The Testing Center helps support the institutional mission of Sam Houston State University by promoting the intellectual growth of students and members of the community outside the formal setting of regular course work. Within this framework, the Testing Center strives to:
- provide a public service by offering computer-based and/or paper-pencil testing services
- provide a facility conducive to a quality testing environment which will be clean, comfortable, quiet, aesthetically pleasing and user-friendly
- recruit and retain qualified, professional, dedicated support staff
- provide outstanding customer service by being friendly, courteous, responsible, informative, accurate and supportive
- provide assistance to various campus offices in helping students meet their needs for different programs
- collaborate with our faculty and administrators, other colleges and universities, testing companies, and national organizations to keep abreast with the most recent changes in all aspects of our testing services
- subscribe to the National College Testing Association's (NCTA's) Professional Standards and Guidelines for Post-Secondary Test Centers
