WHAT IS THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS HEALTH EXAMINATION (HOAE)?

The Health Occupations Aptitude Examination (HOAE) is a set of five tests designed to assess an applicant’s skill and knowledge in areas deemed relevant to college-level health services programs.

The HOAE is a web-based assessment that is administered through a computer. You will not be permitted to use a calculator, dictionary, or any other reference guide to complete the HOAE unless you are approved to do so by Algonquin College’s Centre for Students with Disabilities (CSD).

Algonquin does not allow applicants to use HOAE results from previous years.

Applicants to any Ontario College are permitted to complete the HOAE only once every application year. You are responsible for having the results of your HOAE transferred to all necessary colleges.

PREPARATION

The Test Centre is limited to providing only those preparation materials approved by the publishers of each assessment.

These sample questions are not designed to provide you with an assessment of your current skill levels; they are provided to orient you to the style of question used in the actual assessment.

Click here to view sample questions for the Health Occupations Aptitude Examination (HOAE) or visit www.psbtests.com for more information on preparing for the HOAE.

COST

The standard admissions assessment fee is $50.00. Fees can be paid by cash, debit card, Visa, Mastercard, or American Express. Personal cheques are not accepted.

Please note: For those applicants wishing to remotely complete an assessment at a location other than Algonquin’s Woodroffe campus Test Centre may be charged an additional administration fee by that institution.

Receiving your Results
Your results on the HOAE will be provided upon request. To request a copy of your HOAE results, please send your request to testcentre@algonquincollege.com.

WHERE CAN I COMPLETE THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS HEALTH EXAMINATION?

Completing your Assessment at an Algonquin College Campus
Applicants can complete their assessment at the test centre of any of Algonquin College’s three main campuses:

• Woodroffe Campus in Ottawa
• Alonquin College in the Ottawa Valley (Pembroke)
• The Heritage Institute in Perth

Click here to learn more about booking an appointment to complete your assessment at an Algonquin College campus.

Completing your Assessment in your Community
Algonquin College recognizes that it is not possible for applicants to get to one of our campuses to complete your assessment. Applicants who live farther than 40 kilometers from the Algonquin College campuses in Ottawa, Pembroke, or Perth, may request to remotely complete an admissions assessment at a suitable testing site in their local community.

Typically, only college or university test centers’ are accepted as suitable test sites. Algonquin College does not typically permit assessments to be completed in high schools, libraries, or adult education centres. Additionally, assessments may not be typically supervised by professors, teachers, or guidance counselors.

Please note: those applicants who live greater then 200km from a suitable college or university test site should contact the Algonquin College Test Centre to discuss alternate test administration arrangements.

Click here to learn more about submitting a request to complete your assessment at a test site in your home community.

HOW CAN I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO COMPLETE THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS HEALTH EXAMINATION?

To make arrangements to complete your admission assessment, log onto your Algonquin College ACSIS account and follow the instructions for “Booking an Assessment”.

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABILITIES

If you require an assessment accommodation due to a disability, please contact Algonquin College’s Centre for Students with Disabilities (CSD) to complete an accommodation request.

Accommodations cannot be provided by the Test Centre unless they have been approved in advance through the Centre for Students with Disabilities.

The Algonquin College Centre for Students with Disabilities (CSD)
Building C, Room 142
Woodroffe Campus
1385 Woodroffe Campus
Ottawa, ON
(613)727-4723, ext. 7683
TTY (613)727-7747
csd@algonquincollege.com

The Test Centre • C224 Woodroffe Campus • (613)727-4723, ext 7079
testcentre@algonquincollege.com