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Standardized Entrance Testing Policy

- Applicants in select programs must take a standardized entrance exam.
- Applicants who fail the entrance exam may reattempt according to the following schedule:
  - 2nd attempt: a minimum of 1 calendar day
  - 3rd attempt: a minimum of 7 days from the prior attempt
  - 4th attempt: a minimum of 30 days from the prior attempt
  - If applicant fails all four attempts, the applicant can begin the process after a minimum of 1 year from the last attempt.
- In the case of a student that drops from a program and subsequently returns to the same or different program, the re-entering student may be required to retest to meet the current minimum testing requirements.
  - Some programs may have additional or different testing requirements. Please read the information provided for specific programs below.

Minimum passing scores for the Wonderlic entrance exam are as follows:

Wonderlic Scholastic Level Exam-Quicktest (SLE-Q) or Scholastic Level Exam (SLE)	Minimum Score
Dental Assisting	12
Medical Assistant	12
Medical Billing	12
Medical Coding	15
Optical Technician	12
Pharmacy Technician	12
Associate of Occupational Science Occupational Therapy Assistant	21
Associate of Occupational Science Physical Therapist Assistant	21
Associate of Occupational Science in Radiography	21
Associate of Occupational Science in Respiratory Therapy	21
Associate of Occupational Science in Surgical Technology (LA and Anaheim Campuses)	17
Associate of Occupational Science in Surgical Technology (Ontario Campus) *	21
Vocational Nursing	21

*Effective for students testing on or after August 2, 2023.

American Career College will accept the following entrance exams in lieu of the Wonderlic Scholastic Level Exam-Quicktest (SLE-Q):

Program	Exam and Score Accepted in Lieu of SLE-Q	Timeframe
Dental Assisting	SLE score of 12	Within last 5 years of enrollment date
Medical Coding	SLE score of 15	Within last 5 years of enrollment date
Medical Assistant	SLE score of 12	Within last 5 years of enrollment date
Medical Billing	SLE score of 12	Within last 5 years of enrollment date
Optical Technician	SLE score of 12	Within last 5 years of enrollment date
Pharmacy Technician	SLE score of 12	Within last 5 years of enrollment date
Associate of Occupational Science Occupational Therapy Assistant	SLE score of 21 or HESI score of 70%	Within last 3 years of enrollment date
Associate of Occupational Science Physical Therapist Assistant	SLE score of 21 or HESI score of 70%	Within last 3 years of enrollment date
Associate of Occupational Science in Radiography	SLE score of 21 or HESI score of 70%	Within last 3 years of enrollment date
Associate of Occupational Science in Respiratory Therapy	SLE score of 21 or HESI score of 70%	Within last 3 years of enrollment date
Associate of Occupational Science in Surgical Technology (LA and Orange County Campuses)	SLE score of 17 or HESI score of 70%	Within last 3 years of enrollment date
Associate of Occupational Science in Surgical Technology (Ontario Campus) *	SLE score of 21 or HESI score of 70%	Within last 3 years of enrollment date
Vocational Nursing	SLE score of 21 or HESI score of 70%	Within last 3 years of enrollment date

Program: Dental Assisting
Exam and Score Accepted in Lieu of SLE-Q	SLE score of 12
Timeframe	Within last 5 years of enrollment date
Program: Medical Coding
Exam and Score Accepted in Lieu of SLE-Q	SLE score of 15
Timeframe	Within last 5 years of enrollment date
Program: Medical Assistant
Exam and Score Accepted in Lieu of SLE-Q	SLE score of 12
Timeframe	Within last 5 years of enrollment date
Program: Medical Billing
Exam and Score Accepted in Lieu of SLE-Q	SLE score of 12
Timeframe	Within last 5 years of enrollment date
Program: Optical Technician
Exam and Score Accepted in Lieu of SLE-Q	SLE score of 12
Timeframe	Within last 5 years of enrollment date
Program: Pharmacy Technician
Exam and Score Accepted in Lieu of SLE-Q	SLE score of 12
Timeframe	Within last 5 years of enrollment date
Program: Associate of Occupational Science Occupational Therapy Assistant
Exam and Score Accepted in Lieu of SLE-Q	SLE score of 21 or HESI score of 70%
Timeframe	Within last 3 years of enrollment date
Program: Associate of Occupational Science Physical Therapist Assistant
Exam and Score Accepted in Lieu of SLE-Q	SLE score of 21 or HESI score of 70%
Timeframe	Within last 3 years of enrollment date
Program: Associate of Occupational Science in Radiography
Exam and Score Accepted in Lieu of SLE-Q	SLE score of 21 or HESI score of 70%
Timeframe	Within last 3 years of enrollment date
Program: Associate of Occupational Science in Respiratory Therapy
Exam and Score Accepted in Lieu of SLE-Q	SLE score of 21 or HESI score of 70%
Timeframe	Within last 3 years of enrollment date
Program: Associate of Occupational Science in Surgical Technology (LA and Orange County Campuses)
Exam and Score Accepted in Lieu of SLE-Q	SLE score of 17 or HESI score of 70%
Timeframe	Within last 3 years of enrollment date
Program: Associate of Occupational Science in Surgical Technology (Ontario Campus) *
Exam and Score Accepted in Lieu of SLE-Q	SLE score of 21 or HESI score of 70%
Timeframe	Within last 3 years of enrollment date
Program: Vocational Nursing
Exam and Score Accepted in Lieu of SLE-Q	SLE score of 21 or HESI score of 70%
Timeframe	Within last 3 years of enrollment date

*Effective for students testing on or after August 2, 2023.

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Standardized Entrance Testing Policy

Minimum passing scores for the Wonderlic entrance exam are as follows:

American Career College will accept the following entrance exams in lieu of the Wonderlic Scholastic Level Exam-Quicktest (SLE-Q):

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