InformationSheetfortheHealthTechnologiesPre-AdmissionEntranceTest
Whyarestudentsbeingtested?
Thecollegeandhealthtechnologyfacultywantstudentstosucceedintheirgoals.When
studentsperformpoorlyinbasicskills,theirchancesofsuccessinahealthscienceprogramare
verypoor.Preadmissiontestingisanassessmenttoevaluateastudent’sabilitytobesuccessful
innursingandalliedhealth.Studentswhoachieveasuccessfulscorehaveagreaterchanceof
success.
Whatisthenursingandalliedhealthpreadmissiontest?
ThehealthpreadmissiontestisATITEASanditstandsfor“TestofEssentialAcademicSkills.”
Whomustbetested?
Allcollegeoption,nursingandalliedhealthstudentsapplyingforadmissiontoanyhealth
technologyprogramwillberequiredtotakeapreadmissionentrancetest.Thetestiswaived
for:
• LPN’spursuingtheAccesstoNursingprogram
• Highschooloptionstudents
• StudentswhohavecompletedanAssociateofSciencedegree,AssociateofApplied
ScienceinNursingorAlliedHealth,orwhohavecompletedanyBachelor’sdegreefrom
anaccreditedcollege
Whatistheminimumscore?
Theminimumscorewillbeacompositescoreof50%foralliedhealthandacompositescoreof
62%fornursing.Thiswillbesubjecttochangebasedonnumerousfactors,includingchangesin
nationalnorms.Eachdepartmentwilldeterminecriteriaforadmission.Department
score/criteriaforeachhealthtechnologyprogramisthefollowing:
o Biotechnology(nopreadmissiontestrequired)
o DentalHygiene(50%)
o HealthInformationManagementTechnology(50%)
o Histotechnology(nominimumscorerequired)
o MedicalAssisting/AdministrativeMedicalOfficeAssistant(50%)
o MedicalLabTechnology(nominimumscorerequired)
o Paramedic(nominimumscorerequired)
o Nursing(62%)
o RadiologicTechnology(50%)
o RespiratoryTherapy(nominimumscorerequired)
o SurgicalTechnology(50%)
Whathappensifastudentdoesnotachievetheminimumscore?
Atotaloftwo(2)attemptsareavailabletopasstheTEAStest.PriorTEAStestsfromother
institutionsarecounted.Astudentwhodoesnotachievetheminimumscoreasecondtime
willbeseenbyacounselortoevaluatewhetherthehealthscienceareaisanappropriatecareer
choice.StudentsmayalsowanttotakeCOUN1100,CareerExploration,tofacilitateselectionof
acareerpath.
Whatpreparatorycoursesareofferedtoprepareforthetest?
Thesepreparatorycoursesarelistedinthecoursescheduleandcollegecatalog:
COUN1100(CareerExploration):Thiscourseassistsstudentsintestingthecomponentsof
careerchoice.Itfocusesoncareerawareness,personalawarenessandeducationalawareness
astheyrelatetotheprocessofcareerchoice.Careerplanningskillsandself-assessment
inventorieswillhelpstudentsidentifytentativecareeroptions.(3credithours)
COUN1300(SkillsforCollegeSuccess):Thiscoursehelpsstudentstoutilizemoreoftheir
potentialandtosucceedincollege.Itintroducesstrategiesforpersonalgrowthcoupledwith
skillssuchastimemanagement,criticalthinkingnote-takingandtest-taking.(2credithours)
FYEX1000(FirstYearExperience):Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothebehaviors,skillsand
attitudesthatareimportanttosuccessincollegeandincollege-levelcourses.Itwillincludean
overviewofhowtoutilizecollegeresourcesandservicesandhowtosucceedasacollege
studentpreparingforacareer.(1credithour)
MATH0745(EssentialSkillsforAlgebra):Thiscoursereviewsanddevelopsfundamental
arithmeticskillsregardingrationalnumbersandintroducestechniquesforsolvingbasiclinear
equations.(2credithours)
PSYC1050(PsychologyofEffectiveStudying):Thisintroductorycoursefocusesuponskillsand
thedesignofmaterialsnecessaryintheorganizationforandthestudyingofcollege-level
courses.(1credithour)
Howmuchdoesthetestcost?
Thecostisa$50.00non-refundablefee.Thisfeecoversthecostofthetestandproctor.
