The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) is a widely-used aptitude test designed to determine a child’s eligibility to Gifted & Talented programs. Creighton uses the CogAT to determine which students will participate in the Creighton Gifted and Talented (CGAT) program. A score on any measure of 97 or higher would qualify a student as gifted. A score of 90-96 percentile would qualify a student as talented.
The CogAT is made up of three sections, called batteries: the Verbal Battery, the Quantitative Battery, and the Nonverbal Battery.
Picture/Verbal Analogies,Sentence Completion,Picture/Verbal Classification
Number Analogies, Number Series and Number Puzzles
Figure Matrices, Figure Classification, and Paper Folding
COGAT testing occurs three times during the 2024-25 school year
Fall 2025 - September 8th - 12th
Winter 2026 - January 12th - 16th
Spring 2026 - April 20th - 24th