Park University: Academic Support Center

Worried about the WCT?

We offer prep classes, study groups, and even individual help to prepare for it!

PLEASE NOTE: Effective Fall 2007, the following testing rules apply:

All cited material must come from the packet; no outside sources may be used.
No reference books may be brought into the testing room by students. This includes dictionaries, stylebooks, etc. The proctor will have these references available for student use in the testing room.
Only handwritten material in the blue book will be considered by the scorers. Material stapled into a blue book, whether printed or handwritten may disqualify a blue book from scoring.
Students approved for testing accommodations because of a disability should contact the Director of Academic Support Services (816-584-6332) to arrange accommodations for WCT.

Here are more links to help with documentation and composition of your WCT essay:

The Basics of Good Essay Form - This link will take you to a short "brush-up" course in essay writing
Ethics: Avoiding Plagiarism
APA Format
- Proper Citation of Sources (pdf)
- Citing Electronic Sources (pdf)
- Sample APA Format Reference Page (pdf)
- New! APA 6th Edition Sample References page (pdf)
MLA Format
- Proper Citation of Sources (pdf)
- Citing Electronic Sources (pdf)
- Sample MLA Format Reference Page (pdf)
- New! MLA 7th Edition Sample Works Cited page (pdf)
PLEASE NOTE: Both MLA and APA released new editions in 2009. The links above show examples from the previous editions. Example of the new formats [i.e. MLA 7th edition and APA 6th edition] are available in the Online Writing Lab.

Ask your WCT questions online with our Online Writing Lab!

Go to http://parkonline.org/ and sign in with your open user name and password.

Under "Special courses" choose CDL200: Online Writing Lab.

Once in the OWL, click on the tab at the left for "WCT," and you will find important info there about taking the WCT and how/when it is scored!

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