ACHIEVEMENT
TESTING
Academic testing is required every year for high school students in their
freshmen and sophomore years. This would include, but is not limited to,
the Stanford , Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS & TAP) and CAT. For any new
students who have not been formally tested in the past two years, there will be
a required testing. Graduating seniors must score in the fiftieth
percentile and above to graduate.
Testing by CIAS Administration is administered every spring semester and in the
summer. Contact the school office for testing sources and facilities.
The PSAT
& THE 2003 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
We
administer the PSAT once every fall semester. We will be offering the PSAT
on October 18, 2003 (Saturday) for students who want to qualify for the National
Merit Scholarship Program. All juniors should take it, and underclassmen
who want to prepare themselves for their junior testing may take it as well.
The Merit program is an annual academic competition for recognition and college
undergraduate scholarships conducted by the National Merit Scholarship
Corporation. To learn more about this test, visit
www.collegeboard.com.
To find out more about the NMS program, visit
www.nationalmerit.org.
Contact the CIAS office to receive a free 2003 PSAT/NMSQT Student Bulletin.
There is a $30 fee for the PSAT.
Another benefit from entering the PSAT data base is the broad exposure your
scores will receive. Your scores will be sent to hundreds of college and
universities across the nation, enabling you to qualify for many more
scholarships than just the National Merit program. It also qualifies you
for being inducted into the "National Honor Roll" program and the
"Who's Who in American High Schools" program.
All graduating seniors in the Academic and College Preparatory Diploma Programs
are required to take at least one SAT and ACT before graduating from CIAS.
The CPT (Florida Entry Level Placement, the Common Placement Test) is the
admissions exam to dual enroll or enter Pensacola Junior College.
The SAT
http://www.collegeboard.com
The ACT
http://www.act.org
The CPT
http://www.pjc.cc.fl.us/orientation/testing.asp