Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) is a comprehensive assessment and remediation program designed to support student mastery of nursing content and preparation for NCLEX success. Most nursing courses include ATI Content Mastery Series (CMS) activities, which consist of required Practice Assessments (A and B), a standardized proctored assessment, and remediation with a retake as indicated. ATI activities may be scheduled outside of regular class time, with each proctored assessment taking approximately 1–2 hours to complete.
ATI CMS activities will account for 5% of the total course points, with point distribution based on completion of required practice assessments, performance on the proctored assessment, and completion of remediation and retake when necessary.
- Level 2 proficiency is the program benchmark.
- Students who achieve Level 2 or 3 on the initial proctored assessment will receive full ATI credit.
- Students who score Level 1 or Below Level 1 are required to complete faculty guided remediation and retake the proctored assessment to earn eligible ATI points.
Each CMS assessment includes:
- Practice Assessments A and B
- Practice Assessments A and B must be completed before the proctored assessment and are graded as part of the CMS activities. Faculty will publish the due date in the course syllabus and calendar, so it is before the proctored exam date. Faculty may choose to use the completion of Practice A and B as a “ticket” into the scheduled proctored exam.
- Standardized proctored assessment
- Remediation: If required because the student achieves Level 1 or Below Level 1, points are earned based on level achieved.
- Level 1:
- Complete a minimum of 2-hour Focused Review.
- Optional additional remediation ideas are listed on pages 5 and 6.
- Earn additional points from the total allocated ATI points if remediation is completed.
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- Below Level 1:
- Complete a minimum of 3-hour Focused Review.
- Earn additional points from the total allocated ATI points if remediation is completed.
- Retake: Students who score Level 1 or Below Level 1 must retake the proctored assessment. If student achieves benchmark of Level 2 or 3 on retake, they will receive points.
The following ATI exams will be taken:
- Nursing 246 – Nutrition Practice Exam
- Nursing 358 – Fundamentals of Nursing
- Nursing 363 – Mental Health Nursing Care
- Nursing 364 – Nursing Care of Children
- Nursing 455 – Population-Focused Nursing Practice
- Nursing 456 – Maternal Newborn
- Nursing 461 - Pharmacology for Nursing Practice and starting Fall 2026 Nutrition
- Nursing 468 – Medical Surgical Nursing Care
- Nursing 488 – Nursing Leadership in Care Delivery
- Nursing 498 – Students will complete both A and B practice Pharmacology exams with at least a 90%.
Students will be able to retake practice tests after a 24- hour lapse from their previous attempt until they achieve the 90%.
**ATI RN Predictor Exam: All students are required to complete the ATI RN Predictor Exam in the last semester of their program to fulfill degree completion.
Updated 01/08/2026
