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Get a head start at your success at Owens Community College
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COMPASS is a computerized assessment in reading, math and writing that is part of Owens Community College's admission and advising process.
The test is not timed, so the length of time needed to complete the test is determined by you.
COMPASS scores will determine your academic level which will allow for proper course placement.
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All new full- or part-time students who plan to:
receive a degree receive a certificate take courses that require prerequisitesplan to receive federal financial aidenroll as post secondary students or early
admission students.
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Your score will determine what courses your Advisor will help you to select.
If you score between 0-25 you will need to sign up for a FREE 8 week Extended Prep class that will prepare you for a credit bearing math class. This class is for GED/HS graduates only!
If you score 25-43 sign up for Math 089 or the Extended Prep class.
If your score is 46 or higher, you will go directly into Trigonometry or Pre-calculus!
In Reading, if you score between 35-48 sign up for English 095.
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Free COMPASS workshops are offered to help refresh your memory and give you strategies to succeed on the test.
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Any student who has been out of school for any length of time…
or wishes to brush up on their math, writing or reading skills, a short 3 hour workshop is recommended before taking the test.
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Designed to relieve stress and improve scores!
The workshop covers: Strategies for test taking Strategies for reading any test How to analyze a question Strategies for taking the writing test Understanding story problems Working with fractions, percents, exponents
and more!
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Check the Learning Center website for a schedule and location
https://www.owens.edu/learning/compass.html
then
In Toledo, call 567-661-2008 or in Findlay, 567-429-3141 to make an appointment.
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To see sample questions, simply visit:
https://www.owens.edu/learning/compass.html
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http://education.yahoo.com/college/essentials/practice_tests/act/questions/reading/01.html;_ylt=Aq48MpD_GGQFP5LFIzJkFZVtL8EF
http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/resources/complex-sentences.htm
www.quickmath.com www.oaklandcc.edu/MathTest/
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Call the COMPASS Lab to make an appointment:
In Toledo (567) 661-7547 College Hall 128-B
or in Findlay (567) 429-3508 Room 124
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Call 567-661-2708
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Once you have completed the test, you will meet with an Advisor who will recommend classes.
To contact an advisor call (567) 661-7777, College Hall 130 (T)
(567) 429-3509, Commons (F)Or check out the Office of Enrollment
Services on the web.https://www.owens.edu/enroll_future/index.html