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The EAP Program uses the ACT/Compass ESL Placement Test, which is a computer-adaptive test, along with an essay, to confirm your English language proficiency.  The ACT/Compass ESL Placement Test consists of three parts:  (1) grammar/usage (2) reading and (3) listening.  This test is a placement test; there are no texts that can be studied to improve your score.

 

1. ACT /Compass ESL Grammar/Usage test - This test assesses your ability to recognize and manipulate the grammatical structures and elements of Standard American English.
2. ACT /Compass ESL Reading test - This test assesses your ability to read a variety of reading passages and understand both explicitly stated and inferred ideas.
3. ACT /Compass ESL Listening test - This test assesses your ability to understand spoken English, including short academic-style lectures.
4. A written essay - This test assesses your ability to write on a specific topic in a limited period.  The topic allows you to use your personal experience and observations to complete the essay; no outside source information or specific knowledge in a certain area is required.

There is no time limit on the ACT/Compass ESL sections of the test, but most people take no more than 2 to 2 ½ hours to complete the test.  You can get information, including sample questions, about the EAP Placement Test at http://www.act.org/esl/.
The scores you receive on the different parts of the placement test are used to place you into, or exempt you from, IUPUI EAP classes.  The EAP classes at IUPUI are designed to provide non-native speakers of English with the academic language support needed to be successful at an American university.
 

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