The WVU Parkesburg Testing Center is located in the main building of the WVU Parkersburg campus in Room 1332 (back right corner of the Success Epicenter). The center offers a secure and comfortable environment that houses 20 computer testing stations as well as a small area for paper tests. The testing center aims to meet the needs of all current and prospective students, alumni and the Mid-Ohio Valley area, by providing a wide variety of testing services such as: Accuplacer, CLEP, Distance Learning, PearsonVue, Praxis and many others in order to encourage excellence in higher education and create opportunities for success.
Testing Center Contact Information
Success Epicenter in Room 1123
Phone:
304-424-8254
Email:
testingcenter@wvup.edu
Office Hours
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
(Testing available by appointment in evening.)
Test Codes
ACT 4542
SAT 5932
Questions regarding the ACT may be directed to Brandon Amos at 304-424-8376 or brandon.amos@wvup.edu.
HESI
All questions and information regarding the HESI may be directed to the Nursing and Health Sciences Division at 304-424-8300.
Accuplacer
Next Generation Accuplacer placement tests more effectively help institutions place students in classes that match their skill level and include texts and tasks encountered in first year college courses.
This exam evaluates a test taker’s ability to revise and edit multi-paragraph text. Questions cover two broad knowledge and skills categories each containing three subcategories.
Expression of Ideas
- Development
- Organization
- Effective Language Use
Standard English Conventions
- Sentence Structure
- Usage
- Punctuation
This exam assess the following knowledge and skills:
- Rational Numbers
- Linear Equations
- Geometry Concepts
- Ratio & Proportional Relationships
- Linear Applications & Graphs
- Exponents
- Algebraic Expressions
- Probability Sets
- Descriptive Statistics
$10 (Must be paid in the Business Office before testing.)
Students may retake exam after two weeks and up to three times in a six month period, but will need to pay the $10 testing fee each time.
Praxis
Praxis® tests measure the academic skills and subject-specific content knowledge needed for teaching. Praxis tests are taken by individuals entering the teaching profession as part of the certification process required by many states and professional licensing organizations.
All registration and exam information can be found on the Praxis® website. https://www.ets.org/praxis/
The Testing Center is unable to provide any exam information or register candidates.
If you have any questions about your appointment, please contact the Praxis customer service line at 1-609-771-7395 or 1-800-772-9476.
If the WVU Parkersburg campus is closed or has a two-hour delay, Praxis® testing will not be available depending on exam start time. In the case of a 2-hour delay, exam start times before 11 a.m. will be canceled. Prometric (Praxis®) will reschedule test takers without additional charge for another appointment.
Pearson Vue
The Testing Center is a Pearson Vue Authorized Test Center. Pearson Vue offers candidates a wide variety of sponsored owned exams, such as: Cisco, Citrix, CompTIA, Evaluation Systems (OAE Ohio Education), Microsoft, NACE, NREMT, PTC and many more. If you are unsure of a sponsor being in a partnership with Pearson Vue, link to their website to find out.
Candidates can also register on the Pearson Vue website: https://home.pearsonvue.com/
If you have any questions about your appointment, please contact their customer service here:
https://home.pearsonvue.com/Test-taker/Customer-service.aspx
If the WVU Parkersburg campus is closed or has a two-hour delay, Pearson Vue testing will not be available during campus closures. The Pearson Vue customer service team works diligently to contact affected candidates by phone or email when closures occur to reschedule appointments.
CLEP
College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests are prepared by the College Board. Each test costs $95, plus a testing fee of $25, and can be transferred to another institution. *The student will need to contact the transfer school to determine whether or not the particular examination credit will be accepted.
Special Note: Students may not attempt credit by examination in courses for which they are already registered. Additionally, students may not attempt credit-by-examination in courses that they have already completed and for which they have grades on their transcripts. CLEP exam fee is subject to change via CLEP.
**Starting 7/1/2025 the CLEP fee will change to $97. **
CLEP exams help you receive college credit for what you already know, for a fraction of the cost of a college course. You can prepare for and take the exams on your own time, whether you’re getting a head start on college or working to finish your degree.
Save Money. A CLEP exam costs $89 + $25 proctored exam fee – a fraction of the average college cost.
Earn College Credit. A passing score on a CLEP exam can earn you three or more college credits.
Save Time. With CLEP exams, you can place out of introductory courses and move quickly towards your major or other areas of study.
- Go to clep.org.
