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THIS IS A NYS REQUIREMENT FOR THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP) ELIGIBILITY ONLY. THIS IS NOT A TEST THE UNIVERSITY WOULD HAVE REQUIRED OF YOU FOR ADMISSION. NYU DOES NOT HOST OR ADMINISTER A TESTING CENTER FOR THIS TEST.*

Approved Ability To Benefit Test
Test Name & Publisher with Address Approved Scores
ASSET Program: Basic Skills Tests

ACT,Inc
500 ACT Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52243-0168
(PHONE) (319) 337-1030 (Fax) (319) 337-1790
Reading (35)
Writing (35)
Numerical(33)
CPAT (Career Program Assessment)

ACT,Inc
500 ACT Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52243-0168
(PHONE) (319) 337-1030 (FAX) (319) 337-1790
Language Usage (42)
Reading (43)
Numerical (41)
COMPASS Subtests: Prealgebra/Numerical Skills Placement, Reading Placement, and Writing Placement

ACT,Inc
500 ACT Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52243-0168
(PHONE) (319) 337-1030 (FAX) (319) 337-1790
Prealgebra/Numerical (25)
Reading (62)
Writing (32)
CELSA (Combined English Language Skills Assessment)

Association of Classroom Teacher Testers
1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1 #378
Montecito, California 93108-2794
(Phone) (805-965-5704 (FAX) (805) 965-5807
CELSA Form 1 (97)
CELSA Form 2 (97)
CPTs/ACCUPLACER (Computerized Placement Tests)

The College Board
45 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023-6992
(PHONE) (800) 486-8497
Reading Comprehension (55)
Sentence Skills (60)
Arithmetic (34)
DTLS (Descriptive Tests of Language Skills)

The College Board
45 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023-6992
(PHONE) (800) 486-8497
Reading Comprehension (108)
Sentence Structure (9)
Conventions of Written
English (309)
Arithmetic (506)
COMPASS/ESL (ESL Placement Test)

500 ACT Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52243-0168
(PHONE) (319) 337-1030 (FAX) (319) 337-1790
Grammar Usage (64)
Reading (70)
Listening (70)
WBST (Wonderic Basic Skills Test)

Wonderlic Personnel Test, Inc.
1795 NButterfield Road
Libertyville, IL 60048
(PHONE) (877) 605-9499 (FAX) (847) 6809-492
Verbal (200)
Quantitative (210)
Workkeys Program

ACT, Inc. WorkKeys Development
Professional Development Services
101 ACT Drive
PO Box 168
Iowa City, Iowa52243-0168
Reading Information:
 Forms A01AA (76)
 Forms A02AA (75)
 Forms C01AA (77)
 Forms D01AA (77)
Applied Mathematics:
 Forms A01BB (73)
 Forms A02BB (74)
 Forms C01BB (73)
 Forms D01BB (73)
*The SCPS Paul McGhee Division (undergraduate degrees for adults) is the only exception. They use the ACCUPLACER test for admissions purposes.