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HESI Entrance Exams DMS, LPN-ADN, Nursing, and Surg Tech

Use your student email and N number to:
1) PURCHASE one exam through the Evolve site
2) RESERVE a seat after purchase has been made
Registration is invalid if both steps are not completed in sequence. Seats will not be held without payment.

Registration closes at 3:00 p.m. two (2) business days before the test session.

If requesting accommodations, DO NOT register for the HESI exam until after you have met with an Accessibility Specialist.

If you have a disability for which you may require accommodations, please see the Accessibility Specialist at your respective campus. You will need to provide documentation of your disability.

  1. Contact an Accessibility Specialist:
    • If you are not registered with Disability Resources, please create an accommodation request through Accommodate at:  https://morainepark-accommodate.symplicity.com/public_accommodation/
      An Accessiblity Specialist will respond to your request with next steps. Please note, you must create your Accommodate account and therefore start the accommodations process at least 3 weeks before the last in-person test session of the current HESI testing window.
    • If you are registered with Disability Resources, please use your Accommodate account to schedule an appointment with the Accessibility Specialist to discuss your request. If you already have approved MPTC accommodations, please make your request for HESI accommodations at least 3 weeks prior to your desired exam date. Test date must be scheduled on or before the last in-person test session of the current HESI testing window.
  2. After you have met with an Accessibility Specialist and your testing accommodations are approved, you will be given instructions on how to register and schedule your exam.
  • Reading Comprehension (55 questions) Which consist of health related scenarios that measure reading comprehension. Identify the main idea, find meaning of words in context, passage comprehension and making logical inferences.
  • Mathematics (55 Questions) Basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, decimals, ratio and proportion, household measures and general math facts used in calculating drug dosages and solutions. Calculator built into the exam.
  • Anatomy and Physiology (30 Questions) Provides coverage of general terminology anatomical structures and systems

Study Guides

HESI A2 – NurseHub

Online Resources

Student Success Center

For information about how to prepare in the Student Success Center contact the following:

Recommended Book

Admission Assessment Exam Review 5th edition is available in all MPTC bookstores & available for checkout at all MPTC libraries. It is also available from Amazon.

  • HESI Hints boxes offer valuable test-taking tips
  • Step-by-step explanations and sample problems in the math section
  • Sample questions in all sections
  • A 50-question comprehensive post-test
  • Easy-to-read format with consistent section features
  • NEW! Comprehensive practice exams with over 200 questions
  • NEW! Updated, thoroughly reviewed content

You are encouraged to complete General Anatomy and Physiology prior to taking the HESI A2 exam. If you have any questions, please contact your academic advisor.

It is recommended you take the exam within three years of petitioning. However, there is no expiration to your score and can be utilized for petitioning at any time.

On exam day:

Bring picture ID (driver’s license, student ID, passport)

You are allotted 2.5 hours for the exam and can leave when finished.

Do not bring notes or books to the test room.

2 sheets of scratch paper will be provided.

You will have the option for one restroom break.

Calculators will be available within the exam as needed.

No printing during the exam. No electronics allowed.

Nursing students need to achieve a cumulative score of 74%.

Surgical Tech students need to achieve a cumulative score of 70%.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography need to achieve a cumulative score of 70%.

The petition process weighs your score along with your GPA, science grades and other requirements.

Score reports and remediation are generated to you in 48 hours.

Your Evolve Elsevier account will have a copy of your score report and your scores are automatically sent to MPTC and saved in the system.

If you do not achieve a the required cumulative score for your program, you will be allowed another (one(1)) attempt to take the HESI-A2 entrance exam.

You are allowed two attempts total on the HESI-A2. You will need to wait at least three months in between the initial exam and the retake to ensure you have completed remediation and adequate study efforts to ensure success on the second attempt.

Remediation is required prior to retake unless you have received associate dean of nursing approval.

Please meet with your academic advisor and visit the Student Success Center for remediation completion.

To cancel, reschedule, and/or request a refund: contact Joely Magana at jmagana@morainepark.edu (preferred) or 920-924-3118, TTY/VP: Use Relay/VRS.

Exams can be rescheduled within the current testing schedule, pending availability.

Only one (1) HESI A2 exam cancellation will be eligible for a refund. Subsequent cancellations will not be refunded. All efforts should be made to cancel 48 hours in advance of scheduled test date.

Please note if you fail to show up for a scheduled exam without notice, you will not be eligible for a refund.

Refunds will not be issued for incorrect exam registration.

