Test Components
Three language areas are tested separately for a total of 1 hour and thirty minutes maximum.
- Reading Comprehension (30 minutes)
- Oral Proficiency (15-30 minutes)
- Writing and Grammar (30 minutes)
About the Test
- The exam costs $35. Test takers must take the exam within a week of paying for the exam. Use the button below to pay for the exam.
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- If the Test Payment link does not work, please email ali@umkc.edu.
- Test takers will need a computer with internet access in addition to a webcam, microphone, and speakers.
- Any ESL-Only and Conditionally Admitted student or Paseo Program applicant at UMKC is required to take the CALIOPE.
- Paseo Program applicants must take the exam as part of the admission process.
- ESL-Only or Conditionally Admitted students can wait until after admission to take the exam.
- Current ALI students are not allowed to retake the exam unless they have had an interruption in their studies, such as skipping a semester or leaving mid-semester to come back at a later time.
- CALIOPE scores are valid for up to 60 days.
CALIOPE is required for anyone with an ESL or Paseo I-20. These students cannot register for classes until after they take the exam. Once a student completes the exam and it is graded, they will either be placed into ESL classes based on their results, or be cleared to take academic classes.
