Regents
All undergraduates must take and pass the Regents' test to graduate. New exceptions have been approved. See "Exceptions" section below before registering for the test.
All candidates for the regular timed Regents’ Test must register online for their test session! Online registration will begin on September 14, 2009. Please read below for more information.
Regular Time Schedule
During the Fall 2009 term, the Regents' Tests (both parts, essay only, and reading only) will be offered during 16 sessions on the following schedule:
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Monday, October 26 |
9 a.m. 12 p.m. |
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Tuesday, October 27 |
9 a.m. 12 p.m. |
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Wednesday, October 28 |
9 a.m. 12 p.m. |
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Monday, November 2 |
9 a.m. 12 p.m. |
Your Panther ID is required for entrance to your Regents' Testing Session.
You may attend only one session of the Regents' Test per semester. If you have to take both parts of the test, you must take both parts during the same session.
The location for all regular test sessions is the Veterans Memorial Auditorium located in the Alumni Hall Building, at the corner of Courtland Street, SE and Gilmer Street. The address of Veterans Memorial Auditorium is 30 Courtland Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. For a campus map please click here. Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Alumni Hall) is building # 1.
If your choice of test date or time does not appear as an option on the registration page, that means that session is full. Please choose another day or time.
If you have not registered online, or your test session is full, you may attempt to test on a standby basis. This means that you report to Alumni Hall and wait to fill a spot that is not reserved by preregistered candidates. There is no guarantee that you will be able to test on a standby basis. Please register online for a reserved seat.
See below for important test information and tips.
Requirements
For a full description of requirements for taking the Regents' Examinations, please refer to the Regents' Reading and Writing Requirements, section1420, pp 91, of the Georgia State University Undergraduate Catalog. Only those students who meet the requirement will be allowed to test. If you have questions, please contact the Student Advisement Center at (404) 413-2300.
Approved Exceptions for Regents' Requirements
Before reading the information below, please be aware that the Testing Office does not handle any part of the processing of exceptions for the Regents' requirements. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the Student Adviement Center at (404) 413-2300.
Criteria for Exempting the Regents' tests
SAT, ACT, AP, and IB Scores
Students who have earned these scores should request to have scores sent directly to Admissions from the testing agency.
Reading Requirement, RGTR 0198
Students who have a score of 510 or better on the SAT I Verbal Test or a score of 23 or better on the ACT Reading Test (given on a national examination day) have automatically passed RGTR 0198.
Writing Requirement RGTE 0199
Students who fulfill one of the waiver options/combinations listed below have automatically passed RGTE 0199:
SAT II English Writing Test score of 650 or better;
AP English Language and Composition Test score of 3 or better;
AP English Literature and Composition Test score of 3 or better;
International Baccalaureate English test score of 4 or better;
SAT Reasoning Test, Writing Section score of 560 or better;
SAT Reasoning Test, Writing Section: 500; AND, SAT Reasoning Test, Critical Reading Section: 510
Students entering before Summer 2008 may exempt the writing requirement, RGTE 0199, with any of the following combinations of test scores and course grades:
SAT-I Verbal score of 530 or better AND A in Engl 1101 or Engl 1102;
SAT-I Verbal score of 590 or better AND B in Engl 1101 or Engl 1102;
ACT English exemption score of 23 or better AND A in Engl 1101or Engl 1102;
ACT English exemption score of 26 or better AND B in Engl 1101 or Engl 1102.
Previous Baccalaureate Degree
Students holding a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited institution of higher learning have automatically passed both the reading and writing requirement, that is, have passed both RGTR 0198 and RGTE 0199.
To apply for Regents' Test exemption(s):
1) Students must have SAT or ACT or AP scores in Banner or make arrangements to show proof of scores.
2) Students must send an email including name, Panther ID number, phone number, and most used email address. Students must include a specific message (place Regents' in the Subject Line) that tells which portion(s) of the test they qualify to exempt and how (ex: ACT score or AP score meeting criteria listed above) they qualify to exempt that portion of the test.
3) Students will email above information to the Student Advisement Center (sacadvise@langate.gsu.edu).
Extended Time
A student is eligible for extended time on the Regents’ test, if the student has successfully completed a minimum of two Regents' Test Prep courses in the same subject (essay or reading) that the student is applying to take with extended time. Extended time is two hours in each section for which they qualify
Click here for more information and a Registration form for the Extended Time Regents' Test.
GSTEP (Georgia State Test of English Proficiency):
Non-native speakers of English, who would like an alternative to the Regents’ Test, may take the reading/writing sections of the Regents’ GSTEP to fulfill their Regents’ requirement.
Please register in person in the Applied Linguistics/ESL Department, 34 Peachtree Street, Suite 1200. You must register at least 48 hours in advance of the test date. For additional information, contact the Department of Applied Linguistics/ESL at (404) 413-5200. Click here to link to the ESL web page for additional information about the GSTEP program.
Testing at Another School
If you are a student at Georgia State University, but would like to test at another public school in the state of Georgia, please call (404) 413-1736. If you are currently enrolled at a school other than Georgia State University but want to take the Regents' exams at Georgia State University, you must also contact the Test Center at (404) 413-1736. Exception, you may not take the Regents' test at Georgia State University if you are enrolled at another school located in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Requests to test at a different school or to test at Georgia State University if you are not a Georgia State University student must be processed prior to the first day of the testing period. Tests taken at a school other than a home institution without authorization will be voided.
Regents' Test Tips
Registration for the Regents' test is required. All candidates for regular timed Regents’ Test must register online.
- Your Panther ID is required during the check in process.
- Be on time. Doors will close promptly. No late admittance is allowed.
- Allow 30 minutes for check-in and the test instructions, plus one hour for each test section you are taking.
- Bring pencils and if taking the essay portion, a black pen. Only black pens are allowed for writing the essay.
- Some types of dictionaries are allowed during the essay portion of the test. Please see www.gsu.edu/~wwwrtp/ for dictionary guidelines.
- No food or drinks are allowed in the testing room.
- No cell phones or other electronic equipment are allowed to be in use during the exam period. No children are allowed in the testing room.
Please note
Failure to take and pass both parts of the Regents’ Test may result in holds on future registration or mandatory registration for the Regents’ Preparation reading and/or essay writing classes. See Requirements section above for more information.
Preparation
Refer to the Regents' Testing Program website for descriptions of both the essay and reading tests. Essay topics and a sample reading exam are also available at this site.
Contact Information
For questions, please call the Testing Office at (404) 413-1736.
Test Scores
For questions about Test scores for Spring 2009 contact the onestopshop@gsu.edu. The Testing Office does not have access to your scores.
How to access your results: Open your GoSOLAR account, go to Student Records, select Transcripts. At the bottom of your transcript it will say Regents’ Test Satisfied or Regents’ Test Unsatisfied for each portion of the exam.
If you are unable to access your information, please contact the onestopshop@gsu.edu.
