ACT Testing
National ACT Testing
USAO is an official testing site for the National ACT. For upcoming test dates and more information visit act.org.
Residual ACT Testing
The Residual ACT is intended for students who will be attending USAO. Scores are reported directly to the USAO Registrar, Admissions, and Financial Aid offices and cannot be provided to any other college.
Residual ACT tests are scheduled by appointment every Tuesday and Thursday.
Testing begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends approximately at 12:30 p.m.
Test Location: Troutt Hall, Room 318A
Fee: $50.00 payable to the Business Office, Troutt Hall 220, or by calling (405) 574-1213
Reservations can be made by calling, emailing, or sending in an application by mail to office however walk-ins the day of testing are allowed if seats are available. Seating is limited and reservations will be accommodated first. If there is sufficient demand, additional test dates can be added.
The day of the exam, each student MUST bring at least 1 photo ID and a receipt from the USAO Business Office stating that the student has paid the exam fee. The fee is $50.00 and can be paid the day of the test. The office accepts cash, credit, and debit—please contact their office if you have any questions regarding payment.
Students may take the Residual test every 60 days. Students may take the Residual and National independently of one another (no time limit between the two tests). The exam takes approximately 3 to 4 hours to complete. Scores are computed digitally onsite and are available by the end of the day.
Practice tests are available online at: actstudent.org/sampletest
If a student needs any unique accommodations for testing, a written request with desired accommodations is required.
Feel free to contact the Assessment Office if you have any questions:
Phone: (405) 574-1281 | Fax: (405) 574-1220 | assessment@usao.edu
Mail: 1727 West Alabama, Chickasha, OK 73018
OTHER TESTING
Placement Tests
Students scoring below a 19 on the math, science, or English subtests on the ACT are required to take a placement test in that subject to determine if remedial coursework is needed. Students are referred for placement testing by the USAO Registrar or Admissions Office prior to enrollment.
A photo ID is required for all placement testing. Calculators, pencils, and scratch paper are provided for math tests, but you may also bring your own. Calculators must meet the same guidelines as those used to take the ACT test.
USAO students are allowed to take each course placement test once per day for free. Non-USAO students must pay $15.00 per session day.
Placement tests are administered by computer and have no time limit. Study guides are available in the Assessment Office free of charge.
Online study guides are available from these websites:
https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/students
Senior Exit Exams
Every graduating senior has an exit exam or exit portfolio that meets the graduation requirement.
The Assessment Office keeps lists of all completed exams.
If you do not test in the Assessment Center, you must ask your advisor to inform the Assessment Office of completion of your exit requirement.
The Assessment Office will then assure that the Registrar’s office has been informed of the completion of that requirement.
Why an Exit Exam/Portfolio?
The exit exam asks questions based upon the coursework required for the major. The responses to the questions provide the professors and department heads specific information regarding the success of USAO courses.
For example, a significant number of incorrect responses may indicate a program or course change is required.
Portfolios provide: examples of work accomplished, major field information regarding the progress of the student from entry to graduation, and program information that may be used in the future.
The following exams are given in the Assessment Center by appointment only:
- Biology
- Business
- Economics
- History
- Mathematics
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology