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Range: Grades 7-12, college and adult
Length: 168 items
Norms: High school and college
Language:English and Spanish versions available
COPS machine scoring and self scoring forms Administration Time
  • 20-30 minutes
Scoring Options Interest Inventory Assessment for Career Exploration and Counseling
  • Promote career exploration in middle school, high school, and college courses
  • Provide individual career counseling with students and adults
  • Deliver occupational counseling in business and industry

The COPS Interest Inventory consists of 168 items, providing job activity interest scores related to 14 different career clusters. Each cluster corresponds to both high school and college curriculum, as well as current sources of occupational information. The COPS interpretive material emphasizes a "hands-on" approach to career exploration, featuring career and educational planning worksheets, along with a listing of suggested activities to gain experience.

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COPS Self-Scoring FormsCOPS Order Form Download

To administer, score and interpret the COPS only, you will need the COPS Self-Scoring Booklets and an equivalent number of the COPS Self-Interpretation Profile and Guides. To administer the COPS in conjunction with the CAPS and/or COPES, you will need an equivalent number of the COPSystem Comprehensive Career Guides. Forms are also available in a large print format.

Item Code & Quantity Price
Self-Scoring
Booklets*†		 COP-AHS-025
COP-AHS-100
COP-AHS-500
  • 17.50
  • 62.75
  • 292.25
Self-Interpretation
Profile and Guides†
Jr-Sr High School or
College norms (specify
preference)		 COP-PRG-025-H or C
COP-PRG-100-H or C
COP-PRG-500-H or C
  • 17.00
  • 59.25
  • 275.50
Comprehensive
Career Guides
(Jr-Sr High or College)		 COP-CCG-025-H or C
COP-CCG-100-H or C
COP-CCG-500-H or C
  • 43.50
  • 145.00
  • 681.00

COPS Machine-Scoring FormsCOPS Order Form Download

Scoring services may be purchased at the time booklets are purchased or when booklets are sent in for scoring.

Item Code & Quantity Price
Booklet & Answer
Sheet Combined†		 COP-AMS-025
COP-AMS-100
COP-AMS-500
  • 18.00
  • 63.00
  • 296.50
Basic Scoring COP-SCR
  • 1.80

NOTE: Profile and Guides are provided with scoring results.
† These items are available in Spanish.
*Must be purchased with Self-Interpretation Profile and Guides or Comprehensive Career Guides.

Related Items

COPS Recommended MaterialsCOPS Order Form Download

Item Code & Quantity Price
Technical Manual COP-MAN
  • 24.25
Examiner's Manual COP-EXM
  • 4.00
Specimen Sets*
COPSystem
(COPS, CAPS, & COPES)

COPS

COP-SPC-SYS

COP-SPC

  • 51.00

  • 37.50
COPS Visuals**
Self-Scoring
                         paper
                         or CD
Machine-Scoring
                         paper
                         or CD

COP-VIS-SSP
COP-VIS-SSC

COP-VIS-MSP
COP-VIS-MSC

  • 30.25
  • 30.25

  • 30.25
  • 30.25
Summary Guides
(Jr-Sr High or
College; optional)		 COP-SMG-025-H or C
COP-SMG-100-H or C
COP-SMG-500-H or C
  • 7.50
  • 28.00
  • 121.00

*Includes one copy of all forms, and all manuals.
**Specify self- or machine-scoring form and paper copy or PowerPoint™ format.

Research

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The 14 COPSystem Career Clusters

  • Science Professional
  • Science Skilled
  • Technology Professional
  • Technology Skilled
  • Consumer Economics
  • Outdoor
  • Business Professional
  • Business Skilled
  • Clerical
  • Communication
  • Arts Professional
  • Arts Skilled
  • Service Professional
  • Service Skilled

Learn more about the 14 COPSystem Career Clusters