Testing Services
As a national test center, UAF Student Success Center Testing Services administers paper-and-pencil and computer-based exams for current and prospective students. Please check your course syllabus or instructor’s announcements for information on whether your course requires proctored assessments.
To take a proctored test
- If you’re in vlog, schedule an appointment at UAF SSC Testing Services.
- If you’re outside vlog, submit an Exam Request form, you can choose an approved proctor, or submit a proctor approval request.
Students in the vlog area
UAF SSC Testing Services is located in the Student Success Center, on the sixth floor of the Rasmuson Library, Room 624.
To schedule your exam:
- Click the “Schedule Appointment” link.
- Choose your exam group. Note: the most common exam groups for UAF students are:
- “UAF eCampus Course Proctored Exam” for scheduling upcoming course exams.
- “UAF Make-up Exam/ Testing Outside of Exam Window” for make-up exams or exam retakes.
- Select your Course and Exam.
- Choose the date and time you would like to complete the exam.
- Enter your name and email address, then click “Add to Cart.”
Resources
Students outside of vlog
- Contact a proctor from the pre-approved list to check for proctoring availability. If the proctor is unable to proctor your exam, you will need to find another proctor. When you have found an available proctor, go to step 2.
- Click the “Request Exam” link.
- Enter your contact information and student ID#.
- Select your “Registration Type”. Note: the most common registration type is “I am taking a UAF, UAA, or UAS Exam.”
- Select your Course and Exam.
- Choose your Proctor from our pre-approved list.
- If no listed proctors are practical, please select “Other,”
- Submit a proctor approval request using your chosen proctor’s business email and name.
- Read the acknowledgments and click “Submit.”
College Students: UAA, UAF, UAS, and other universities
UAA & UAS Exams
If you are taking a distance education course within the University of Alaska system (UAF, UAS, UAA, KPC) we can help with most proctoring needs this semester. However, we may not be able to accommodate all non-eCampus exams during peak times like finals week.
LCE Exams (Library Skills)
Take the Library Competency Exam (LCE) if you wish to challenge . There is no credit awarded for passing the test but scoring 70 percent or above substitutes for the baccalaureate core requirement. This computer-based exam must be taken in a proctored environment. The fee for the test is $30; you are allowed one retake for an additional $30. The LCE is created and run by Project Sails. Here is the , along with used to assess applicant comprehension.
Schedule via our RegisterBlast form. Choose “UAF Library Skills” and “Add to Cart.” To request a proctor for students taking this exam outside of the vlog area, please complete our . Once the exam has been completed, please contact our office at uaf-testing@alaska.edu or 907-474-6036 to receive your score.
Placement Testing
UAF placement tests are for newly admitted students. Placement testing is an important part of your academic success. It helps determine the writing and/or math course for you to get started in your academic program. Placement scores provide your program advisors information they use to better support your success as you progress through your academic program.
ALEKS – Math Placement
ALEKS is a web-based assessment system that provides an initial assessment for math placement, and an opportunity to practice and retest to improve your placement before you enroll. ALEKS placement is required before you will be allowed to register in a math course at UAF.
- ALEKS can be taken anytime, on any computer with an internet connection at
- You need a pencil, paper, a computer with internet access, and up to two hours to complete 20-30 questions. The ALEKS test is adaptive, so no time is wasted answering questions you don’t understand.
- Once you start you have up to 3 hours to complete the placement test.
- You may retake ALEKS up to four times.
- There is no charge.
- Results are available immediately, along with a detailed breakdown of your skills and instant access to online tutorials for skill improvement.
- If you don’t receive the score needed to be able to register for your desired math course, you will be given an opportunity to work through some of the ALEKS modules prior to retesting. (You will not be able to retest without working through the modules first.)
EdReady – Reading and Writing Placement
1. Log into to take your writing assessment from any computer with an internet connection. You need your UAF username and password.
High school dual enrollment students obtain a Student ID and username by registering for your course(s) at the UAF Dual Enrollment Alaska Advantage webpage.
Everyone else visit to select Option 2 to set or reset your UA password, if needed. For more assistance, contact the OIT Support Center at 800-478-8226, 907-450-8300 or helpdesk@alaska.edu.
2. Select “Go to Goal” for the Writing placement, the “Start diagnostic” to take the assessment. You will be given your score and study path once you are finished. Refer to the placement table to see the recommended course(s) for your score.
3. If you didn’t get the score needed for the course you want to take, continue working on the study path in EdReady to improve your score.
- Allow about 45-60 minutes to take the assessment the first time. If you decide to follow a study path for a higher placement, do that at your own pace. The assessment will save your progress so that you can return to it anytime.
- You do not need to take this assessment at a testing center or arrange a proctor; it can be taken from any computer with an internet connection.
- There is no charge for the EdReady writing assessment.
- Results are available immediately after you finish the assessment.
- The study paths in EdReady are designed to help you master the concepts needed to both increase your score and succeed in your writing classes. Your advisor can provide further information regarding the different levels of writing classes at UAF and what course aligns with your academic plans and goals.
High School Students
ACT
Check-in begins at 7:15 a.m. at the Joseph E. Usibelli Engineering Learning and Innovation Building (1764 Tanana Loop) on the main UAF Campus. There will be signs directing you to the correct building. The exam will begin promptly at 8 a.m.
SAT
Check-in begins at 7:15 a.m. at the Joseph E. Usibelli Engineering Learning and Innovation Building (1764 Tanana Loop) on the main UAF Campus. There will be signs directing you to the correct building. The exam begins promptly at 8 a.m.
CLEP
UAF can proctor exams; this is a national program that awards college credit for some introductory courses.
Costs range from $140-$150 that includes the UAF administrative fee.
- Visit the to register for the exam and pay their fee.
- Bring your registration ticket.
- Schedule and pay for your .
- Bring your CLEP voucher with you to your appointment. You will need to know:
- Group: CLEP
- Your Exam Choice
- Available date
- Available times
- Email address
Active-duty military are not subject to the first $89 CLEP fee and will not be required to pay the administrative fee if the exam is taken at a CLEP center on base. Taking the CLEP at eCampus Exam Services requires a seat fee and appointment scheduled via .
For CLEP, DSST, BYU, State of Alaska
- If you’re in vlog, schedule an appointment at our .
Testing Location
UAF SSC Testing Services
624B Rasmuson Library
1732 Tanana Loop
vlog
vlog, AK 99775
Not sure when to show up for your test? Refer to information within your specific exam or contact us at uaf-testing@alaska.edu or 907-474-6036.
Testing Services Fall Hours
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Holiday Closures
- September 1, 2025
Labor Day - November 26, 2025
Open 8-12 only - November 27, 28 2025, Thanksgiving