Generally, all new undergraduate and most new graduate international students must complete the EAP exam.
An exam waiver, however, may be considered for students who:
The Student Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) requires international students who are non-native speakers of English to be sufficiently proficient in English in order to pursue their intended academic studies.
New international undergraduate and graduate students at UMSL are required to take the Avant STAMP 4 Skills online proctored exam by the designated semester deadline or during orientation with an additional cost.
This exam must be completed before students can finalize course registration. Based on the results of the exam, students may be recommended or required to take one or more English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses at UMSL:
AVANT
This test is proctored by an outside company, Avant and UMSL is not responsible for any of the registration or payment processes.
If you have any issues registering or paying, please contact Avant directly by following the below directions
It is important that you start the testing process as soon as possible and well before August 04, 2024.
TEST REGISTRATION
Please read all the directions below before proceeding with the testing process:
****NOTE: Attempt a credit card purchase only ONE TIME. If the payment does not go through, please follow the directions below labeled PAYMENT ISSUES.
PAYMENT ISSUES
For any questions dealing with payment or test access, please email AvantTC@avantassessement.com from your UMSL email address. You should receive a response within 1-2 business days. This email is not checked over the weekends so please keep that in mind.
If you do not hear back via email within 2 days, please call +1-888-731-7887 and ask to speak to the Customer Success Team. Be sure to mention you are calling about English Placement Testing for the University of Missouri – St. Louis.
If you experience any issues during the test, please use the chat feature to speak with the human proctor as they can provide technical assistance.