- Complete the registration process online prior to making an appointment for testing at the WVU Parkersburg Testing Center (Room 1123A).
- Pay the appropriate exam fees: $95
- Contact the Academic Testing Center @ tutoring@wvup.edu
- Pay the testing fee of $25 – payable to the WVU Parkersburg Business Office (Room 1112) before testing. Pay online here.
- Tests are proctored in Room 1123. Bring your receipts and photo ID with you on the day of the test.
CLEP can be transferred if the other institution will accept. Students intending to transfer to another institution should contact the transfer school to determine whether or not the particular examination credit will be accepted.
Resources to Study: Modern States and Study.com
- CLEP examinations may be retaken, if unsuccessful on the first try; however, a six-month period must pass before attempting to their transcripts.
- Students may not attempt a CLEP examination in courses which they have already completed and for which they have grades on their transcripts.
- CLEP exams are prepared by the College Board. The CLEP exams listed in this catalog are approved for credit by college division chairs.
- Persons meeting specified score requirements on either CLEP or In-house Exams will then have the credit applied to their transcripts.
| WVU Parkersburg Course No. | CLEP Title | Passing Score | Credit |
| BIO 101/102 (lecture only) | Biology | 50 | 6 |
| CHEM 115/116 | Chemistry | 50 | 6 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | College Compostition | 50 | 3 |
| ENGL 131/132 | Analy./Interp. of Literature | 50 | 6 |
| ENGL 261/262 | English Literature | 50 | 6 |
| ENGL 241/242 | American Literature | 50 | 6 |
| FREN 101/102 | College French-Level 1 | 50 | 6 |
| FREN 101/102 & 203/204 | College French-Level 2 | 60 | 12 |
| GERM 101/102 | College German-Level 1 | 50 | 6 |
| GERM 101/102 & 203/204 | College German-Level 2 | 60 | 12 |
| HIST 101 | Western Civ. I: to 1648 | 50 | 3 |
| HIST 102 | Western Civ. II: 1648 - Present | 50 | 3 |
| HIST 152 | Amer. History I: to 1865 | 50 | 3 |
| HIST 153 | Amer. History II: 1865 to Present | 50 | 3 |
| MGMT 220 | Principles of Management | 50 | 3 |
| MKTG 230 | Principles of Marketing | 50 | 3 |
| MATH 120 | College Mathematics | 50 | 3 |
| MATH 126 | College Algebra | 50 | 3 |
| MATH 155 | Calculus | 50 | 4 |
| PSYC 101 | Introductory Psychology | 50 | 3 |
| PSYC 241 | Human Growth & Develop. | 50 | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introductory Sociology | 50 | 3 |
| SPAN 101/102 | College Spanish-Level 1 | 50 | 6 |
| SPAN 101/102 & 203/204 | College Spanish-Level 2 | 60 | 12 |
In-House Credit by Exam
In-house exams are available for a variety of courses. You cannot be registered/enrolled for the class if you plan on testing out of the class. Exams are only available to students who are currently enrolled at WVU Parkersburg. All In-house tests are administered by each appropriate department not the Testing Center.
Make-up Exams
The Testing Center proctors make-up exams for when students miss a class. However, there are policies and procedures that need to be followed to take a make-up exam in the Testing Center.
Faculty members need to contact the Testing Center before a student can take a test. The faculty member will complete an out of class exam instruction form for every test that they would like to have proctored for the testing center. This form will need to be completed and returned to the Testing Center at least 48 hours before the student will be able to test in the center. The student will then have to schedule to take the exam and it must be 24 hours in advance. The Testing Center is no longer able to give on-demand testing.
Example: If a student misses a test on Monday, the instructor can complete the form immediately after class and give it to the testing center (If the instructor wants to have the student to test by Wednesday). The student can then contact the Testing Center and schedule to take the test, on Tuesday, if they contact the center on Monday; or test on Wednesday, if they contact the center on Tuesday.
- When scheduling a proctored exam, please complete the Out-of-Class Exam form in a timely manner.
- An Out-of-Class Instruction sheet must be completed for tests to be administered including make-ups.
- Advise students to know their class information when coming to test. They will need to state their instructor name and class when scheduling an exam.
- All online proctored exams must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance.
- Be mindful that the testing center does a lot more than just proctor exam make-up tests and proctor faculty exams.
- Do not enter the testing room if the sign on the door indicates testing is in progress.