Placement Test and Retake Information

SCF College Students:

Entrance Examinations and Placement of Students

SCF wants each student to be successful in achieving his or her educational goals. The College administers the Post -Secondary Education Readiness Test (PERT) for placement purposes. Application to SCF is required before assessment.
PERT has three (3) subsections - reading, writing and mathematics. The test is not timed, however, students must be finished on the same day.  Most students complete all three (3) subsections in approximately 3-3.5 hours.  It is the student's responsibility to allow enough time for the exam.
To prepare for the placement test and to schedule a testing appointment, go to scf.edu/Testing. SCF allows students to take PERT two (2) times per term. A term is defined as fall, spring, and summer per the official academic calendar. There is a retake fee of $10 per subsection ($25 for all 3 sections).

All placement test scores remain valid for two (2) years. SCF allows students to take PERT two (2) times per term.
Beginning January 2014 and pursuant to Florida Statute 1008.30, and Rule 6A-10.0315, F.A.C., students are required to satisfy one of the following prior to entering State College of Florida as a degree seeking student.

Students who entered 9^th grade in a Florida public school in 2003-04 or thereafter must provide a standard Florida high school diploma. 

All others must provide test scores taken within the last two years for any of the following:

• American College Testing – Enhanced ACT
• Scholastic Aptitude Test – SAT
• Post-Secondary Education Readiness Test – PERT
• College Entry Level Placement Test – Accuplacer

Placement test scores are not required for:

• Active duty military or
• Students applying for transfer or readmission status who have satisfactorily completed college level English, reading, and/or mathematics courses.

For additional information please see: Do I need to take the Placement Test?

The State Board of Education establishes cut-off scores for placement purposes.

ACT and SAT

Students who have taken the ACT and/or SAT and have scores that place them into college-level coursework in reading, writing and/or mathematics may use these scores as an alternative to the corresponding sections of PERT. Students may use the ACT and/or SAT scores if the scores are less than two (2) years old and are at the level or above the scores posted on the Assessment & Testing Center website, scf.edu/Testing, in accordance with Florida Statute 240.321 and SCF Rule 6HX14-4.04.

Retake Testing Fees

SCF has implemented a placement assessment retest fee of $10 per subsection ($25 for all 3 sections). 

Visit Dual Enrollment / Early College for that retake policy. 

The Assessment / Testing Center adheres to all deadlines (all materials including test scores must be submitted by the deadline dates) listed on the Early College web page.

Assessment / Testing Center staff does not interpret test results.  For assistance on test results' clarification please contact your high school guidance counselor.