The Academic Enhancement Center offers placement-testing services to all undergraduate and graduate applicants. Applicants whose scores do not meet the minimum admissions criteria are required to take a computerized placement test. The purpose of this test is to place students at the appropriate academic level.

• Computerized Placement Test (CPT’s) Accuplacer (The College Board): This computerized adaptive test consists of three subtests: Reading Comprehension, Sentence Skills and Intermediate Algebra. All applicants are expected to write a meaningful, concrete, and well-organized essay with several paragraphs.

• Graduate Writing Assessment: All graduate programs at St. Thomas University require a Graduate Writing Assessment as part of the admissions process. This exam consists of two subtests plus an essay pertaining to the student’s major.

• College Level Examination Program (CLEP):

CLEP is administered by the College Board and Educational Testing Service and coordinated by the Academic Enhancement Center. Students obtaining satisfactory scores can earn college credits. St. Thomas University is the only Open National Test Center within Miami-Dade County . All applicants (including non-STU and Bright Futures students) can take their CLEP examinations by appointment only. To apply, please complete CLEP electronic HERE or call us at (305) 474-6838.  

• Miller Analogies Test (MAT) for graduate programs

The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is a high-level, analytic ability test that requires the solution to problems stated as analogies. It is a reliable and valid test for qualifying candidates for graduate school.

To apply, please complete MAT electronic HERE or call us at (305) 474-6838.

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): The purpose of the TOEFL test is to evaluate the English proficiency of people whose native language is not English. St. Thomas Univeristy ONLY administers the exam to candidates, we DO NOT release test scores, you MUST contact TOEFL to find out about your scores. To apply for the TOEFL exam please click HERE (www.toefl.org)

For more information about testing please contact: Mrs. Maria N. Sanchez, Testing Proctor /Manager, at (305) 474-6838 or mnsanchez@stu.edu.