Student Information
General Testing Center Procedures:
Some tests have minimum time requirements, You will not be allowed to begin a test if you do not arrive in sufficient time before closing. Please check the sample test / instructions for your test's time limit.
Photo ID and your EMPLID number are mandatory. Acceptable forms of ID include: driver's license, student ID card, passport, greencard, etc.
The following items are not allowed in the testing rooms: food or drinks, purses or bookbags, cell phones, pagers, personal computers, and PDAs.
The following items may only be used with specific authorization : web resources, books, notes, calculators, and software.
Children cannot be accommodated in the testing center.
You may be electronically monitored while testing.
Documentation of cheating will be submitted to the instructor.
Specific information for each type of test administered at the Testing Center:
| Type of test | Sample Test / Instructions | Minimum Time required |
| Placement | English as a Second Language | 3 hours |
| Placement | English for Native Speakers | 2 hours |
| Placement | Math | 2 hours |
| On-campus Course | Make-up testing, ADA testing, Semi-independent course testing. | Varies, set by the Instructor |
| Extended Learning Institute (ELI) (Not offered at Reston) | NVCC Distance Learning Exams | 90 minutes |
| NVCC Computer Competency -NURSING students only | Skillcheck | 2 hours (call to check availability) |
| SDV 100 ABLE (To test out of the course) | SDV 100 ABLE | 90 minutes |
| Non- NVCC | For other Virginia Community Colleges, Out of state schools, CLEP exams (credit by examination) | Varies, set by the Instructor |
