Advising is mandatory for all degree seeking students at BMCC.
The Advising and Testing Center provides student support services to help a diverse student population successfully achieve their educational goals. These services include academic advising, career advising, academic placement testing, proctor testing, and transfer student services. The Advising and Testing Center is available to prospective students and new students on a drop-in basis, although appointments are encouraged and can be arranged by calling 541-278-5931.
Academic advising is available for every student at BMCC to help you effectively plan to meet your educational goals, but it is mandatory for degree seeking students. Advisors are available to meet with students in person in Pendleton, Hermiston, Milton-Freewater, and Baker City. Advising can also be done by phone or other means, particularly for those students who take classes through distance education or attend at any of our outlying centers.
Students attending classes at any BMCC location who need an advisor, or who wish to change advisors, should contact the Advising and Testing Center in Pendleton at (541) 278-5931 or testingcenter@bluecc.edu. Once assigned, students may contact their advisor directly to make an appointment. You will receive your advisors contact information upon assignment. Students who are new to BMCC will be assigned an advisor upon completion of the online admission and the placement tests. If a student is transferring from another college, they need to complete the online admission, have their official transcripts sent to BMCC and complete a Transcript Evaluation Request form. (Detail about the admissions process is available here.) Once these steps have been completed, the student should contact the Advising & Testing Center at 541.278.5931 to have an advisor assigned.
Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university can find catalogs, applications, scholarship information, and other helpful information from all Oregon University System schools and other colleges in the Pacific Northwest region by contacting the Advising & Testing Center. Advisors can assist you in using this information to better plan your education.
The following students are required to take the COMPASS placement test:
Students who are degree-seeking, either full-time or part-time, non-degree seeking students taking Math and/or English, and transfer students that have not successfully completed a math and writing course at a prior college or university.
The placement test is a self-paced, computerized test designed to determine the student’s level of ability and is used to assist in course placement. It is not a pass/fail exam. The placement test is given free of charge.
In Pendleton, the tests are administered in the Advising and Testing Center in Morrow Hall, Room M-117, at 2411 NW Carden, Pendleton, Oregon.
For information call 541-278-5931 or email testingcenter@bluecc.edu
Fall 2008 - Spring Term 2009 hours:
Monday through Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Fridays: CLOSED
SPECIAL HOURS:
Friday, September 26, 2008: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, October 31, 2008: 9 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Staff will be available to assist students with placement testing, admissions and academic advising, and financial aid.
BMCC Centers and Offices other than Pendleton (Baker, Hermiston, Milton-Freewater, and Wallowa and Grant Counties) offer placement testing on a walk-in basis during regular open hours. For more information, please contact the center or office nearest you. Contact information is available at Campuses Locations
2nd and 4th Wed of every month
6:00p check-in - Social Studies, Science or Reading
7:30p check-in - Writing or Math
Every Tue
6:00p check-in - Social Studies, Science or Reading
7:30p check-in - Writing or Math
3rd Wed of every month
6:00p check-in - Social Studies, Science or Reading
7:30p check-in - Writing or Math
IMPORTANT NOTE: For ALL testing: Government issued photo ID must be presented at time of testing.
Tues : 9:00a - 5:30p
Thur : 9:00a - 6:30 p
Mon-Wed: 9:00a-5:30p
Thur : 9:00a - 6:30p
The Testing Centers are closed on holidays and campus closed days (please refer tot the BMCC Calendar)
The Advising and Testing Center also provides test proctoring services
for distance education students, special accommodations testing, GED testing,
and various tests for professional licenses and certifications. Information
regarding schedules and costs for these testing/proctoring services can
be obtained by calling the testing center at 541-278-5931.
The following tests have no fees associated with them.
Fees must be paid at the BMCC Service Center prior to testing for the following tests.
GED
Pesticide Testing
LGPI
Fees must be paid to the governing agency and show proof of payment prior to testing for the following tests.
Must show proof of payment to governing agency or make payment at the BMCC Service Center prior to testing for the following test.
Insurance Proctoring
You and Your Advisor: An Academic Partnership
So that the advising appointment will be beneficial, preparation is necessary. Doing the following prior to your appointment should improve your advising experience.