Advanced Educational Testing

Current students and prospective students may need to write special tests to qualify for admission to post-secondary institutions or post-graduate programs. 

Types of Tests and Locations

The tests administered at the University of Victoria:

Paper-based Tests

Paper-based tests are administered using traditional paper and pencil methods.  Most often, these tests are administered in various campus classrooms. Maps of the University of Victoria and directions to the University from Nanaimo and the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal are available here.

• LSAT - Law School Admission Test

               Registration http://www.lsac.org

•  SAT    Scholastic Assessment Test

               Registration http://sat.collegeboard.com/home

• SSAT - Secondary School Admission Test

                Registration http://www.ssat.org

• PCAT - Pharmacy College Admission Test

                Registration http://www.pcatweb.info

Check website information below for:

• Dental Aptitude Test        http://www.cda-adc.ca/en/dental_profession/dat/index.asp
• Graduate Record Examination (Subject test)         http://www.ets.org/gre

Computer-based Tests

These services are no longer available through Counselling Services.  Check the websites below for alternate providers.

GRE (Graduate Record Examination), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), and PRAXIS Series information can be found on the ETS website.

For more information on the computer-based tests offered by ETS, visit the ETS websites:

• GRE - the Graduate Record Examination
• TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
• PRAXIS - Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers

Alternate ETS Testing Centres

Victoria International Academy

VIA is an official TOEFL iBT Test Centre

654 Yates Street

Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1L3

Phone: 250-388-7774

Vancouver - 5129

Prometric Testing Center

Cambridge College of Tech

454-4800 Kingsway

Vancouver, British Columbia V5H 4J2

Phone: 604-438-7246

Washington State - 0015 and 0016

Prometric Testing Center

22002 64th Avenue West, Suite B/C

Mountlake Terrace WA 98043

Phone: 425-697-3798

Other Test Centre Locations

http://etsis4.ets.org/tcenter/tcenter.jsp

No longer administered at the University of Victoria.

• Graduate Record Examination (General test)
• Medical College Admission Test
• Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers

Internet-based Tests

No longer administered at the University of Victoria.

Fees

All Advanced Educational Tests involve fees. Fee information is given on the individual test pages.

More Information

Please refer to the Testing Links for more information.