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Navy College testing program shut down

Academic testing at Navy College offices worldwide has been halted because of what is being called an “inventory discrepancy” related to paper tests.

“The discrepancy was discovered during a standard monthly inventory process in February,” said Sharon Anderson, a spokeswoman for the Navy’s chief of personnel in Arlington, Va. “As a result, all paper testing across the Navy has been suspended ... until the discrepancy has been resolved.”

The suspension, called for by officials from the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Services, known in the military as DANTES, affects all college-level entrance and equivalency tests given on paper at Navy College offices. Any tests scheduled to be given onboard ships are also suspended until further notice. It does not impact any computer-based testing programs, which still will be available at Navy College offices.

How long the suspension will last has not been determined, Anderson said. She said she could not comment further on the nature of the discrepancy due to an ongoing investigation.

Suspended paper-based tests include:

* General Educational Development (GED).

* American College Test (ACT) placement exam.

* SAT Reasoning Test.

* DANTES Subject Standardized Test (DSST).

* College-Level Examination Program (CLEP).

* Excelsior College Examination (ECE).

* Law School Admission Test (LSAT).

* PRAXIS Pre-Professional Skills Tests.

* Graduate Record Subject Exam (GRE).

This suspension applies only to the Navy. Sailors with access to other services’ education centers can still schedule and take paper tests at those locations.

For information on which tests are offered via computer at Navy locations, call (877) 253-7122.