PHS Test Information

TEST	PURPOSE	WEBSITE
ACT $29 - $58	ACT. The college admissions test most preferred by colleges. Required for TOPS award.	www.act.org
ASVAB 11^th & 12^th grade	ASVAB, Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. The ASVAB was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense. It assesses academic ability and predicts success in a wide variety of occupations. The eight ASVAB test areas are general science, arithmetic reasoning, word knowledge, paragraph comprehension, mathematics knowledge, electronics information, auto and shop information, and mechanical comprehension.	www.asvabprogram.com
GEE-21 10^th grade – ELA/Math 11^th grade – Science/Social Studies	Graduate Exit Exam. Required to graduate from a high school in Louisiana. Must score approaching basic on the English Language Arts, Math, and on either the Science or the Social Studies test.	www.louisianaschools.net
iLEAP 9^th grade	Integrated LEAP. Part of the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program. Used to measure how well a student has mastered the state content standards.	www.louisianaschools.net
PLAN 10^th grade	Plan, ACT program for educational planning. A comprehensive guidance resource that helps measure current academic success, explore career/training options, and make plans for the remaining years of high school and post-graduation years.	www.planstudent.org www.act.org
PSAT/NMSQT $12 11^th grade	PSAT/NMSQT, Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. A standardized test that provides practice for the SAT and allows entry into the National Merit Scholarship Corporation scholarship programs.	www.collegeboard.com