Deadline
The deadline for taking this online proctored exam are as follows
Spring – January 2024
December 15th at 23:59PM CST (UTC - 6)
Fall – August 2024
August 1st at 23:59PM CDT (UTC - 5)
If the student takes the exam after the above date, the student must pay extra fees to have the grading expedited in time for the first date of the Global Triton Welcome.
Students who do not take the exam prior to arrival will be required to pay for and to take the exam with additional costs on the Tuesday of the Global Triton Welcome.
Spring – January 2024
January 8th at 08:00AM CST (UTC - 6)
Fall – August 2024
August 12th at 08:00AM CDT (UTC - 5)
Cost
Additional fees will be charged for expedited grading if student does not take exam by August 1st for Fall & December 15th for Spring.
Registration
- Go to the Avant STAMP 4S Registration page
- The student must use the UMSL SSO email address when making the test purchase.
- If the student has not setup the UMSL email address, please visit Campus E-mail and SSO ID to do so
- Failure to use the UMSL email will result in a delay of testing.
- After making the purchase, the student will receive a series of emails with instructions from Avant, please read each email very carefully.
- Between 24-48 hours after purchase, the student will receive an email inviting them to register for a testing time.
- The student must use the legal name as well as the email address used when making the purchase to register for the exam.
- The student’s legal name should match the legal photo ID (passport) that will be required for remote testing
- Student must use their UMSL Student ID Number (found on your admission letter and in the Triton Portal)
- When taking the exam, make sure when doing the writing portion of the placement test, please write developed paragraphs with a minimum of 250 words total for each question.
- When the student has completed the exam, the student must email Denise Mussman at denise@umsl.edu with the subject line: English Placement Exam – Completed
In the email, include the following (students may copy and paste the below)
Dear Dr. Mussman,
I have completed the EAP Exam. Here is my information
Name: Student’s full legal name
Date Exam Complete: MM/DD/YYYY
Email: UMSL email used to register for the exam
SID#: Student ID Number
this is an 8-digit number and has no letters
This is on the student’s letter of admission as well as most emails sent to the student from UMSL Global
Sincerely,
(Insert Student’s Name here)
9. DO NOT email Dr. Mussman until the student has completed the remotely proctored exam.
10. Only faculty at UMSL will have access to the exam results, and exam-takers will not receive any results or feedback from the testing company.