Upcoming Proficiency Exam Dates:

The April 29 exams are open to rising 2nd, 3rd and 4th-year students only. Incoming Honors and Transfer students should wait to take the PE during Orientation Week in August 2023. For questions, please contact Leslie Haller at lhaller@sva.edu .

To avoid overcrowding, please attend the exam at the time listed above your Major. Please note that you must bring a Photo ID to take the Proficiency Exam.

Saturday, April 29, 2023, 10:00am-12:00pm, at 133/141 West 21 Street, Room 101C

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Saturday, April 29, 2023, 12:30-2:30pm, at 133/141 West 21 Street, Room 101C

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PLEASE NOTE: If you have taken the PE and did not pass, we strongly advise that you review your essay with a tutor through our free tutoring program. Tutoring appointments can be made by clicking on Tutor Online Reservation (TOR) located at the top of this website. If you have failed two or more times, we ask that you attend three tutoring sessions, with the same tutor if possible. To obtain a copy of your exam, please visit the Writing Resource Center at 132 West 21st Street. We cannot share PEs via email unless you took the exam online. If your tutoring session is online, you will need to scan or photograph your essay.

If you have questions about the PE, please contact Leslie Haller, at lhaller@sva.edu. For questions regarding tutoring, please contact Luis Cordoba at lcordoba@sva.edu.

Students who are registered with Disability Resources should

email disabilityresources@sva.edu to arrange for a PE with accommodations. Students should include PE and Transfer/Honors/2nd,3rd,4th-year in the Subject line of their email.