Senate Bill 59 (2022) Amends KRS 158.6453 to delete the tenth-grade college admissions examination. Therefore, only Grade 11 students will take a college admissions exam in the spring of 2025. The College Admissions Exam junior spring administration is an online-based examination. Paper testing will only be available for accommodations with no online equivalent, including Non-College Reportable (NCR) accommodations.
KDE's primary use of the college admissions exam is to measure students' level of readiness for college in core academic content areas. Meeting benchmarks on the College Admissions Exam is one-way students may demonstrate academic readiness in the Postsecondary Readiness indicator of the state's accountability system for schools.
Beyond the state use of results, the state-administered college admissions exam also benefits students, their parents and educators in several ways. Administering the college admissions exam as part of the state testing program permits students to take the exam at no cost. The exam is administered during the school day, providing equitable access for all students to participate. Additionally, many organizations that offer merit or academic scholarships will identify and award financial assistance based on scores from a college admissions exam.
The College Admissions Exam program is a comprehensive system for collecting and reporting information about students planning to enter the workforce or continue with postsecondary education.