UWL Testing Center
A page within Counseling & Testing
Announcement
The Counseling & Testing Center will be closed July 4th for Independence Day. All services will resume Monday, July 7th.
For students experiencing a mental health crisis please utilize the 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Support line by calling 608.785.8073 and press 1.
Welcome
The UWL Computer Based Test Center is open Monday - Friday from 7:30 am until 5:00 pm.
Phone: 608.785.8968 Fax: 608.785.8965
Location: 2106 Centennial Hall (second floor)
For more location information, driving directions, and parking instructions please visit the Directions to Testing Center page
Quicklinks
- UW Regional Placement Testing
- UWL Register Blast
- Test Center Check-in video (by Pearson)
- Test Anxiety Reduction
About Us
The UWL Testing Center
- Is a member of the National College Testing Association (NCTA) and the NCTA National Proctoring Network and is an approved testing center for most distance learning programs.
- Offers computer based exams for a variety of test vendors including ETS, Meazure Learning, CLEP, DSST, IQT, Kryterion, MAT, National Testing Network, PSI True Talent, Pearson/VUE, ProV, and PSI.
- Subscribes and upholds the NCTA professional guidelines and standards for test administration and follows best practices of the Association of Test Publishers.
What we offer
Examples of exams that we offer:
- UW Placement tests
- Admissions exams
- Proctored correspondence exams
- Licensure and professional certification exams
- Talent screening exams
- ACT, SAT, CLEP
- GRE, FoRT, TOEFL, MTLE
Test appointments are scheduled through the exam vender (Pearson, PSI, etc.) or through Register Blast. See below for list of exams and registration directions. For questions contact our Testing Coordinator Matt Jurvelin.
Tests Administered
**Register through Register Blast (www.registerblast.com/uwlax) for exams marked with **.
Register for other exams through their linked websites.
- ACE (American Council on Exercise)
- ASE (Automotive Service Excellence)
ASE testing is available every Friday at the UW-L Test Center. ASE Test Center 7643. - ACT (ACT college admission test, National test dates) test center 046720
- **ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
ACTFL registration instructions - BOC (Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers)
- CHES/MCHES (Certified Health Education Specialist returns to the UW-L Test Center through test provider PSI)
- **CLEP - Earn college credit through College Level Exam Program, Test Center1914
- UWL CLEP Policy
- Modern States Do the free CLEP test prep and Modern States will pay for your CLEP Test
Register and enroll in a prep course at Modern States
Complete the prep course and request your free CLEP voucher
Use a voucher from Modern States to pay the $93 CLEP test fee
Schedule your exam at UWL Test Center through RegisterBlast
Take your test, send your CLEP Scores to UWL
Get college credit for qualifying scores
Modern States will reimburse the $28.50 proctor fee
Modern States Handout.pdf
- **Correspondence (proctored/distance exams for other schools)
- **DSST (college credit by exam, formerly DANTES) center DSST9068
- FORT (Foundations of Reading Test - Wisconsin)
- GRE (Graduate Record Examination) register for center STN20517A
- LSAT (Law School Admission Test is no longer given at UWL, see the LSAT website for other options)
- MAT (the Miller Analogies Test was retired by Pearson Assessments in November 2023 and is no longer available)
- MTLE (Minnesota Teacher Licensure Exams)
- NTN (National Testing Network, jobs in public safety, police, firefighter)
- Praxis Series (Praxis CORE, Praxis Subject Tests) register for center STN20517A
- SAT (SAT college admission test) test center 50172
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) register for center STN20517A
- UW Placement Tests
- Wisconsin Pesticide Applicator Test (PAT) on line through Pearson/VUE
Online Registration via Register Blast
- Register Blast: Fast and secure online registration for these exams - ACTFL, CLEP, DSST, MAT, and Proctored Correspondence exams.
- There is a $3.50 surcharge for this service.
- All online registrations are final and no refunds will be given. We will reschedule your exam once for free, but you must contact the test center in writing at least 24 hours before your scheduled exam appointment.
- If registering a family member for a test, please fill in all information areas with the examinee information (name, email address, etc.) even if the credit card or checking account used for payment may not be in the examinee name.
- Upon successful registration, an email confirmation receipt will be sent. Print confirmation receipt and bring it on the test date. IMPORTANT If an email confirmation receipt is not received, there may be a problem with the registration, registrant may have entered an invalid email address, or an email spam blocker may be preventing receipt from coming through. If you do not receive an email confirmation, first check spam blocker, and if that doesn't help, call our test center (608-785-8074).
- An email reminder will be sent two days before scheduled test date.
