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Testing Information

 

Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
  • The Miller Analogies test (MAT) is administered through a network of Controlled Testing Centers (CTCs) licensed by The Psychological Corporation
  • The MAT is a high-level mental ability test requiring the solution of problems stated as analogies. The MAT includes 120 analogies and can be completed in 60 minutes.
  • You can browse their website here.
  • The Psychological Corporation can be reached at (800) 622-3231 or (210) 921-8802
  • All GSEP applicants should use Institutional Code: 2729
  • If you missed a test date, please contact your Pepperdine program administrator.
  • RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED to take the MAT at Pepperdine's test center. Effective 9/11/2007, a $60 testing fee, payable by check or money order, is required at the time of the test session. Please call our Testing Line at (310) 568-5723 to reserve your space.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
10:00am - 12:00pm
Saturday, March 10, 2012
10:00am - 12:00pm
Saturday, April 14, 2012
10:00am - 12:00pm
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
  • The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is administered by the Educational Testing Service.
  • The registration form for the GRE can be found within the GRE Bulletin.
  • You may register ONLINE for the GRE at their web site or you may call them at (800) 537-3160 or (609) 771-7670.
  • The registration fee is $140.00.
  • The GRE is offered all year via Computer Based Testing (CBT) at 51 locations throughout California. Please refer to the GRE bulletin or their website for details.
  • All GSEP applicants should use Institutional Code: R4326
California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST)
For information on the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST), please visit their web site: (http://www.cbest.nesinc.com) or call (916) 928-4001.
California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET)
For information on the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET), please visit their website (http://www.cset.nesinc.com) or call (916) 928-4003.
Single Subject Assessments for Teaching (SSAT)
For information on the Single Subject Assessments for Teaching (SSAT), please visit their website (http://www.cset.nesinc.com) or call (916) 928-4003.
Praxis Test Information
For information on the Praxis, please visit their website (http://www.ets.org/praxis) or call (609) 771-7395.
TOEFL Test Information
International applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL). The computer-based TOEFL test should have a minimum score of 220. Information concerning the availability of this test in foreign countries can be obtained by contacting TOEFL, Educational Testing Services, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA or online at www.toefl.org.

Joan Marques (EdD '04) cowrote and coedited a new book titled The Workplace and Spirituality: New Perspectives on Research and Practice.