English Placement Test for Non-native Speakers of English 
The English Placement Test is required of all
incoming students whose first language is not English. The placement test takes approximately 3 hours and consists of three parts: essay writing, reading comprehension, and listening comprehension. Students who do not pass the test will be placed in ESL courses based on their results. For further information, send a message to ept@iastate.edu or call
294-6398. Please read through these Frequently Asked
Questions before e-mailing or calling. Registration is required to take the test.
Students must bring their ISU ID card, ISU NetID (i,e., ISU e-mail
address), two sharpened pencils, and a pen.
Off-campus students are required to complete the written part of the test, which is available online. Please contact Yoo-Ree Chung (yrchung@iastate.edu) to schedule the test. NetID is required for online testing.
Schedule for Spring 2010:
The English Placement Test for non-native
speakers of English is administered at the times listed below. Students need to take one test
only.
Main English Placement Tests (for all
admitted non-native English speaking ISU students)
Test 1: Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM -
3:00 PM (students need to arrive at 11:30 AM)
Location: Gerdin 1148
Testing for
all admitted ISU students
Make-up English Placement Test (only for
students who arrive late on campus)
TBA
Test Registration:
Students who want to take the English Placement Test should sign up for the test online before coming
to the test place. ISU ID number (the middle nine
digits on the ISU card) is required for the registration. NetID should be entered if students want to check their
results online.
Go to the signup page. (Test registration will begin a month prior to the test schedule.)
Results:
All students who are taking the EPT will be able to check their
placement online via WebCT. In addition, graduate students can pick up
their results in person in Ross Hall 226. The EPT results of the
undergradute students will be distributed to their advisors.
Students with questions about their English Placement Test results
can stop by Ross Hall 226 or 341 on Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, 9 am-11 am
to speak with either Yoo-Ree Chung (Graduate Assistant) or Prof. Volker Hegelheimer.
Tentative Future Test Dates
TBA
