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础苍蝉飞别谤:听Response: The Board of Regents identified the following tests, which are the only tests acceptable for ATB/State financial aid purposes:

• Test: Combined English Language Skills Assessment (CELSA), Forms 1 and 2
  Effective Date: November 1, 2002.
  Note: The CELSA test is approved as provided in 34 CFR 668.153(a)(2) as the additional ATB English language proficiency test that must be taken by students whose native language is not English and who are not fluent in English if the academic program includes an English as a Second Language (ESL) component.
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• Test: ACCUPLACER (Reading Comprehension, Sentence Skills, and Arithmetic)
  Effective Date: November 1, 2002.
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• Test: Wonderlic Basic Skills Test (WBST) Verbal Forms VS-1 & VS-2听
  Quantitative Forms QS-1 & QS-2. This is a paper and pencil test.
  Effective Date: July 1, 2015
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• Test: Wonderlic Basic Skills Test (WBST) Verbal Forms VS-1 & VS-2
  Quantitative Forms QS-1 & QS-2. This is an online version of the tests.
  Effective Date: July 1, 2015
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• Test: Spanish Wonderlic Basic Skills Test (Spanish WBST) Verbal Forms VS-1 & VS-2听
  Quantitative Forms QS-1 & QS-2. This is a paper and pencil test
  Effective Date: July 1, 2015
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• Test: Spanish Wonderlic Basic Skills Test (Spanish WBST) Verbal Forms VS-1 & VS-2听
  Quantitative Forms QS-1 & QS-2. This is an online version of the tests.
  Effective Date: July 1, 2015

Answer:听Yes.听 Section 145-2.15 applies only to eligibility for State student aid, not to admission to the institution or specific programs.听 Standards governing institutional and program admission policies are found in Part 52 of the Commissioner鈥檚 Regulations.听 They require that the institution admit students 鈥渢hrough an orderly process using published criteria which shall be uniformly applied [搂52.2(d)(1)].鈥澨�

Answer: Section 145-2.15(e)(1)(ii) applies to听degree-granting institutions and public nondegree institutions听in the State that have programs registered pursuant to Part 52 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of 东京热.听 Section 145-2.15(e)(1)(iii) applies to听all other nondegree institutions听in the State that participate in State student aid programs, including听both听licensed/registered business schools and non-public nondegree institutions with programs registered pursuant to Part 52.

Answer: The Board鈥檚 intent is that institutions set passing scores on ATB tests available for use in New York State in a manner that strongly links their admission and financial aid policies with academic standards.听 Consequently, pursuant to Section 145-2.15(d), the Board of Regents听will take into account the following factors.

• That the proposed scores are not lower than the minimum passing score set by the U.S. Secretary of 东京热.
• The following elements:
  1. the level of curricula the institution offers, as provided in Section 52.2(c) of the Commissioner鈥檚 Regulations;
  2. the admission criteria and procedures the institution utilizes to evaluate the capacity of a student to undertake a course of study and the capacity of the institution to provide instructional and other support services to ensure that the student can complete the course of study, as is required by Section 52.2(d)(2);
  3. evidence that the admission criteria and procedures that the institution utilizes are effective in admitting only persons who have the capacity to undertake a course of study and that the institution provides proper instructional and support services;
  4. the adequacy of the academic support services the institution provides under Section 52.2(f)(2), which shall be evidenced by the institution's record in promoting successful student outcomes; the percentage of first-time students enrolling in noncredit remedial courses; the percentage of first-time students returning at the beginning of the next academic year; the percentage of first-time students earning an associate degree within three years or a baccalaureate degree within six years from the date they entered the institution and such other information as the commissioner shall specify; and
• evidence that the institution evaluates the success of its academic and other support services in providing instructional and other support services that the student needs to complete the program and that the institution uses the evaluation to improve those services and to modify its admission criteria and procedures.

