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Test Center

TEAS Test Information

 

Test Overview

Test Registration and Payment

Test Scores and Validity

Retest

Requirements for the Test Day

Test Inquiries

Test Overview

The Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)  is one of the requirements for admission to the HCC Nursing Program.  TEAS is a multiple-choice assessment of basic skills in the academic content area of Reading, Mathematics, Science, and English and Language usage.  Harford Community College uses the TEAS version V

The TEAS test was created by Assessment Technologies Institute® (ATI ).  ATI offers the following items to prepare for TEAS:

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Test Registration and Payment

TEAS testing at Harford Community College will be available during the months of January and August during specific testing periods.  Testing at HCC is for students applying to the HCC nursing program who meet all of the following criteria:

  • Currently enrolled at HCC OR have attended classes within the last two academic years
  • Successfully completed three credits in residence at HCC

Students must preregister and prepay online directly through the ATI website.  The total test cost is $65.  Payment is accepted using major credit cards.  A fee will not be collected at the Test Center. To register for TEAS testing at HCC, visit www.atitesting.com Select Register for TEAS in the lower right menu.  Students who apply for admission to the nursing program for Summer/Fall 2013 may register online beginning November 15, 2012 for testing in January 2013.

Testing Dates for January 2013:

Tuesday, Wednesday 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
January 8, 9
January 15, 16
January 22, 23

Friday 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
January 25

Saturday 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
January 12, 19

Registration closes 24 hours before the testing date or when the available slots (seats) are full.   All students preparing to take the TEAS test must have an ATI account.  An account may be created by going to the ATI website, www.atitesting.com, and clicking on create a new account and following the screen prompts.  For Institution Option, select Harford CC TEAS. 

Please be sure to include your HCC student ID number (example: H00123456) in your profile page.    To add your HCC student ID number to your existing profile, log-in to your ATI student home page and edit your profile.  All candidates taking the TEAS test at Harford Community College MUST have a valid Harford student ID number in their ATI profile.

Applicants who are not HCC students or HCC students who will not be able to test during the specified times at HCC can complete the TEAS at a local PSI Test Center.  To register at one of these locations, visit www.atitesting.com and select Register for TEAS with PSI. 

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Test Scores and Validity

Test scores will be available online at www.atitesting.com after the completion of the test. You must log in to the ATI website to obtain test scores. 

Test scores are valid for two years from the date of the test.  Harford Community College will use the scores associated with the highest Adjusted Individual Score.

Students who have tested at other schools or locations can request to have their TEAS scores sent to Harford Community College for a fee. The request should be made no later than February 15th. The request should be made through the ATI website, www.atitesting.com, in the online store by selecting the TEAS Transcript option.

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Retest

Students are able to test and re-test once within a two year period.

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Requirements for the Test Day

Students must arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the test and must bring their ATI username and password, and HCC student ID.
Please refer to the HCC Test Center website, http://www.harford.edu/Testing/polProced.asp, for the Test Center procedures and policies.

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Test Inquiries

For questions about TEAS testing, please email the following address:  atiteas@Harford.edu

For questions about the nursing application process, please refer to the website:  http://www.harford.edu/nursing

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