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Technology Requirement

Technology General Education Requirement
Test-Out Option

Effective September 2009, the State of New Jersey has mandated that all NJ community college students enrolled in AA and AS degree programs will be required to satisfy a Technology General Education Requirement by taking a computer technology skills/information literacy course or by demonstrating competency through a test-out option.

Students planning to take the test-out option should make an appointment to take the test in the Testing Center 732.255.0401. The minimum passing score is 70%. The test will be scored automatically, and students will know immediately if they have passed. The proctoring fee for the test is $30. Several texts have been placed in the Testing Center for students who would like advance preparation.

Please be advised that students are entitled to only one attempt at the test-out.

View the full announcement about this requirement.

Open Testing Hours
No Appointment Needed

College Placement Testing
By Appointment Only
Call 732.255.0401 to schedule an appointment.

College Placement Challenge Testing - Thursday By Appointment Only
Call 732.255.0401 to schedule an appointment.

College Level Examination Program - CLEP
Wednesdays, September until May, at 11:00 a.m. Visit www.collegeboard.com/clep to print a CLEP application. The application, with a $15 proctoring fee, must be mailed to the Testing Center at least two weeks prior to the selected date.

CLEP Equivalencies

DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSSTs) & Thomas Edison State College
By appointment only.
Call 732.255.0401 to schedule an appointment.

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College Placement Test
The College tests incoming freshmen in reading, writing and mathematics skills. The results of these tests have no effect on admission to Ocean County College . Their purpose is to help the college place students in courses appropriate to their backgrounds and needs.

After students have been accepted by the college, they must call the College Testing Center and be scheduled to take the College Placement Test. The test should be taken as soon as possible, since a delay in testing will result in a delay in the scheduling of courses. Also, early testing will enable students to make up any skill deficiencies during the summer session.

Developmental Policy
As a general rule, students must complete required developmental courses immediately to ensure success in other courses. The college will not award a diploma to any student who has not demonstrated competency in the basic skills. Students are expected to enroll in all required developmental courses in their first semester, but they must enroll in the required courses by their second semester.

Students identified as needing remediation in reading and writing, or reading, writing and elementary algebra, will be restricted to a limited course load. The limited course load will consist of the needed developmental courses and other courses selected from approved limited load course list.

Developmental Studies Program
students writing The Developmental Studies Program is a one-semester program for entering full-time students whose College Placement Test scores indicate a need for additional academic preparation in reading, writing and possibly algebra prior to registering for college degree programs.

Established in 1973, as the Basic Skills Curriculum, the courses are designed to: accommodate the diverse range of student abilities; assist low achieving students in the development of those skills necessary for success in college courses; and assist students in making reasonable program choices based upon their interests, capabilities and chances of success. Students enrolled in the Developmental Studies Curriculum may find it necessary later to attend Ocean County College for an additional semester in order to satisfy specific program degree requirements.

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