The Evolve Reach Admissions Assessment (A2®) Exam

What is the A2® Exam? The Evolve Reach Admissions Assessment (A2®) Exam measures basic skills in the following academic content areas:

  • Math: (55 items) Focuses on math skills needed for health care fields, including basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, decimals, ratio and proportion, household measures, and general math facts.
  • Reading Comprehension: (55 items) Provides reading scenarios in order to measure reading comprehension, including: identifying the main idea, finding meaning of words in context, passage comprehension, making logical inferences, etc.
  • Vocabulary and General Knowledge: (55 items) Contains basic vocabulary that is often used in health care fields.
  • Grammar: (55 items) Contains basic grammar including: parts of speech, important terms and their uses in grammar, and commonly occurring grammatical errors.
  • Additional questions on the following topics will be included but not used in score determination:
    • Learning Styles: 14 item assessment of the applicant’s preferred learning style.
    • Personality Style: 14 item assessment of personality related to the applicant’s preferred learning style.
    • Applicants will receive a printout of study tips based on their learning style and personality profile.
    • Total time available to test: 4 hours

Where is the A2 Exam given?

The A2 Exam will be given in Grimsley Hall Testing Center room 126.

Who should register for the A2 Exam?

All students who apply to the Radiologic Technology Program at Wallace Community College are required to take the A2® Exam as part of the application process. The score received on this exam will be considered as part of the selective admissions process. (See the Radiologic Technology Admissions Ranking Sheet for a breakdown of the scoring process.)

How do I prepare for the A2® Exam?

The Evolve Reach Testing and Remediation Admission Assessment Exam Review, 2nd Edition is available for purchase online from HESI.

Visit the website http://www.hesia2practicetest.com/ for practice test in grammar, vocabulary, reading and math.

How do I register for the A2® Exam?

Complete an Application for Admissions to Wallace Community College. Once your application is complete you will be assigned a student number which you must have to register for the exam. This student number also allows you to make payment for the exam.
Visit the website https://www.wallace.edu/events/a2/  for A2 exam dates and times. The dates and times for taking the exam are listed with the link.  Be sure to use  the email you put on your Wallace Community College application when registering, as a confirmation email with an attached payment form will be sent to that address.  More test dates may be added at a later date for  2026 Spring Semester.

The cost of the exam is of $35 (non-refundable).  Forty seats are available for each testing date and time. You must register at least 24 hours prior to the exam.

What should I do on my scheduled test date?

  • Arrive 20-30 minutes prior to testing time
  • Allow 4 hours in your schedule for the testing process
  • Bring the following to the test:
    • Government issued picture ID (driver’s license, passport, etc., non-expired) Credit Card Photo, Temporary License or Screenshots does not meet these criteria
    • Receipt for payment of the test from the business office
  • Please note:
    Calculators, cell phones, iPods and other electronic devices are NOT allowed in the testing lab.
    No breaks are allowed during the testing process

Anything else I need to know?

  • There is no minimum score for this exam. You should attempt to get the highest score possible.
  • Evolve assesses a $15 fee to transfer A2® Exam scores to another college other than Wallace Community College.
  • Missed exams are non-refundable; however you may attempt to reschedule by email no later than 24 hours prior to your original test date and time.
  • The A2® Exam may be repeated only once during any admission time frame. When scheduling a second attempt you must state it is your second attempt in the registration email. There are two versions of the exam. The exam software will not allow a student to test twice on the same exam. If you do not identify yourself as a repeat tester you will be locked out of the exam and testing fees are non-refundable. The second attempt may be scheduled for any of the testing dates listed above.
  • Scores will be available immediately after testing.
  • Scores are good for three years.

 

How do I get a copy of  my scores?

Please visit https://www.broward.edu/admissions/testing/_docs/hesi-score-report.pdf   for information regarding How to obtain a copy of  your HESI A2 Score Report

 

How do I Cancel/Reschedule my A2 Exam?

  • Go back to your confirmation email (or any if you did not cancel and just scheduled for another day), scroll to the bottom after Dothan Campus Map link.
  • The next sentence says or starts with “For additional information…, check out your personal events schedule here (hyperlink in blue).” Click on the word here, it will take you to the events page (events will be listed if you have any scheduled).
  • If you have an event listed, click on the event, then click on cancel.
  • If you do not have an event listed, at the very top of page you should see some dots or lines, click on the dots (Calendar version) or lines (Listing version), then click on the date desired, then click continue at the bottom of page, choose the exam(s) you want to take.
  • Click register (it should register you for the exam without having to refill out the information again).

*If you do not see your Confirmation Email, follow the steps below:

  • Go to your email inbox, If you can’t remember when you registered or you can’t see it, where it says
    search, type Wallace Community College. Your confirmation email should appear
    (if you did not delete it), then follow the steps above.
  • If you did delete the confirmation email, then register for a new date and email the testing center at testing@wallace.edu to notify us to delete the reservation for you.

🌟Please make sure that when you sign up, that you use the email you put on your application whether a New or Returning student. If the email you used, no longer exist or you can’t access, please see Admissions/Records to have your information updated. Using a different email other than the one used on your application, will make another account in our system or cause an error registering for an exam.🌟

 

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

According to the U.S. Department of Education’s Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a student with a disability may be defined as any individual who:

  • has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities;
  • has a record of such an impairment; or
  • is regarded as having such an impairment.

Any examinee who has a documented disability should contact Ryan Spry at (334) 556-2587 two weeks prior to registered testing date.