The HOBET measures your math and science reading skills compared to other students in Arizona. A low or failing score simply means you need to bring your academic skills up to speed.
Some Arizona community colleges, including Mohave Community College, rely on HOBET results to indicate readiness for admission to certain health occupation programs. If your scores are low, you might have to wait to start your program and work on your basic skills first.
Some students do well with some parts of the HOBET and get failing scores in others. Most Arizona colleges that administer the test will give you a printout recommending specific courses to prepare you for the parts you failed.
Many Arizona testing centers have rules in place to limit how soon you can retake HOBET and similar tests. If you earn a failing score and you plan to retest, take it on the earliest date you are eligible to do so.