STUDY GUIDES AVAILABLE IN THE OSU-OKC BOOKSTORE
HESI A²
CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGY ADMISSION EXAM
TIME ALLOWED: 5 HOURS AND 5 MINUTES
USE YOUR SSN AS YOUR ID NUMBER
DO NOT PRINT TEST RESULTS
1. MATH: 50-item exam. Focuses on math needed for health-care fields, including basic
addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, decimals, ratio and proportion, household
measures, general math facts, etc. Time allotment: 50 minutes. Use computer calculator only.
2. READING COMPREHENSION: 47-item exam. Reading scenarios to measure
comprehension, identifying the main idea, finding meaning of words in context, making logical
inferences, etc. The reading scenarios pop up on the screen. Students can move the windows
around to see the entire scenario. Time allotment: 50 minutes.
3. VOCABULARY AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: 50-item exam. Contains vocabulary
terms that are often used in general English speaki8ng and in the healthcare fields. Time
allotment: 50 minutes.
4. CHEMISTRY: 25-item exam. Covers matter, chemical equations and reactions, the periodic
table, atomic structure, nuclear chemistry, chemical bonding, etc. Time allotment: 50 minutes.
5. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY (A&P): 25-item exam. Covers general terminology and
anatomical structures and systems. Time allotment: 25 minutes.
6. GRAMMAR: 50-item exam. Contains basic grammar, including parts of speech, important
terms and their uses in grammar, commonly occurring grammatical errors, etc. Time
allotment: 50 minutes.
7. BIOLOGY: 25-item exam. The test covers photosynthesis, metabolism, cells, cellular
respiration, biology basics and biological molecules. Time allotment: 25 minutes.
A² LEARNING STYLE/PERSONALITY PROFILE:
1. LEARNING STYLE: 14-item assessment of preferred learning style. Time allotment: 15
minutes.
2. PERSONALITY STYLE: 15-item assessment. Uses concepts related to introversion and
extroversion to classify student’s personality style. Time allotment: 15 minutes.
HESI A² Testing Policy
HESI A² exams require a testing fee of $50.00. Students must pay the fee in the Business office,
then the student must then bring their receipt to the Testing Center and schedule an appointment.
If the student is unable to keep the appointment, the student must call the Testing Center to
reschedule the exam (405-945-8648). Exams may be rescheduled only once. The Testing
Center is not responsible for missed deadlines.