Miller Analogies Test (MAT)—Computer Based

Information

The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is a high-level, analytic-ability test requiring the solution of problems stated as analogies. It is intended to assess your ability to recognize relationships between ideas, your fluency in the English language, and your general knowledge of literature, philosophy, science, mathematics, and fine arts. The test is offered in a computer-based format. More information may be found at Harcourt Assessment’s website.

Schedule

• July 23, 2008 at 9:00 am and 1:00 pm
• July 31, 2008 at 9:00 am
• August 5, 13, and 21, 2008 at 9:00 am and 1:00 pm

Cost

The Miller Analogies Test costs $80.00 and must be paid with a check or money order made out to Arizona State University.

Time

The exam is 60 minutes and consists of 100 multiple-choice questions. The total appointment time is approximately 75 minutes.

Register

Registrations for the MAT must be received no later than 4:30 pm, one working day prior to the selected test date. There are two methods of registration:

• In Person: Complete the MAT registration form and submit it along with a check or money order payable to Arizona State University for $80.00 to a UTS staff member in Payne Hall, Room 301. At that time you will be given an admission ticket.
• By Mail: Complete the MAT registration form and submit it along with a check or money order payable to Arizona State University for $80.00 and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

  University Testing Services
  Arizona State University
  PO Box 870511
  Tempe, AZ 85287-0511

It is your responsibility to contact this office prior to your earliest test date choice to confirm your appointment if you have not received your confirmation by return mail.

Reschedule

You must cancel or reschedule no later than seven days after your original test date.

• To transfer the test date, submit your admission ticket along with a $10.00 check or money order payable to Arizona State University.
• To cancel a test date and receive a 50% refund, you must fill out a refund request form. Your admission ticket must accompany this form.

Retake

In order to take more than one MAT in a 12-month period, an examinee must present the retest ticket, which is sent with the original official MAT score report from Harcourt Assessment.

Admission

YOU MUST CHECK IN AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE TEST TIME TO BE ADMITTED. Exam entrance requires an admission ticket along with two forms of valid ID. The primary ID must be an official government-issued or school-issued ID bearing your name, photo, and signature (for example, passport, driver's license, school ID, etc.). The secondary ID must bear your name and contain current information (for example, any unused primary ID, credit card, library card, utility bill with your current address, etc.)The names on both IDs and the name on your admission ticket must all be the same, and both ID's must be originals.

Scores

Official score reports are sent approximately three weeks from Harcourt Assessment to you and the institutions you indicated at the time of testing. All inquiries about scores should be directed to Harcourt Assessment at 1-800-622-3231. UTS cannot interpret test results. Each college or department requiring the MAT determines qualifying scores.