Washington Testing Programs

Details:

Tests are offered at National Test Centers (usually colleges) and the Education Service Office. Tests range from certification exams and college-credit-by-examiation programs to language aptitude and military classification tests. Military personnel, spouses and eligible civilian employees are eligible to test. Testing programs are:

Army Personnel Testing (APT) military only:

• Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB).
• Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAP).
• Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT).
• Officer Testing Alternate Flight Aptitude Selection Test (AFAST).

All APT test requests should be made through the RNCO/Unit Administrator. The Unit representative will schedule soldiers for testing with the education office. Office hours are 8:00-4:30, Monday-Friday (Can be flexible with time and weekends if prearranged)

• Phone: 253-512-8738
• Email: APT Testing Information
• Fax: 253-512-8941
• DSN: 323-8738

The address for The Education Office is:

• The Adjutant General Washington National Guard
• Bld 15, G1-ED (Testing)
• Camp Murray, WA 98498

Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES):

• General Education Development (GED).
• College Level Examination Program (CLEP).
• DANTES Subject Standardized Test (DSST).
• Assessment Test (ACT).
• Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT).
• Excelsior College Examinations (ECE).
• Graduate Record Examinations (GRE).
• Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
• Law School Admission test (LSAT).
• PRAXIS.

Tests are administered by appointment. Fill out the Test Request Worksheet and submit back to education@wa.ngb.army.mil at minimum two weeks before requested exam date. The Test Request Worksheet has all the information you need including list of exams available, testing location and approximate length of each exam.

Retest waiting periods (most common exams):

• ACT: 60 days between exams (fees may apply).
• GED: 1st retest - Immediately on alt form, 2nd - 6 months, alt form from last part taken.
• ASVAB: 6 months (there are exceptions to policy), must retake whole battery. Can only be retested 4 times.

*Before a soldier is eligible to take the GED Exam, they must first take and pass a Practice GED with a score of 450 or better in each subject.

*Special Order Exams: PRAXIS and ASE Certification Exams, etc. The Education Services Section will provide guidance on requesting these exams prior to their test dates.

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Certifications.

The National Guard will reimburse soldiers taking any of the national accredited certification examinations offered through DANTES. The cost of the examination is reimbursable at 100% (not including registration fees) on a one-time basis. Click here for a list of available Certifications and licensures.

There are other Certification programs available such as Microsoft and Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) examinations. Click here and use the Navigation on the left to view other available programs.

Click for certification reimbursement information.

Degree Plans.

If you are currently an Army National Guard (ARNG) soldier or the spouse of an ARNG soldier, we are here to help you achieve your personal academic goals. Whether you desire vocational training and/or certification, an Associate or Bachelors degree using the college credit you have earned in your military career, or a graduate degree using distance education alternatives to classrooms, we are here to support you.

The Army National Guard (ARNG) Education Support Center (ESC) will provide you with a degree completion roadmap that will apply your personal and professional experience towards college-level credit.

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