A2 Exam - Wallace Community College

A2 Exam

The Evolve Reach Admissions Assessment (A2®) Exam measures basic skills in the following academic content areas:

  • Math: (55 items) Focuses on math skills needed for health care fields, including basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, decimals, ratio and proportion, household measures, and general math facts.
  • Reading Comprehension: (55 items) Provides reading scenarios in order to measure reading comprehension, including: identifying the main idea, finding meaning of words in context, passage comprehension, making logical inferences, etc.
  • Vocabulary and General Knowledge: (55 items) Contains basic vocabulary that is often used in health care fields.
  • Grammar: (55 items) Contains basic grammar including: parts of speech, important terms and their uses in grammar, and commonly occurring grammatical errors.
  • Additional questions on the following topics will be included but not used in score determination:
    • Learning Styles: 14 item assessment of the applicant’s preferred learning style.
    • Personality Style: 14 item assessment of personality related to the applicant’s preferred learning style.
    • Applicants will receive a printout of study tips based on their learning style and personality profile.
    • Total time available to test: 4 hours

For more information on the A2 Exam, please view the FAQs below.

FALL 2024

Tuesday, November 5               1:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 14           8:30 a.m.

Thursday, November 21           1:00 p.m.

Monday, November 25            8:30 a.m.

Monday, December 2                1:00 p.m.

Monday, December 16              8:30 a.m.

Spring 2025

Tuesday, January 14 1:00 p.m.
Friday, January 24 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 28 8:30 a.m.
Monday, February 3 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday, February 11 1:30 p.m.
Monday, February 17 8:30 a.m.
Thursday, February 20 1:30 p.m.

 


Frequently Asked Questions

The A2 Exam is given in the Grimsley Hall Testing Center room 126 on the Dothan Campus.

All students who apply to the Radiologic Technology Program at Wallace Community College are required to take the A2® Exam as part of the application process. The score received on this exam will be considered as part of the selective admissions process. (See the Radiologic Technology Admissions Ranking Sheet for a breakdown of the scoring process.)

Visit the website http://www.hesia2practicetest.com/ for practice test in grammar, vocabulary, reading and math.

  • Complete an Application for Admissions to Wallace Community College. Once your application is complete you will be assigned a student number which you must have to register for the exam. This student number also allows you to make payment for the exam.
  • You must email your request for a test date and time along with student number(to put on payment form) to testing@wallace.edu. The dates and times for taking the exam are listed above. Be sure to use a valid email address that you check often. A confirmation email with a payment form attached will be sent to the email address you use for registration. If you do not have an email address you will be provided an email address with Wallace Community College when your application to the College is complete.
  • The cost of the exam is $35 (non-refundable). Payment must be made in the business office at any Wallace Community College Campus prior to testing. You must bring your confirmation email with payment form to the business office to pay. You must also have your student number to make this payment.
  • You must bring the payment form and your original receipt with you on your designated test date.
  • All testing takes place in the Grimsley Hall Testing Center room 126 on the Wallace Campus in Dothan. Please visit www.wallace.edu for directions.
  • Forty seats are available for each testing date and time.
  • You must register at least 24 hours prior to the exam.

More test dates will be added at a later date for Spring Semester.

  • Arrive 20-30 minutes prior to testing time
  • Allow 4 hours in your schedule for the testing process
  • Bring the following to the test:
    • Government issued picture ID (driver’s license, passport, or military ID, non expired)    Credit Card Photo, Temporary License or Screenshots does not meet these criteria
    • Receipt for payment of the test from the business office along with payment form.
    • Please note:
      • Calculators, cell phones, iPads and other electronic devices are NOT allowed in the testing lab.
      • No breaks are allowed during the testing process
  • There is no minimum score for this exam. You should attempt to get the highest score possible.
  • Evolve assesses a $15 fee to transfer A2® Exam scores to another program other than Wallace Community College.
  • Missed exams are non-refundable; however you may reschedule by email no later than 24 hours prior to your original test date and time.
  • The A2® Exam may be repeated only once during any admission time frame. When scheduling a second attempt you must state it is your second attempt in the registration email. There are two versions of the exam. The exam software will not allow a student to test twice on the same exam. If you do not identify yourself as a repeat tester you will be locked out of the exam and testing fees are non-refundable. The second attempt may be scheduled for any of the testing dates listed above.
  • Please visit https://www.wallace.edu/programs/radiologic-technology for information regarding the program application and selection process.
  • Any examinee who has a documented disability should contact Ryan Spry at (334) 556-2587 two weeks prior to registered testing date.

Please visit https://www.broward.edu/admissions/testing/_docs/hesi-score-report.pdf   for information regarding Steps to Acces Your HESI A2 Score Report