Departmental Self Review - UCLA Academic Senate

Assessment ExaminationsPurposeThe ATI exams are administered to SON prelicensure nursing students to assess whether eachstudent has acquired the necessary skills and knowledge to successfully pass the respectivecontent areas on the RN-NCLEX. These tests are administered both at the course level, and atthe comprehensive level. Participation in the ATI testing program is mandatory for all prelicensurenursing students and the cost of exam and review materials are the responsibility ofeach nursing student.ATI Level/ Course ExaminationSchedulingEach student must plan to be present on the days in which the respective ATI Level/Courseexaminations are administered. The schedule on page 20 indicates the timeframe when therespective exams are administered. The course syllabus for any given quarter will contain theexact date when the ATI Level/Course Examination is administered.Passing the Assessment technology Institute (ATI) Level/ Course ExaminationEach student is expected to achieve a satisfactory score on each course/level examination. Eachstudent will be afforded three (3) opportunities to achieve such a score. On the first attempt, thestudent must achieve a 73% score to be considered passing. If a satisfactory score is notachieved on the first attempt for any given course/level examination, the student is required toretake the examination and the student must achieve a 75% score to be considered passing. If thestudent fails to achieve a satisfactory score on the second attempt, the student must retake theexam a third and final time and must achieve a 77% score to be considered passing.Students who have failed to achieve a satisfactory score after the third and final attempt on agiven ATI course/level exam must enroll in a remediation program facilitated by the School atthe student’s expense. The remediation program must be completed by the student before he/shetakes the ATI Exit Examination (see below).Practicing for the ATI ExamsTo assure the success of each student in taking the ATI course/level examinations, ATI has madeavailable online practice examinations to help prepare students. Students should refer to the ATIwebsite to access and take these practice exams (http://www.atitesting.com).165