Please contact HCC's Office of Students with Disabilities & Deaf Services ( 413.552.2582 /TTY or [email protected]) to arrange for accommodation. Please contact them at least two weeks prior to your planned test. How often are challenge exams offered?
You will need all this information to take your exam at the Test Center. Once you have purchased your exam from the ServSafe website and prior to scheduling your exam appointment at HCC, please contact the Test Center via email to confirm your exam date and time, and to provide your ServSafe exam access code.
Click here to schedule your exam appointment. HCC students with an Individual Educational Plan (IEP) with the HCC Office for Students with Disabilities and Deaf Services (OSD/DS) are encouraged to take their exams in the Testing & Workforce Certification Center located in the Kittredge Center, room 204.
The HCC Testing & Workforce Certification Center is a fully-funded DSST test site. Thus, both the $80 exam fee due to DSST and the $30 proctoring fee due to HCC are waived. All exams must be scheduled a minimum of 48 hours prior to your preferred date (s)/time (s).
The EGLS3 (Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System) HCC's online course evaluation tool, Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System (EGLS3) is an important way to help improve the learning experience for current and future students.
If not exempt from the TOEFL exam, you must submit a passing TOEFL score of 79 on the Internet-based (iBT) exam. A minimum score of 26 on the Speaking portion is required. For information on the TOEFL iBT test, visit ETS-TOEFL. The Destination Code (DI) for HCC is 6296.
Register for affordable, flexible courses during our Summer and Fall sessions: hccs.edu/now. Support is available to apply, enroll and cover costs: hccs.edu/virtuallobby.
$29The HCC testing fee for full TSIA2 test (Math and English Language Arts and Reading - ELAR) costs $29 or $20 for ELAR only and $10 for Math or Essay only. You will make your payment online by logging into your student account.
HCC is the largest landowner in Midtown Houston, with multiple education facilities and seven state-recognized Career and Technology programs. Their Fine Arts and Fashion Design programs are award-winning. At central campus you'll also find the Heinen Theatre and the Art Gallery.
The TSI Assessment can be taken at any university, college, or testing center that administers the test.
You may test online at home on your computer for a $25 fee. You must have access to a computer with a microphone and a webcam, as this is how the online proctor will monitor you as you test. Please complete the TSI Assessment Request Form and choose the online option.
The assessments are untimed, which means there is no time limit on how long you can take to complete the assessment; however, it is important to allow yourself enough time to complete each test because the results are a key factor in determining the course or courses in which you can enroll.
An equivalency is a determination by both the community college and the university that a specific course (s) at one institution is equivalent in content and credit to a specific course (s) at the other institution. By comparing equivalencies, official transcripts can be easily evaluated to grant transfer credit which apply toward degree requirements at HCCS or at the university. HCCS students can expect a “seamless” transfer if following a transfer plan based on equivalencies.
Texas Common Course Numbering System: The Texas Common Course Numbering System was developed in part to assist students in identifying which courses at one college will meet specific course requirements at another college.
An equivalency is a determination by both the community college and the university that a specific course (s) at one institution is equivalent in content and credit to a specific course (s) at the other institution. By comparing equivalencies, official transcripts can be easily evaluated to grant transfer credit which apply toward degree ...
The final two digits serve to establish the sequence in which courses are generally taken. Most Texas public community colleges utitlize the Texas Common Course Numbering System. That is, a common course will have the same course number at any institution using the TCCNS.
For example, many institutions will not transfer a D grade, even if the course is designated as a common course. Credit by Exam. HCC will award up to 24 semester credit hours of credit by exam with passing scores from the following nationally acceptable exams: ALEKS Corporation for ACE Credit.
Note: Students and HCC Employees will generally need one of two types of foreign evaluations (not a translation) for US equivalency for any education obtained outside of the United States if that institution is not ac credited by a recognized US accredit or.
Once all your documents have been received and you have completed the Transcript Evaluation Request Form , you will receive a transcript evaluation within four weeks.
Generally the Office of Admissions and Advising at Howard Community College does not evaluate international transcripts. Students seeking credit from international colleges or universities must take the following steps: Have your transcript evaluated by an approved accredited international transcript evaluation service.
HCC accepts: Traditional college and university level credit from accredited institutions which apply to the student’s learning program. Non-Traditional Credit earned through corporate training programs, technical and trade schools, and military training.
Students can transfer a maximum of 45 credits or 75% of the total number of credits necessary to earn a degree at Howard Community College. Of the total number of transferable credits a maximum of 30 credits or 50% of the total credits towards a degree may be non-traditional credits.
Most University of Maryland System general education core courses will be accepted. HCC does not accept preparatory or developmental courses towards a degree program or college level credit which does not apply to a degree program.