Prohibited Materials

The following are prohibited at the test site:

• Smoking and the use of all tobacco products
• Visitors, including relatives, children, and friends
• Weapons of any kind

DO NOT bring any unauthorized aids or prohibited items, listed below, with you to the test site. If you do bring any of these items, you will be required to leave them in a designated area outside the testing room in a secure area or in your vehicle. You will be asked to empty and turn out all pockets to ensure nothing is in them before you enter the testing room.

Any personal items that you bring to the test center must be stored in a locker or other area designated by the test administrator outside the testing room during the test. This includes jewelry, watches, wallets, and purses, in addition to the prohibited materials listed below. Some test centers do not have individual lockers, and locked storage may be limited. See the test administrator regarding the storage of any personal items. You will not be allowed to access these items during the test.

Note: If you are taking both parts of an assessment in a nine-hour two-test session with a scheduled lunch break, you may bring a snack or lunch to eat during the break. Any food you bring must be stored in a locker outside the testing room during the test and consumed outside the testing room during the break.

• Cell phones
• Electronic communication devices, visual or audio recording or listening devices, or any device with an on/off option, including, but not limited to, MP3 players, PDAs, tablets, computers, CD players, removable storage devices, calculator watches, clocks or watches with alarms, spellcheckers, etc.
• Eyeglasses with communication and recording devices; note that during the check-in process you may be asked to remove any pair of eyeglasses for a visual inspection, but the test center proctor will not touch or otherwise handle your glasses
• Calculators, except as noted for Mathematics CST, and calculator manuals (on-screen calculators are automatically provided for tests that allow them)
• Handwritten or printed materials, such as dictionaries, notebooks, scratch paper, textbooks, etc.
• Packages and bags of any kind, such as backpacks, briefcases, etc.
• Hats or headwear, including barrettes and hair clips larger than ¼ a quarter -inch wide and hairbands larger than ½ a half -inch wide, except for those being worn for religious or medical purposes
• Food and drink, including chewing gum
• Unauthorized aids, such as slide rules, rulers, translation aids, highlighters, etc.
• Unauthorized medical devices, defined as any device not noted on Pearson VUE's Approved Comfort Aids list , unless prior approval has been obtained (refer to Requesting Alternative Testing Arrangements for more information)

Violation of test site rules, including the possession or use of prohibited materials during a test administration, may result in the voiding of your scores.