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Examinations for Admission to Professional and Graduate Programs
DAT : Dental Admission Test
- Survey of the Natural Sciences (100 questions/90 minutes)
- Perceptual Ability (90 questions/60 minutes)
- Reading Comprehension (about 50 questions/60 minutes)
- Quantitative Reasoning (40 questions/45 minutes)
Computer-based test, 4.25 hours
GRE : Graduate Record Exam – General Test
- Verbal Reasoning (30 questions, 30 minutes)
- Quantitative Reasoning (28 questions, 45 minutes)
- Analytical Writing (45-minute Issue essay; 30-minute Argument essay)
Computer-adapted test, 4 hours including tutorial, pretest, research
section
- Practice tests available online, including hundreds of Analytical Writing
topics
http://www.ets.org
- Many testing centers, including UNI (Academic Learning Center, 007 ITTC,
273-6023)
$150
GMAT : Graduate Management Admission Test
- Analytical Writing (Issue, 30 minutes; Argument, 30 minutes)
- Quantitative (37 questions, 75 minutes)
- Verbal (41 questions, 75 minutes)
Computer-adapted test, 3.5 hours
http://www.mba.com/mba
- Optional test-preparation software available free, mailed to registrants
- Test centers in Coralville, Davenport, Sioux City, West Des Moines $250
LSAT : Law School Admission Test
- Logical Reasoning (24-26 questions, 35 minutes)
- Reading Comprehension (26-28 questions, 35 minutes)
- Analytical Reasoning (22-24 questions, 35 minutes)
- Writing sample (1 essay, 35 minutes, unscored; sent to law schools)
- Unscored section (used to field-test new questions, 35 minutes)
Paper-based test
- LSAC: http://www.lsac.org/
- Downloadable sample questions and complete sample test available
- Many testing centers, including UNI (Academic Learning Center, 007 ITTC, 273-6023)
- Saturday test dates in June, September, December, and February $132
MCAT : Medical College Admission Test
- Physical Sciences (52 questions, 70 minutes)
- Verbal Reasoning (40 questions, 60 minutes)
- Writing Sample (2 essays, 60 minutes)
- Biological Sciences (52 questions, 70 minutes)
Computer-based exam, 5+ hours including tutorial and survey
- AAMC: http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/
- Thomson Prometric Centers (Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City)
- Practice tests available to download for a fee; practice books available for a fee of $225
OAT : Optometry Admission Test
- Survey of Natural Sciences (90 minutes)
- Reading Comprehension (50 minutes)
- Physics Test (50 minutes)
- Quantitative Reasoning (45 minutes)
Computer-based test, 5 hours including tutorial, pre-testing, and post-test
survey
PCAT : Pharmacy College Admission Test
- Verbal Ability (48 questions)
- Biology (48 questions)
- Chemistry (48 questions)
- Reading Comprehension (48 questions)
- Quantitative Ability (48 questions)
- Writing (2 problem-solving essays)
Paper-based test, 4 hours, 240 multiple-choice questions and two essays
Test preparation workshops, classes, and consultations for verbal/reading,
essay, and quantitative tests available free of charge for current UNI
students.
Academic Learning Center
007-008 Innovative Teaching and Technology Center (ITTC)
273-6023 or 273-2361
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