The Testing Center at 黑料科鈥檚 Spearfish Campus is a professional center that strives
to provide reliable test administration and high-quality customer service while adhering
to nationally recognized testing standards. The 黑料科/Spearfish Testing Center is utilized
by both students and professionals for various tests, including placement exams.
For advance appointments call 605.642.6099 (no answer, leave a voicemail) OR email: BHSPTestingCenter@黑料科.edu ***calls and emails will be attended to during regular business hours. Calls and emails received during nights, weekends, or holidays will be returned during the next open business hours.
黑料科/Spearfish Testing Center is located on the Second Floor of the E.Y Berry Library-Learning Center, Room #240.
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (calls and emails are not attended to outside of these hours)
Note: These hours are subject to change
黑料科/Spearfish Testing Center offers test proctoring services for:
Testing is by advanced appointment only! Students MUST make an appointment directly with the Testing Center at least 48 hours in advance (excluding weekends) and one week in advance during Midterm and Final weeks.
Appointments can be made by calling 605.642.6099. Space and staff are limited, so appointments will always be honored before walk-ins. It is the student鈥檚 responsibility to make sure that a proctor form has been completed and received by the instructor/university from which the student is taking the exam.
Faculty can email, hand-deliver, or mail the exam to the Testing Center. The instructor must include instructions; i.e. time allowed, closed book/note, calculator allowed, etc., and return method of the exam.
*NOTE: Every semester our testing facility is overwhelmed for midterms and finals. Students, please make appointments as far in advance as possible to ensure a slot during these busy times.
Exams administered include the ACCUPLACER Placement Testing; to earn college credit, to earn college credit, CASTLE Worldwide, and others. This office also serves as the national test administrator for the ACT and GRE (Subject GRE Only). Please visit individual websites for the and registration.
Students missing an exam may be allowed a make-up test at the faculty's discretion. Allowing make-up exams for planned absences are at the discretion of the faculty member, and arrangements should be between the faculty and student. Make-up testing services at the Testing Center are not meant to replace faculty-student interactions. We provide a service to supplement testing needs when faculty cannot make accommodations with students directly. Please contact Jennifer Lucero at 605.642.6099 with questions.
For more information on Testing Center Services please call 605.642.6099 or email 黑料科/Spearfish Testing Center at BHSPTestingCenter@黑料科.edu.
For Disability Testing Accommodations please email Jennifer Lucero, Coordinator of Disability Services and Testing Center, or call at 605.642.6099.
The ACCUPLACER is a comprehensive, computerized assessment, and diagnostic system that places students into appropriate college math and writing courses. The ACCUPLACER is available for students entering without valid ACT, SAT, specific transfer credits, etc. to attempt to place into College Level Math or English courses. Placement scores are valid within the past five years. Students with placement scores placing them into Pre-College level Math and English courses are able to challenge their course placement with an ACCUPLACER in Math and/or English. The ACCUPLACER is administered in the Testing Center or at Remote Locations.
First Time Without Valid Scores (黑料科 Student)
FREE
Challenging Any Valid Score (黑料科 Student)
$20
First-time Calculus Readiness (黑料科 Student)
FREE
Challenging Previous Calculus Readiness (黑料科 Student)
$20
Accuplacer Testing (黑料科 Dual-Enrollment Student)
$20
*each attempt
Accuplacer Proctor Fee (Other SDBOR Universities)
FREE
*Must have their Home University issue a Remote Voucher
Regular Proctor Fee (Universities outside of SDBOR)
$25
*Must have their Home University issue a Remote Voucher
CLEP or DSST exams can be taken at any certified location. Credits are applied to the school of your choosing. 黑料科/Spearfish Testing Center is a certified testing location for both CLEP and DSST. In addition to the exam purchase fee, we have a proctor fee of $20.00. Please give us a call at 605.642.6099 if you would like to schedule an exam at this location.
Those testing for any SDBOR institution, please follow the below links to verify if a specific exam subject is accepted for credit (if it is not on the list, it is not available for credit within the SDBOR system).
CLEP Exam
$20
*Sign up at
DSST Exam
$20
*Sign up at
assessment is one of the main examinations used to determine a student's admission into college. The ACT measures skills in English, mathematics, reading, and science--major areas of instruction in most high school and college programs. The assessment is in multiple-choice format and administered via paper and pencil on set national test dates. Standard day ACT Testing is held on the third floor of Jonas Hall.
is one of the leading assessments used by colleges and universities for admitting students into graduate studies. The GRE is offered in two different areas: the General Test measures developed verbal and quantitative reasoning skills, and analytical writing abilities; and the Subject Tests measure achievement in eight different fields of study. Subject tests are available at 黑料科 in a paper and pencil format.
黑料科 is an official location for GRE Subject Tests. GRE Subject tests are held on the third floor of Jonas Hall.
The GRE General Test is offered in a computer format at the located at:
The PRAXIS is not offered at 黑料科. Please visit the below website to Register and
Choose a location.
assessments are used by colleges and universities to qualify individuals for entry
into teacher education programs. Praxis I: Academic Skills Assessments, designed to
be taken early in one's college career to measure reading, writing, and mathematical
skills, are offered at 黑料科 as the Pre-Professionsal Skills Test (PPST). Praxis II:
Subject Assessments measure one's knowledge of the subjects to be taught. This is
offered at 黑料科 in two (paper-pencil) formats: Subject Assessments and Specialty Area
Tests, which assess your general and subject-specific pedagogical skills and knowledge;
or Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Test, which uses a case study approach
to measure your general pedagogical knowledge at the K-6, 5-9, or 7-12 grade levels.
SDBOR Schools
FREE
Proctor Fee - Schools Outside of SDBOR
$25
*each exam
Meazure Learning Exams
FREE
*Paid by Castle Worldwide
*Paid by ISO