ETS Computer-Based Testing (CBT) Center

With the help of Educational Testing Service (ETS), a private educational testing and measurement organization located in Princeton, New Jersey, The University of Mississippi has installed a complete ETS Computer-Based Testing Center that allows students of any age to take ETS-developed tests on the Oxford campus rather than in Tupelo, Memphis, or Jackson. The new lab is located in the E.F. Yerby Conference Center at Grove Loop and University Avenue, and is equipped with four testing stations that include networked personal computers with headphones. The center will be operated by two certified ETS administrators of the Office of Professional Development and Non-Credit Education.

Available Tests

  • Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL IBT)
  • Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers I (PRAXIS)
  • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
  • Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)

Advantages of UM-CBT Center

  • Convenient, safe location
  • Convenient scheduling
  • Full service (scores can be mailed to 4 schools at no extra charge)*
  • Official scores mailed 2-3 weeks after the test date

* Request must be made on the computer the day of the test.

The University of Mississippi Testing Center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For more information on ETS, visit www.ets.org

ACT-Administered Tests

ACT National
Dates of test administration in the E.F. Yerby Conference Center Auditorium at Ole Miss:
  • October 25, 2008
  • December 13, 2008
  • February 7, 2009
  • April 4, 2009
  • June13, 2009
Register through ACT at www.act.org. The University of Mississippi’s Center Code is 022500.

ACT Residual*
Dates to be arranged through Leteria McGee. Test administered at the E.F. Yerby Conference Center at Ole Miss.

* Scores valid only at The University of Mississippi.

Other Tests

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
CLEP is a College Board program that allows students to demonstrate their mastery of college–level material in introductory subjects and earn college credit. Through CLEP exams students can accumulate credit toward a degree and earn exemption from introductory courses.

The fee is $70 plus a $15 administrative fee* that is paid separately. Contact Jonnie Fitch at 662-915-7158 or jwfitch@olemiss.edu to arrange a testing date.

Click here to learn more information about CLEP

*There is an additional fee of $10 for the English Composition with Essay.

SAT National
Dates of test administration in the E.F. Yerby Conference Center Auditorium at Ole Miss:
  • January 24, 2009
  • June 6, 2009

Register through SAT at www.sat.org. The University of Mississippi’s Center Code is 25180.

GRE Subject Tests
Contact Leteria McGee for availability.

Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)
Dates and locations of test administration:

  • October 4, 2008 , Oxford Conference Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard
  • December 6, 2008, Law School at Ole Miss
  • February 7, 2009, Law School at Ole Miss

Register through LSAC at www.lsac.org.

Nurse Entrance Test (NET)
Contact Leteria McGee to confirm testing dates in 2008. Register through ERI Customer Service Group at 1-800-292-2273.

Institutional TOEFL Paper-Based Test
Contact Leteria McGee to confirm Fall 2008 testing date. Tests are administered in the Law School on the Ole Miss campus in Oxford.

For additional information on testing at UM, please contact:

Leteria McGee
Coordinator of Continuing Education Programs
E.F. Yerby Conference Center
The University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677
Phone 662-915-1299
E-mail lmcdonal@olemiss.edu