UPX Faculty Material (Humanities and Natural Sciences)



English Proficiency Exam

Student Instructions

Exam Overview

The English Proficiency Exam provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate mastery of English Composition and written communication skills. The exam consists of two sections: 1) 30-question quiz and 2) written essay. Students must complete both sections of the exam and score at least 60% on each in order to demonstrate proficiency.

Students are also required to meet attendance requirements by posting a message in the classroom on at least two separate days during the week. The attendance will be automatically tracked within the classroom. Students who do not meet the attendance requirements will not be eligible to receive a grade for the exam.

Getting Started

As a reminder, students are required to complete both sections of the exam. Carefully read the instructions for each component below.

Multiple Choice Questions

The multiple choice quiz component of the exam will be completed in the MyFoundationsLab.

• Below is an image of the page you will land on when you click on the MyFoundationsLab link in your course.

• Run the Browser Check to make sure your computer system has all the correct applications installed to start working on the Exam.

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Multiple Choice Instructions

• You have 30 minutes to answer 30 multiple choice questions.

Note: The timer displays while you answer the questions and it starts as soon as you click the button “Start Test.”

• You have 1 attempt to answer the questions. You must answer the questions in one sitting.

• Once you have started, Do Not click the “Back” or “Refresh” buttons on your browser. Use the assignment window navigation instead.

• Follow the steps below to access the multiple choice questions.

Accessing the Writing and Grammar Multiple Choice Questions

1. Click on the English Composition Proficiency Exam Part 1 of 2: Quiz link from your course page.

2. Click the Exam tab.

3. Click External Content Launch.

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4. Review the assignment information on the left of the screen.

5. Click Start Test when you are ready to begin.

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6. Note: Once you have started, Do Not click the “Back” or “Refresh” buttons on your browser. Use the assignment window navigation instead.

7. Click Submit Test at the top right when you have completed all the questions.

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8. Click Go to Learning Path.

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9. Click Course Home.

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Note: You are not permitted to review the exam once it’s been submitted. A message will pop up telling you that if you click on Review in the screen shot above.

10. When you are back to the Course Home page click on My Progress (above the calendar) to confirm you have submitted your work and see your % score.

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11. Preview your % score. Note: You are not permitted to review the exam once it’s been submitted. A message will pop up telling you that if you click on Review in the screen shot below.

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Essay Prompt

Students will respond to the essay prompt selected and provided by the faculty.

Essay Instructions

• Students have until mid-week of the course to respond to the writing prompt. Submissions must be turned in by 11:59 p.m. on the due date.

Note: Save the completed essay as a Word document using the following convention: firstinitial and lastname_final essay (example: jsmith_final essay).

• Students are permitted to submit only one essay for grading. The first essay submission will be graded so make sure it is the best attempt and complete work.

• There is no assigned minimum word length for the essay, but it should be a complete essay (not random thoughts on the topic, and not just a few words stating a position).

• All of the prompts are designed so that students can write about them without doing any research. No research is required for these essays, and no research is allowed. These essays should develop students’ own argument on the topic, using evidence drawn from personal experience or common knowledge.

• Students are not responsible for putting the essay into any specific format. To state that more directly, do not spend any time putting the essay in APA or MLA format. Students will not be graded on format.

• Do not assume any special knowledge of the topic on the part of the reader. Instead, students should write as if they are writing for a randomly selected audience.

Essay Submission

Within the assignment, click the Assignment Files tab. Click Upload File to upload your assignment file. Select the file and click Submit Assignment. Read the Certificate of Originality form and type your name in the Signature text box. Click Complete Submission to finalize the assignment submission process.

How do I know if I’ve successfully submitted the essay?

The assignment checkmark box will show a green checkmark after your assignment has been submitted. Notification is also given on the Recent Activities panel under the My Activities tab.

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