HESI A2 Pre-Admission Test Components

HESI A2 Test Dates and Registration Information

The HESI Admissions Assessment Exam (A2) consists of seven academic exams, as well as a personality profile that helps identify the individual applicant’s learning style. 

ENGLISH COMPOSITION:

Reading Comprehension-Provides reading scenarios in order to measure reading comprehension, identifying the main idea, finding meaning of words in context, passage comprehension, making logical inferences, etc.

47 items

Time Allotment: 50 minutes

Vocabulary and General Knowledge-contains vocabulary terms that are used commonly in both general English speaking and in the health care fields.

50 items

Time Allotment: 50 minutes

Grammar-Contains basic grammar, including parts of speech, important terms, and their uses in grammar, commonly occurring grammatical errors, etc.

50 items

Time allotment: 50 minutes

 

MATH:

Basic Math Skills-Focuses on math skills needed for health care fields, including basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, decimals, ratio and proportion, household measures, general math facts, etc.

50 items

Time Allotment:  50 minutes

 

SCIENCE:

Biology-Covers biology basics, water, biological molecules, metabolism, cells, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, etc.

25 items

Time allotment: 25 minutes

Chemistry-Contains test items that cover matter, chemical equations and reactions, the periodic table, atomic structure, nuclear chemistry, chemical bonding, etc.

25 items

Time allotment: 25 minutes

Anatomy & Physiology-Provides coverage of general terminology and anatomical structures and systems.

25 items

Time Allotment: 25 minutes

 

PERSONALITY STYLE:

Personality Profile-Uses concepts related to introversion and extroversion to classify the student’s personality style.

15 items

Time Allotment: 15 minutes

Learning Style-Assesses the preferred learning style of the prospective applicant and offers test-taking and study tips suited to that learning style.

14 items

Time Allotment:  15 minutes.

 

The HESI Assessment Exam (A2) is a four hour exam and can be taken at over 300 sites within the United States. Your overall Composite Score is a predictor of your likelihood to be successful in a nursing program. 

Individualized remediation is provided for all English and Math exams. Remediation is recommended for students who do not achieve desired scoring on their first attempt.  Students may take the HESI A2 once within a 12 month period.