Your HESI A2 entrance exam taken at another college may be considered for selection if the exam consists of the same content areas. If over three years, you need to provide an explanation of circumstances in writing to your academic advisor.

Your transcript must be sent by Evolve Elsevier to MPTC directly; no student submissions will be accepted. The processing fee per transcript is $15.00. Processing time is three to five working days. Please send a transcript request form (found on Elsevier’s  website) via email to transcripts@elsevier.com. After submitting your request you must call Elsevier at 1-800-950-2728 ext.6947 with your credit card number.

Moraine Park Technical College 700 Gould StBeaver Dam WI53916
Moraine Park Technical College235 N National AveFond du Lac WI 54935
Moraine Park Technical College2151 N Main StWest Bend WI 53090

A2 – 2nd time testers : To make your payment, login to Evolve using this link and then click “Student Access”:  https://hesistudentaccess.elsevier.com/payments.html?PaymentID=27425

DateDayCampusRoomStarts atRegister
28 May 2024TuesdayBDK11311:00 a.m.Reserve a seat AFTER exam has been purchased.
29 May 2024WednesdayFdLA2101:00 p.m. Reserve a seat AFTER exam has been purchased.

75-item comprehensive exam

  • Test items are normed on LPN/VNs currently in clinical practice.
  • Measures competencies across LPN/VN content areas, including:

 

  • Fundamentals
  • Maternity
  • Medical-Surgical
  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Professional Issues
  • Psychiatric/Mental Illness

It is recommended you take the exam within three years of petitioning. However, there is no expiration to your score and can be utilized for petitioning at any time.

On exam day:

Bring picture ID (driver’s license, student ID, passport)

You are allotted 1.5 hours for the exam and can leave when finished.

Do not bring notes or books to the test room.

2 sheets of scratch paper will be provided.

You will have the option for one restroom break.

Calculators will be available within the exam as needed.

No printing during the exam. No electronics allowed.

Nursing students need to achieve a cumulative score of 800.

The petition process weighs your score along with your GPA, science grades and other requirements.

Score reports and remediation are generated to you in 48 hours.

Your Evolve Elsevier account will have a copy of your score report and your scores are automatically sent to MPTC and saved in the system.

You will complete the remediation provided in your Evolve account, and when complete email nursingprogram@morainepark.edu

If you do not achieve a the required cumulative score for your program, you will be allowed another (one(1)) attempt to take the HESI LPN-ADN entrance exam.

You are allowed two attempts total on the HESI LPN-ADN entrance exam. You will need to wait at least three months in between the initial exam and the retake to ensure you have completed remediation and adequate study efforts to ensure success on the second attempt.

Remediation is required prior to retake unless you have received associate dean of nursing approval.

 

To cancel, reschedule, and/or request a refund: contact Joely Magana at jmagana@morainepark.edu (preferred) or 920-924-3118, TTY/VP: Use Relay/VRS.

Exams can be rescheduled within the current testing schedule, pending availability.

Only one (1) HESI LPN-ADN exam cancellation will be eligible for a refund. Subsequent cancellations will not be refunded. All efforts should be made to cancel 48 hours in advance of scheduled test date.

Please note if you fail to show up for a scheduled exam without notice, you will not be eligible for a refund.

Refunds will not be issued for incorrect exam registration.

 

Your HESI LPN-ADN entrance exam taken at another college may be considered for selection if the exam consists of the same content areas. If over three years, you need to provide an explanation of circumstances in writing to your academic advisor.

Your transcript must be sent by Evolve Elsevier to MPTC directly; no student submissions will be accepted. The processing fee per transcript is $15.00. Processing time is three to five working days. Please send a transcript request form (found on Elsevier’s  website) via email to transcripts@elsevier.com. After submitting your request you must call Elsevier at 1-800-950-2728 ext.6947 with your credit card number.

 

Moraine Park Technical College 700 Gould StBeaver Dam WI53916
Moraine Park Technical College235 N National AveFond du Lac WI 54935
Moraine Park Technical College2151 N Main StWest Bend WI 53090

LPN = 2nd time testers : To make your payment, login to Evolve using this link and then click “Student Access”:  https://hesistudentaccess.elsevier.com/payments.html?PaymentID=27423

DateDayCampusRoom Starts atRegister
28 May 2024TuesdayBDK1139:00 a.m. Reserve a seat AFTER exam has been purchased.
29 May 2024WednesdayFdLA21011:00 a.m. Reserve a seat AFTER exam has been purchased.

If, after reviewing all of the instructions, there are remaining registering and/or scheduling questions, please contact Joely Magana jmagana@morainepark.edu.