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ACT Residual

• Fee: $60.
• Only for admission to Mississippi State University.
• Administered on specific dates before the beginning of each semester of school.
• You must wait a minimum of 60 days before retesting. If 60-day limit is violated, the retest scores will be cancelled by ACT and there will be no refund.
• Picture ID required for admittance
• Bring approved calculator (www.actstudent.org)
• Register online now!

CLEP

The following CLEP exams are accepted by MSU for credit: American Government, Calculus, Chemistry, College Algebra, Financial Accounting, French Language, German Language, History of the US I, History of the US II, Information Systems and Computer Applications, Introductory Business Law, Introduction to Educational Psychology, Introductory Psychology, Introductory Sociology, Precalculus, Principles of Macroeconomics, Priniciples of Microeconomics, Principles of Marketing, Spanish Language, Western Civilization I and Western Civilization II

• The CLEP test is a total of $100 with two separate payments.
• The Service Fee of $23 is paid online and is non-refundable.
• The Test Fee of $77 is paid on the day of the test (check, money order, credit or debit card only; cash is not accepted). Checks for this must be payable to CLEP.
• CLEP tests are 90 minutes long.
• It takes approximately 2-3 weeks for your score to get to your institution.
• You will get a printout of your scores the same day you take your test to know if you get credit or not for that class.
• MSU does not accept all CLEP exams. It is your responsibility to check with Registrar's office to be sure the exam you want is acceptable (662.325.2022).
• You can take each subject once every 180 days.
• Important:Bring your driver's license passport or photo ID with signature. We provide you with scratch paper and pencils and no calculators are allowed.
• Student ID is not an accepted form of ID
• Click here to purchase study guides for each area or for all 35 exams.
• Register online now!

MAT

• Fee: $78
• The MAT is 60 minutes long.
• It takes approximately 2-3 weeks for your score to get to your institution.
• There are 3 different forms of the MAT and you can only take each form once in a 12 month period.
• Important:Bring your driver's license passport or photo ID with signature. We provide you with scratch paper and pencils and no calculators are allowed.
• Student ID is not an accepted form of ID.
• Click here for a free study guide.
• Register online now!

Distance Exam Proctoring

As a public service, Mississippi State University Testing Services proctors examinations for other institutions. MSU students needing exam proctoring for MSU should contact Continuing Education at 325-3473. Non-MSU distance exam candidates should follow this procedure:

1. Arrangements for such testing must be made before the exam is sent to Mississippi State University.
2. For a computer-based distance exam: call the Testing Center at 662-325-6610 to arrange a time for your exam. Notify your home institution to forward exam information to testing@saffairs.msstate.edu (Attention: Mary L. Vaughn, Coordinator of Testing Services)

   For paper-based distance exam: notify your home institution to forward your examination to:
   

   Assessment & Testing Services
   Attention: Mary L. Vaughn
   Coordinator of Testing Services
   Box 9747
   Mississippi State, MS 39762

   When we receive the examination, we will contact you to set up an appointment for testing.

3. There is a charge of $38.00 for up to 4 hours for each proctored exam. Pay the registration fee on-line at www.ats.msstate.edu/testing. Use the Online Testing Registration button. The fee covers handling of the examination consistent with sound testing procedures and the instructions from the home institution, completion of any and all forms and actual supervision while taking the test, however, any postage will be the responsibility of the home institution or the student.
4. You must present official photo I.D. (driver�s license) in order to test.
5. Although every effort will be made to accommodate all requests, the actual scheduling of the examination may be determined by testing center hours, staffing, time of the term, etc.
6. We will not fax tests, answer sheets, etc. to the home institution.
7. We will not make special trips to the post office, UPS, FEDEX, etc. for quicker mailings. (If priority mail, etc. has been paid by your home institution or yourself, the envelope will go out with the regular pick up or delivery which may be the following business day.)

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testing@saffairs.msstate.edu