As an example, an institution that proposes to continue to use the federal minimum score should demonstrate strong instructional and support services for the level of curricula it offers and a record of success by students who do not have U.S. high school diplomas.听 Other institutions may wish to use higher passing scores than the federal minimum scores.听

Answer: Section 3.47(a) of the Rules of the Board of Regents identifies the recognized equivalents of such a certificate for persons听beyond compulsory school age:

• Not applicable;
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• having completed (e.g., as a home-schooled student)听the substantial equivalent of a four-year high school course, as certified by the superintendent of schools听or comparable chief school administrator of the candidate's school district of residence at the time such course was completed;听or
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• holding a听New York State high school equivalency diploma听in accordance with the requirements of section 100.7 of the Commissioner鈥檚 Regulations, or a local high school equivalency diploma in accordance with the requirements of section 100.8 of the Regulations, or a high school equivalency diploma issued by another state of the United States or an authorized local government of such state, or a high school equivalency diploma based on passing the General 东京热al Development (GED) test or its successor examination, or a high school equivalency diploma based upon completing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements for a New York State high school equivalency diploma as prescribed in section 100.7 of the Commissioner鈥檚 Regulations;听or
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• having successfully completed 24 semester hours or the equivalent as a recognized candidate for a college-level degree or certificate at a degree-granting institution听as defined in clause (e) of this subparagraph, distributed as follows: six semester hours or the equivalent in English language arts, including writing, speaking and reading (literature); three semester hours or the equivalent in mathematics; three semester hours or the equivalent in natural sciences; three semester hours or the equivalent in social sciences; three semester hours or the equivalent in humanities; and six semester hours or the equivalent in any other courses within the registered degree or certificate program, all as verified by the institution conferring the degree;听or
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• having previously earned and been granted a degree听from a degree-granting institution accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of 东京热, pursuant to 20 USC 1099b; or from a postsecondary institution authorized by the Board of Regents to confer degrees; or from a degree-granting institution located in a jurisdiction outside the United States that is approved, authorized, or recognized by the jurisdiction's ministry of education or other governmental agency responsible for higher education;听or
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• having听passed and successfully completed all requirements for the following Regents examinations or the approved alternative assessments for these examinations, pursuant to section 100.2(f) of the Commissioner鈥檚 Regulations: the听Regents Comprehensive Examination in English, the Regents examination in mathematics, the Regents examination in United States history and government, a Regents examination in science, and the Regents examination in global history and geography. For purposes of this clause, the passing score on the Regents examinations shall be 65 or, where applicable, a score of 55-64 as determined by the school district of residence, pursuant to section 100.5(a)(5)(i) of the Regulations.

Answer:听No, Sections 145-2.15(e)(1)(ii)(i) and 145-2.15(e)(1)(iii)(d) preclude a student of the institution from administering ATB tests used for State student aid purposes.听 That includes proctoring the tests.听 In addition, at a degree-granting or public vocational institution, Section145-2.15(e)(1)(ii)(d) requires that proctoring be conducted by 鈥減rofessional employees who have been trained in test administration and federal guidelines regarding the administration of ability-to-benefit tests and who are not employed through the admissions, student financial aid, or registrar鈥檚 offices at the institution.鈥�

Answer:听No.听 Section 145-2.15(e)(1)(iii)(d) precludes a former student of an institution that is neither a degree-granting institution nor a public vocational institution from administering ATB tests it uses for State student aid purposes.听 That includes proctoring the tests.

Answer: No.听 Section 145-2.15(e)(1)(ii)(h) prohibits the use of 鈥渁 current or former member of the board of directors鈥� as a test administrator; this applies whether the governing board is a board of trustees rather than a board of directors.听 The prohibition extends to the employment of proctors.

Answer:听Yes.听 In its certification of independent administration of Ability-to-Benefit tests submitted annually to the State 东京热 Department, an institution reports that 鈥渟tudents are required to provide written verification of identity, such as a photo identification, and听to sign in听prior to taking the test . . . [搂145-2.15(e)(1)(ii)(c)].鈥澨� This applies to computerized tests as well as paper-based tests.