StudentsmayregisterandpayfortheexambyloggingontoMyLakeland.“ScheduleIt”is
locatedundertheQuickToolsicon.Thestudentwillreceiveanemailconfirmation.Students
canalsoregisterfortheexambyobtainingacashier’sformfromtheadmissionsorcashier’s
office.Theformshouldbetakentothecashier’sofficeinBuildingAalongwithcash,checkor
creditcard.Thestudentwillreceiveareceiptandonewillbesenttothehealthtechnologies
office.
Studentswhoreceivefinancialaidshouldcallthefinancialaidofficeat440.525.7070tofindout
iffinancialaidcanbeappliedtothecostofthetest.Studentswhoreceivebenefitsfromthe
BoardofVocationalRehabilitation(BVR)orWorkforceInvestmentAct(WIA)shouldcontactthe
counselorfromthatagencytodetermineifthecostofthetestwillbeincludedintheirfunding
package.
DoIneedtoregisterforthetest?
Yes,studentsmustregisterthroughtheTestCenter.StudentsmayregisterinpersoninroomA1044eorbyphoneat440.525.7574or440.525.7568.Paymentisrequiredpriortoregistration.
Studentswillalsobeabletoscheduletestingandpaymentattheirconveniencedayornight
evenwhentheTestCenterisclosedvia“ScheduleIt.”Afterpayment,aprintableconfirmation
screenwillbeavailablewiththetestingappointmentdateandtime.Thesystemwillallow
studentstocancelandreschedulethetestingappointment24hoursbeforescheduleddateand
time.PLEASENOTE:STUDENTSTHATDONOTCANCELORRESCHEDULEIN24HOURSPRIOR
TOTHETESTDATEFORFEITTHE$50.00EXAMFEE.Thefeefortheexamisnon-refundable.
Howwillstudentsreceivetheresultsoftheirtest?
Studentswillreceivetheirscoresimmediatelyuponcompletionofthetest.Studentswhodo
notachievetheminimumscorewillbeadvisedtoseetheircounselorinordertodiscuss
preparation.
Whenshouldstudentstakethetest?
Studentscantakethetestwhenevertheychoose.Itisstronglyrecommendedtotakethetest
aftertheyhavecompletedtheprerequisitesforadmission.Thetestmustbetakenpriorto
applyingtothenursingandalliedhealthprogramofinterest.Scoresarevalidforfive(5)years.
Whatdostudentsneedtobringtothetest?
StudentsshouldbringtheirreceiptshowingproofofpaymentandapictureIDtothetest.A
calculator,studyguidesornotesarenotpermitted.Acalculatorisaccessibleinthetest.The
TestCenterwillsupplyscratchpaperandcollectitattheendofthetest.
Canstudentsprepareforthetest?
Preparationforthetestisrecommended.Therewillbeacopyofthestudyguideonreservein
thecollegelibraryandforpurchaseinthecollegebookstore.Studentscanalsoattendthe
preparatorycoursestoprepareforthetest.Informationaboutthepreparatoryprogramis
availablethroughLakeland’sCounselingandAdvisingCenterat440.525.7200.
Whocanstudentscontactiftheyhavequestions?
StudentsmaycallLakeland’sCounselingandAdvisingCenterat440.525.7200orthehealth
technologiesofficeat440.525.7180iftheyhaveanyquestions.
CanItransferresultsofthepreadmissiontestortestfromanotherschool?
Yes,theresultscanbetransferredaslongastheyaresentdirectlyfromthetestcompanytothe
admissionsdepartmentorhealthtechnologiesoffice.ThestudentmaycontactATIdirectly.A
slightfeeforthisserviceisrequiredbythetestcompany.Foradditionalinformation,call
1.800.667.7531.TheaddressforATIis7500W.160thStreet,Stilwell,KS66085.
WhenwilltheATITEAStestbeoffered?
ThetestisavailableintheTestCenter(A1044e).Thetestisonlyavailableinanonlineformat.
Studentscanpayforthetestonlineoratthecashier’soffice.Afterpayment,studentscantake
thereceipttoregisterforthetestinpersonintheTestCenter(A1044e)orbyphoneat
440.525.7574or440.525.7568orregisteronline.ThetestisofferedMonday-Saturday.The
TestCentercanbecontactedforalistoftimes.Thetestisapproximately3½hoursinlength.
Testingisnotavailableduringmid-termandfinalsweek.Testingisavailablebetween
semesters.ContacttheTestCenterforavailability.
StudentswillneedanATIusernameandpasswordtologintothetest.Toobtainone,students
willneedtologontoatitesting.comandclickon“CreateNewAccount”fromtheATIhome
page.Studentswillneedtobringtheusernameandpasswordwiththemfortheirtesting
session.
Cruz:updated:4.7.17