Lejeune Testing Center

Active duty and reserve personnel requesting to take College Entrance exams (i.e. ACT/SAT) and other military classification tests to qualify for military programs should take them at least eight (8) weeks prior to the application deadline (particularly for Officer candidate programs) to allow enough time for scores to post in MCTFS. “Rush scoring” does not exist for ACT/SAT or any military classification tests.

ALL TESTS ARE SCHEDULED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!

DANTES & PROCTOR
TESTING

MILITARY
TESTING

Diane Kalsow

Paul Parker

(910) 451-9289

(910) 451-3092

SAT, ACT & PRAXIS TESTING

SAT, ACT, and PRAXIS exams are only administered to active duty and reserve military personnel.  Contact Diane Kalsow (number & email above) for more information.

DANTES TESTING INFORMATION

The Lifelong Learning Testing Department also administers DANTES, CLEP, DSST, and Excelsior exams.  Exams are free to active duty and reserve military personnel.  Eligible military retirees, DoD civilians, military family members and civilians (attending on-base college classes) may test for a fee.  Exams are administered at specific dates and times.  RSVP’s are required for all exams.  Contact Diane Kalsow for a testing schedule.

  • CLEP General & Subject Examinations:  Available in 34 different subject areas.  Colleges may award up to 12 semester hours of credit for each test successfully passed.
  • DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSSTs):  Tests are available in 37 subject areas.  Colleges may award up to three (3) semester hours of college credit for each test successfully passed.
  • Excelsior College Examinations:  ECEs are used to meet specific college degree requirements and are accepted for credit by nearly 900 educational institutions worldwide.

STUDY AIDS

Proper preparation and adequate study time are required.

PROCTORING INFORMATION

Limited proctor services are available for authorized personnel only; active duty & reserve military personnel, military spouses, military retirees, and DoD personnel.  Restrictions apply for the administration of proctored exams.  For more information regarding proctored exams contact Ms. Diane Kalsow (contact information above).  Students must obtain prior approval from Ms. Kalsow for all proctor requests.

Listed below are alternate testing sites not sponsored, or supported by, the Lifelong Learning Branch.  They are provided for your convenience:

  • Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville Main Campus.
    (910) 938-6294.
  • University of North Carolina Wilmington  
    Point-of-Contact: Testing Department (910) 962-7444
  • Richlands – Sneads Ferry – Swansboro Libraries
    Point-of-Contact: Reference Librarian
    (910) 324-5321 – Richlands Branch
    (910) 327-6471 – Sneads Ferry Branch
    (910) 326-4888 – Swansboro Branch

MILITARY TESTING INFORMATION

Classification military testing is available to active duty and active duty reserve personnel.  Sergeants and below MUST apply in person with an Authorization Letter signed by the individual and endorsed, at a minimum, by his/her Company Commanding Officer.  The Authorization Letter must have a copy of the scores page from the individual’s last score for the Navy only.  On the day of the test, the individual must report in uniform and present a valid ID card.  Personnel can obtain the appropriate blank testing packet from the Testing Section.

The military tests currently offered at Camp Lejeune are listed below.  Please note that all military tests require an Authorization Form unless otherwise noted.

  • Armed Forces Classification Test (AFCT)
  • Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT)
  • Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB)
  • Modified TABE Test (Reading portion.  Satisfies Nelson-Denny requirement.  Authorization Form is NOT required)
  • Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
UNC Wilmington Opens National Testing Center for Students at Camp Lejeune


The University of North Carolina Wilmington has opened a National Testing Center at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, which offers testing services for military personnel, family members and other students associated with the base.

The UNCW National Testing Center offers College Level Examination Program (CLEP) testing, which provides the opportunity for individuals to receive college credit for knowledge they have acquired through independent study, prior course work, on-the-job training, professional development, cultural pursuits or internships.

Tests are 90 minutes long and the usual cost of a CLEP exam is $90 per test, a fraction of the cost of tuition and fees for the corresponding course. However, the test is free for eligible military personnel and some eligible spouses. Those eligible to take CLEP tests at the Camp Lejeune center include active and reserve military personnel, military retirees, adult family members of military and U.S. Department of Defense employees, and other civilians who have base access.

Lindsay Davis, UNCW’s military enrollment services coordinator based at Camp Lejeune, said the testing center offers military personnel and their families and extra level of convenience, which makes it easier for them to attend college.
“It really helps military students because they can come here first thing in the morning or during their lunch hour and still go to work,” she said. “Going to Wilmington to take these tests would take a lot of time out of their day. UNCW wants to make every aspect of college as convenient as possible to help promote higher education for the military.”

Davis said military personnel often have previous course work or other experiences that make them good candidates for earning credit through CLEP testing. For example, a person may be bilingual and able to receive CLEP credit to bypass a foreign language requirement. Or someone who has studied engineering for their military job may be able to receive CLEP credit for a math course.

The UNCW Onslow Extension Program is proud to announce that the UNCW Test Center, located aboard MCB Camp Lejeune, is now offering proctoring services for both computer-based and paper-based exams.

Test proctoring costs $25 per test for up to three hours of testing, and $15 for each additional hour. Money orders are the only form of payment accepted. 

For additional information please contact us either by phone at 910-450-5876 or email us at onslow@uncw.edu.  Also, be sure to check out our website for testing polices and step-by-step instructions on how to make an appointment by visiting www.uncw.edu/extension and clicking on the Testing Services link on the left hand side of the page.

ATTENTION!          ATTENTION!        ATTENTION!          ATTENTION!              ATTENTION!

Enlisted Marines are not permitted to retest in the Armed Forces Classification Test (AFCT) or Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test (ASVAB) at any MEPS stations  In accordance with MCO 1230.5A "Classification Testing" page-8 Para-e. "Marine Corps personnel are not authorized to be retested at a MEPS or at test facilities established by other components of the Armed Forces without the approval of the CMC (MPP-50). Retesting at a Marine Corps test facility will ensure that all test results are received and processed in a timely manner." Marine must retest at their local Base Education centers. Point of contact for Camp Lejeune and New River station is Paul Parker at (910) 451-3092.

 




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