English Placement Test for Non-Native Speakers of English 
The English Placement Test is required of all
incoming students whose first language is not English. The placement test takes approximately 3 hours and consists of three parts: essay writing, reading comprehension, and listening comprehension. Students who do not pass the test will be placed in ESL courses based on their results. For further information, send a message to ept@iastate.edu or call
294-6398. Please read through these Frequently Asked
Questions before e-mailing or calling. Registration is required to take the test.
Students must bring their ISU ID card, ISU NetID (i,e., ISU e-mail
address), two sharpened pencils, and a pen.
Off-campus students are required to complete the written part of the test, which is available online. Please contact the English Placement Test Coordinator (ept@iastate.edu) to schedule the test. NetID is required for online testing.
Parking permits are NOT available for test-taking students. Those who drive to campus to take the test are advised to find a proper parking lot in advance in which they can park for about 4 hours. Some coin-parking lots near Kildee Hall are only available for 2-hour parking.
Schedule for Summer 2012
The English Placement Test for non-native
speakers of English is administered at the times listed below. Students need to take one test
only.
English Placement Test (for all
admitted non-native English speaking ISU students)
Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Students need to arrive at 9:30 AM)
Location: Physics 0005
Test Result Pick-up (for Graduate Students):
Time: Friday, June 8, 2012, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Ross 226
Test Registration:
NEW international students who want to take the English Placement Test should check in with the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) first and then complete online registration for EPT before coming
to the test place. Non-native English speaking students who hold a U.S. citizenship do not need to check in with the ISSO. ISU ID number (the middle nine
digits on the ISU card) is required for the registration. NetID should be entered if students want to check their
results online.
Go to the signup page. (Note: Online test registration will be available a week prior to the test schedule.)
If you need to change test dates after the registration, please log into the registration site using your ISU ID number and password you set when you signed up for the test. Use the drop-down menu at the bottom of the page to select a new test date.
Results:
All students who are taking the EPT will be able to check their
placement online via Blackboard Learn. In addition, graduate students can pick up
their results in person in Ross Hall 226. The EPT results of the
undergraduate students will be distributed to their advisors.
Students with questions about their English Placement Test results
can stop by Ross Hall 226 or 341
to speak with either Yoo-Ree Chung (Graduate Assistant) or Prof. Volker Hegelheimer.
Tentative Future Test Dates
Fall 2012
English Placement Test 1 (for early check-in students)
Date: Friday, August 10, 2012
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Students need to arrive at 12:30 PM)
Location: Kildee 125
English Placement Test 2 (primarily for undergraduate students)
Date: Monday, August 13, 2012
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Students need to arrive at 5:30 PM)
Location: Kildee 125
English Placement Test 3 (primarily for graduate students)
Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Students need to arrive at 9:30 AM)
Location: Kildee 125
