TESU LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone Course

[Merlin]

What is the ETS proficiency profile? Could you share some details? How much does it cost?

It's a free assessment. Think of it as a placement test that asks you a bunch of questions to evaluate your score in reading, writing, critical thinking, and mathematics along with a bunch of demographic questions. For the BSBA Capstone, the score you get on the test is immaterial since it isn't graded, but completing the assessment is required to complete the course.

The test I took was the abbreviated version which gives you 40-minutes to answer 36 questions. Some of the questions are tricky though and designed to trip you up. It took me nearly the full 40 minutes to complete, but I was actually trying to get a top score (and I did). The test approach reminded me a lot of the A&I Lit CLEP exam where they provide a passage and ask you to provide the BEST answer taken from several statements about the passage. The math section is more about solving simple problems or logic puzzles.

More information is available here:

https://www.ets.org/proficiencyprofile/about