STATE & NATIONAL TESTING PROGRAMS
END-OF-COURSE (EOC) TESTS
End-of-Course tests are given for the following courses:
Math I
Math III
Biology
English II
Note: Each EOC counts twenty percent of a student’s final grade.
CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENT
All students who follow the Standard Course of Study for a Career Technical Education course must take a state End-of-Course post assessment. The post assessment will count twenty percent of the student’s final grade in the course.
ACT, Pre-ACT, & WORKKEYS
The nationally recognized college admissions and career readiness program is being administered in North Carolina high schools free of charge to students in the 2022-2023 school year. The ACT College Admissions Assessment will be given to every 11th grader in the Spring Semester (February or March 2024). The Pre-ACT assessment will be given to every 10th grade student in Fall 2023 and the ACT WorkKeys assessment will be administered to 12th grade students in December 2023 (Early Graduates) and Spring 2024. All three assessments are geared to the Common Core, the state curriculum standards initiative now accepted by 45 states and the District of Columbia. During the 2013-2014 school year, the ACT became part of North Carolina’s school accountability program.
ACT Question of the Day and info (Kaplan)
English Video Tutorial (supertutortv)
Reading Section Practice Tests w/ answers (in chunks)
SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT)
The SAT is a multiple-choice test currently made up of verbal, math and writing sections. The verbal section tests vocabulary, verbal reasoning, and understanding of what has been read. The math section tests the student’s ability to solve problems involving arithmetic, algebra and geometry. SAT scores are required by most college admissions boards, and the scores are helpful in comparing the preparation and ability of applicants from different high schools. Students must apply in advance, pay a test fee, and receive an admission ticket in order to take the test. All college-bound students should take this test before graduation, preferably at least once in their junior year and again in their senior year. Students should have completed geometry and should be planning to attend college before taking the SAT. The current SAT test will include higher-level math and a new emphasis on writing.
PSAT/NMSQT
The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test is a multiple-choice test of developed verbal and mathematical abilities generally associated with academic performance in college. This is not a mandatory state exam.
PSAT Hoggard sign-up (by September 2nd)