HESI

The Health Education Systems, Inc. (HESI) Admission Assessment is required as a part of the application process for the RN program. Chipola requires applicants to take only the reading and math portions of the exam.

About the HESI
The HESI Schedule
Cost of the HESI

About the HESI
Completion of the HESI Admission Assessment™ (A²) is a part of the requirements for consideration for admission to the Chipola College Nursing Program.

The HESI Admission Assessment™ (A²) is administered in the Testing Center (Room 149) in the Student Services Building (A).

The HESI Admission Assessment™ (A²) is a computerized test. Test takers should allow approximately two (2) hours to complete the examination.

Candidates need to be aware that each question has a different point value. It is to your advantage to supply an answer for each question, but keep in mind when receiving your scores that two individuals who have the same number of correct answers may earn a different overall score based on the weight of the test questions they answered correctly.

The HESI Admission Assessment™ (A²) Study Guide is available in the Chipola bookstore. Study guides may be ordered directly from HESI by calling 1-800-545-2522. The cost is $25.00 plus shipping charges.

Exam modules contained in the HESI Admission Assessment™ (A²) administered at Chipola College include the following:

Math
Fifty (50) test items related to math concepts required when calculating drugs and solution problems. Sub-scoring of the following categories is provided:

• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division
• Fractions
• Decimals
• Ratio and Proportion
• Household Measures
• General Math Facts (Roman Numerals, Military Time, etc.)

Reading Comprehension                                                                                                                                                   Forty-seven (47) test items measure reading comprehension, identifying the main idea, finding meaning of words in context, passage comprehension, and making logical inferences. Reading scenarios are related to health care topics.

The HESI Schedule
The HESI Admission Assessment™ (A²) is offered each Tuesday and Thursday between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.  No pre-registration is required and you will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.  You must show a photo ID and pay the fee at the Testing Center (Bldg. A) when you arrive to take the test.

The HESI will NOT be offered during college registration dates which are listed on the Chipola College calendar.

Cost
The fee for the HESI is $30.00 payable to Chipola College. The $30.00 fee covers only the math and reading sections of the HESI Admission Assessment™ (A²) as required by Chipola College.

For more information on the HESI, please call 850-718-2284.

Last revision: October 03, 2007