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Regents' Test
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia requires Columbus State University to ensure that all students seeking a baccalaureate or associates degree pass the Regents’ Test.*. Effective Fall 2008, all students** are required to take the test once each semester in which they are enrolled in classes until they can pass the test. Students that miss their appointment are considered as failing the test and will not be permitted to register for the next semester’s classes until the late registration period. Students that have not passed the test by the end of their second semester of enrollment will be required to successfully complete remediation by enrolling in the appropriate Regents’ Skills courses (RGTE 0198, 0199) during their next semester of enrollment before taking the test again.  Students must continue to successfully complete these courses until they can pass the Regents’ Test.

*Students can exempt the Regents’ Test with certain national SAT, ACT, AP, and IB scores.

**Students enrolled in Learning Support English or Reading will not take the Regents’ Test until they exit Learning Support.

Exemptions to the Regents’ Reading Test:

• SAT Verbal (Critical Reading) score of at least 510
• ACT Reading score of at least 23

 Exemptions to the Regents’ Essay Test:

• SAT Writing section score of at least 560
• Combination of SAT Verbal score of at least 510 AND an SAT Writing section score of at least 500
• SAT English Writing Subject Test score of at least 650
• College Board Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature or English Language score of 3
• International Baccalaureate (IB) higher-level English score of 4

All scores must be from national test administrations.

Registration for the Regents' Test
The test is offered each semester and students must register online through the Add/Drop link under the Enrollment Services tab in ISIS at the time they enroll in courses.  Students must register for a testing appointment during each semester in which they are enrolling in classes. A confirmation letter, with important information about the test, should then be printed.  Students should select a testing date and time that does not conflict with their class schedule.  Test results are posted to the students' advising record in ISIS at the end of the semester.

Appeals Process for Failing Essays
Students who fail the Regents’ Essay Test may appeal their scores. The student will obtain a copy of his/her essay from the Testing Center and take the essay to the English Department for review by a panel of three faculty members. The Testing Center will assess the student a fee of $15 for the review. An essay that receives at least two “passing” ratings will be sent to the Regents’ Test Coordinator who will forward it to the Regents’ Testing Program for a second and final review. The Regents’ Test Coordinator will inform the student whether the test was forwarded to the Regents’ Testing Program and what the decision was of the Regents’ Testing Program.

Students must appeal their score by the midpoint of the first semester of enrollment after the semester in which the essay was failed, but no more than one calendar year from the semester in which the failure occurred. Students whose essays are under review and who have earned 45 credit hours must enroll in the Regents' Writing Skills course. Ratings of Failing or Borderline made by the CSU review panel or the Regents’ Testing Program panel are considered final. A student cannot appeal these decisions.

Regents’ Test for International Students

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