Assessment Information Sheet
Cluster Area: Health Science
Career Pathway:Therapeutic Services/Allied Health and Medicine / Students must successfully pass the following three courses in order to sit for the End-of-Pathway Assessment:
· 25.52100 Introduction to Healthcare Science
· 25.44000 Essentials of Healthcare
· 25.43700 Allied Health and Medicine
Credentialing Exam: / National Health Science Assessment
National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE)
Website: http://www.healthscienceconsortium.org/assessment
Testing Agency: / Exam dispensed by Precision Exams
Link: http://www.precisionexams.com/nchse
Exam Blueprint: / To view the competencies that will be tested on this exam, go to the following link:
http://www.healthscienceconsortium.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/NATIONAL-HEALTH-SCIENCE-STANDARDS-May-2015f1-PE2.pdf
EOPA Resources: / To see NCHSE Practice Exam Questions, go to the following link:
http://www.precisionexams.com/nchse/welcome/training.php
Exam Cost: / $12.00 per student
Duration of Exam: / 90 minutes
Number of Questions: / 100 questions
Exam Cut-Score: / 70%
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Or…
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On Testing Day:
· Step 4: Student login (*see Student Guide)
· Step 5: Proctor login and authorize students
(*see Proctor Guide – Proctoring an Exam)
NOTE: Program area instructors are not permitted to proctor their own students during testing sessions.
Testing Format: / On-line
Required Computer Software Specifications: / System Requirements:
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Testing Agency Contact: / Name: Morgan Hunter
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GaDOE Contact for Credentialing: / Name: Mamie Hanson
Telephone Number: (404) 657-6279
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GaDOE Contact for Curriculum Area: / Name: Phyllis Johnson
Telephone Number: (404) 463-6404
Email:
Revised 7-1-2017