Testing Center

ACT - On-Campus

Friday, January 24 @ 1:00pm
Thursday, February 6 @ 1:00pm
Thursday, March 6 @ 1:00pm
Thursday, April 24 @ 1:00pm

Additional 2025 will be posted soon. 

TEAS®: Test of Essential Academic Skills

2025 – Feb. 12 @ 1pm
2025 – Feb. 26 @ 1pm
2025 – Mar. 12 @1pm
2025 – Apr. 2 @ 1pm
2025 – Apr. 23 @ 1pm
2025 - May 7 @ 1pm
2025 – May 21 @ 1pm
2025 – June 4 @ 1pm
2025 – June 18 @ 1pm
2025 – July 23 @ 1pm
2025 – Aug. 13 @ 1pm
2025 – Aug. 27 @ 1pm
2025 – Sept. 10 @ 1pm
2025 – Sept. 24 @ 1pm
2025 – Oct. 8 @ 1pm
2025 – Oct. 22 @ 1pm
2025 – Nov. 5 @ 1pm
2025 – Nov. 19 @ 1pm
2025 – Dec. 3 @ 1pm
2025 – Dec. 10 @ 1pm

CLEP

DSST

Dates TBA

PRAXIS 

Dates TBA

This exam is administered by WCU, but registration is made through the individual exam organizations, not WCU. Click on the test name to be taken to their respective websites. 

GRE

Dates TBA

This exam is administered by WCU, but registration is made through the individual exam organizations, not WCU. Click on the test name to be taken to their respective websites. 

Meazure

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This exam is administered by WCU, but registration is made through the individual exam organizations, not WCU. Click on the test name to be taken to their respective websites. 

Dates TBA

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This exam is administered by WCU, but registration is made through the individual exam organizations, not WCU. Click on the test name or link to be taken to their respective websites. 

Please read all parking instructions on the attached PDF

The New WCU Testing & Training Center is located at 389 Centennial Drive, Belk Building, Room 404 on WCU’s main campus in Cullowhee, NC.

If you are NOT a WCU student, faculty, or staff and your vehicle is not registered with WCU Parking Services, you may park (as a guest) in any available space in the Camp Building Lot.  Handicap Parking is located at the Belk Building Parking Lot. 

Parking Instructions

Please leave all personal items in your car except your photo-ID. Lockers will be available at the Test Center as well. 

If you are taking a proctored exam that requires you log into a class, please bring your phone to log-in / authenticate. Once you’ve done so, the phone can be put away in a locker.  

IF YOU ARE A WCU STUDENT, OR YOU CAR IS REGISTERED WITH WCU, YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL NORMAL PARKING RULES AND REGULATIONS. 

Western Carolina University's Office of Continuing Education offers professional test proctoring for any distance learning student regardless of the college, university or school you attend. The service is available Monday through Friday during normal business hours between 8am and 5pm by appointment only. A proctoring fee of $25 for the first 2 hours is mandatory. Additional hours are $15 each.

Appointments can arranged by contacting:
WCU Testing Center
Email: testingcenter@wcu.edu or phone: 828.227.7397

*PLEASE NOTE: We will do our best to work with you to arrange the most convenient day and time, however, we cannot guarantee that we can accommodate your first choice. A minimum of one week's notice is required for any appointment. A longer lead time may be required if testing materials are being shipped to us. Once you have submitted your payment, include your payment confirmation in an e-mail to testingcenter@wcu.edu and confirm an exam date and time with our staff. 

Please use the link below to pay for your test. 

FINALIZE APPOINTMENT NOW

To request an exam appointment by email, you must include the following information in an email to testingcenter@wcu.edu:

• your full name
• your mailing address
• your email address
• your phone number and/or cell number
• the school you are attending
• the name of the class for which the requested exam is required
• the method by which the exam is given (paper-based or online)
• the allotted time for the exam
• the date / time-frame during which the exam must be given*
• your preferred day and time along with 1-2 alternates times
• any contact information we may need for your instructor or whoever is administering the exam

• The WCU Testing & Training Center is located in room 404 of the Belk Building
• Plant to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled exam start time.
• All tests require candidates to present at least one valid government-issued photo ID such as a driver's license or passport. Some tests may have additional requirements such as a secondary ID or other documentation.

Each exam will have its own specific guidelines for what is allowed. However, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, the following items are always prohibited inside the testing room:

• Cell phones, tablets, laptops or any other electronic or Internet connected devices.
• Any type of watches (digital or analog).
• Headphones, ear buds or any non-medical in-ear devices.
• Coats, Jackets and hoods.
• Notes, notebooks, textbooks or any other outside reading material.

Our partners at ed2go offer several 100% online test prep courses (both instructor led and self-guided) for the following exams:

• TEAS
• PRAXIS Core
• CompTIA (various)
• GED Preparation

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