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Standardized Exam / Testing Resources

Test Providers

Charter Oak State College accepts credits from faculty-approved exams offered through the following testing providers:

Provider Name

Provider Web site / Contact Info

Notes**

COSC – (Charter Oak State College Examinations)

www.charteroak.edu/standardizedexams

Charter Oak State College
55 Paul J. Manafort Drive
New Britain, CT 06053-2150
860.832.3822
(Get directions here)

Offering the following exams:

>Statistics Exams (for Charter Oak matriculated students).

>Early Childhood Pathways Exams: (Brochure)

  • Infant/Toddler Growth & Development
  • Intro to Early Childhood Education
  • Child Developmental Psychology

Get registration and schedule information here.

CLEP – (College-Level Examination Program)

http://www.collegeboard.org/testing

CLEP
P.O. Box 6600
Princeton, NJ 08541-6600
800.257.9558
clep@info.collegeboard.org

Charter Oak code for exams is 3292

Register online.

DANTES – (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Educational Support)

http://www.getcollegecredit.com

DSST/DANTES Program
2000 Lenox Drive, Third Floor
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
877.471.9860 (toll free) or 609.895.5011

Charter Oak code for exams is 9928

Register online.

TECEP – (Thomas Edison College Examination Program)

http://www.tesc.edu/listalltecep.php

Get registration and schedule information here.

** For test schedules and registration information please visit the Exam Registration & Schedules page.

Additional Test Providers

*These providers test credits are accepted, but not administered through Charter Oak.

Provider Name

Provider Web site / Contact Info

Notes

EXCELSIOR - Excelsior College Examination Program

https://www.excelsior.edu/exams

Excelsior
College Test Administration
7 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-5159
Phone:888-647-2388 (toll free)
Fax: (518) 464-8777
Email: testadmn@excelsior.edu

These exams were formerly Regents, ACT PEP, CPE & REDE tests of The University of the State of New York.)

GRE - Graduate Record Subject Examinations

http://www.GRE.org

GRE P.O. Box 6006 Princeton, NJ 08541-6006
Phone: (609) 771-7670

 

NYU – New York University Proficiency Testing in Foreign Languages

www.scps.nyu.edu/trans

 

OHIO – Ohio University End-of-Course Examinations

http://www.ohiou.edu/independent/ccewords.htm

 

Other

You Academic Counselor can assist you in locating more information

Additional exams may be accepted as reviewed and approved by the Charter Oak Faculty of Consulting Examiners.

Please Note: If you take an exam with a provider other than Charter Oak, be sure to arrange to have your official scores sent to Charter Oak so that they can be entered into your record. You will receive an updated Status Report each time you have earned credit for exams.

Testing Guides

You can purchase "The College Board Official Guide to the CLEP Examinations" at any local bookstore. Your counselor can help you find study guides for the DANTES and Excelsior exams accepted by Charter Oak, or you can check the Web sites in the chart above. You can also purchase resource guides, including a workbook, software and a textbook for any exams through iStudySmart.com. Ask your counselor for details.

Other Resources/Information

  • For more information on testing services please visit the Educational Testing Service network at www.ets.org .
  • See your Official Catalog for the approved examinations and qualifying scores.
  • Additions or changes in the testing options are listed in the "Testing News" section of the Charter Oak newsletter, "Update", which is available for download at the Update Newsletter page.

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