on e-campus at https://ecampus.jmu.edu/. On your unofficial transcript, you earned credit hours are the middle column of numbers, just to the left of your letter grades. Click here to learn how to read your transcript.

2.  Where do I go on Assessment Day?
You are assigned to your location based on the last two digits of your student ID.  You will receive an email and a notice through the regular mail with room locations or you can revisit this site in the future to see your assigned location.

3.  I cannot attend Assessment Day.  What do I do?
There will be makeup days for students who cannot attend Assessment Day on February 12th. The make up testing will take place on a Saturday morning. Please check www.jmu.edu/assessment at a later date for the makeup schedule. Students who fail to take assessments on February 12th or during a specified makeup day may have a "hold" placed on their record.

4. My class starts at 4pm?  Do I have to go?
Yes, you have to go to class.  All classes are cancelled until 4pm.

5.  I’m a Senior. I was told that I have to take senior assessments on Assessment Day.  What do I do?
For senior testing in the major please contact your academic advisor or academic department.

6. I have between 45 and 70 credit hours, so what should I expect from Assessment Day?
You should arrive prior to your scheduled assessment time (see chart above) as assessments begin promptly at 9am and 1pm. Trained proctors will instruct you in the purpose of assessments here at JMU and will inform you of the guidelines and procedures related to the assessments. You will then take a variety of instruments that may related to your general education courses, your adjustment to college at JMU, health and wellness, perceptions of various activities, or beliefs about learning. All students must stay until the end of their appointed assessment time, although some assessments may finish in less than three hours. The results of these assessments are critical to your education at JMU because they help inform program changes and improvements, which in turn lead to a higher quality of education.

7. What can and should I bring to Assessment Day?
Many students will take assessments using Scantron forms, so you may wish to bring a #2 pencil; however, pencils will be provided for all those who do not have them. Please do not bring food or drink into the assessment room.

8. Will I be able to use the restroom during the 3-hour assessments?
Yes, restroom breaks are allowed at the discretion of the test proctor(s).

9. Although the chart above indicates that I must go to a morning assessment, can I go to an afternoon assessment instead?
Students must take their assessments in their assigned rooms at their assigned times unless otherwise instructed by a member of the Assessment Day staff.