The Office of Testing Services is a unit within Appalachian's University College. University College consists of the university's integrated general education curriculum, academic support services, residential learning communities, interdisciplinary degree programs and co-curricular programming - all designed to support the work of students both inside and outside of the classroom.

The mission of the Office of Testing Services is to provide high quality testing and assessment services that observe nationally recognized professional testing standards in order to meet the growing needs of our students, faculty, administration and community. 

We subscribe to the National College Testing Association Professional Standards and Guidelines. We are a member of the Consortium of College Testing Centers, supporting distance learning.