Testing Services

Placement Exams 

• • Only students who have been officially admitted to UNO are eligible to take these exams. For information about exam guidelines, schedules, results, or how to register, please select the exam you need below.

  • Not sure what test you need to take? We have placement exam information that can help you.

• Mathematics Placement Exam (ALEKS)
• English Placement Exam (Domestic Students)
• English Placement Exam (International Students)
• Chemistry Placement
• Foreign Language Tests

Accommodated Exams 

The Testing Center is available for UNO students with a disability who require exam accommodations that cannot be provided in the classroom.

• Accommodated Student Guidelines
• Accommodated Faculty Guidelines

Online Distance Education (DE) Exams 

Online DE Exams are proctored for Faculty who have made arrangements for this service with the Testing Center. Students enrolled in a DE course that have exams to be taken at the Testing Center will need to schedule their testing appointments on MavLINK.

• DE (Online Distance Education Exams) For Students
• DE (Online Distance Education Exams) For Faculty

Credit by Examination 

Credit by Examination allows students the opportunity to gain academic credit for knowledge acquired by self-study or experience. 

• CLEP (College Level Examination Program)
• DSST (formerly DANTES Subject Standardized Tests)
• Challenge Exam (Special Departmental Examination Program)

Proficiency Exams 

These Exams assess whether you are proficient in a specific area of study.

• MFT (Major Field Test)
• TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication)

Admission Exams 

These Exams are entrance exams that are required prior to being admitted to a specific academic program.

• ACT
• ACT onCampus
• GRE (Graduate Record Exam)
• GRE Subject Tests
• LSAT (Law School Admission Test)
• MAT (Miller Analogies Test)
• TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet Based Test)
• TOEFL (Institutional Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Proctored Correspondence Exams 

The UNO Testing Center offers proctoring services to individuals that need to take proctored exams from institutions other than UNO.

• Correspondence (Proctored Exams)

Certification and Licensure Exams 

The UNO Testing Center administers many different certification and licensure exams. General information, registration information, test dates and a link to additional exam information can be found by selecting below.

• Catalog (Prometric Construction Licensure Exams)
• CECE (Counselor Education Comprehensive Examination)
• CIC (Crane Institute Certification Exams)
• IFPS (International Fluid Power Society)
• ISACA – CISA/CISM/CRISC/CGEIT (Information Systems Exams)
• NAMS (North American Menopause Society Exam)
• NCAA (Recruiting Certification Test for Coaches)
• PAN (is now PSI True Talent)
• PMI (Project Management Institute Certification Exams)
• Praxis (Teacher Certification Exams)
• PSI
• Scantron
• SMT Prometric (Formerly Iso-Quality Testing Exams)

UNO Distinguished Scholarship Competition 

The UNO Testing Center administers an exam during the Distinguished Scholarship Competition (DSC) each year.  A select group of students are invited each spring to participate in this scholarship competition.