Placement Testing

As an incoming Seminole State student, you may be required or opt to take a placement test.

Placement Testing is available on a walk-in basis during Assessment & Testing Business Hours at Sanford/Lake Mary, Altamonte Springs, or the Lee Campus at Oviedo for admitted students. Remote testing is available through ACCUPLACER with ProctorU as an additional placement testing option. The Testing Center does not administer PERT or ACCUPLACER placement testing for other institutions.  

All in-person placement testing must be completed within normal business hours, and students should allow sufficient time to complete their exams prior to closing time of the Testing Center. If Testing Center staff determines a student will not have enough time to complete their exam, the student will be provided with return instructions.

Students Required to Take a Placement Test

All non-exempt, degree-seeking, first-time-in-college, college-credit and certificate-seeking students whose degree or certificate program is 12 or more credits are required to take a common placement test  according to Florida Statutes, Section 1008.30, Rule 6A-10.0315. If placement scores indicate it is necessary, a student may be required to enroll in developmental courses. Non-exempt students may not register for any credit course at Seminole State until they have a set of complete scores on file.

This includes student in the following groups:

• All students seeking Dual Enrollment.
• All students who cannot provide official ACT, CLT, SAT, ACCUPLACER, or PERT scores or scores on an official transcript by the date of their advising appointment/session.

Any score presented that is below the score needed for exemption will require the student to be tested on the appropriate PERT subtest(s) unless:

• The student attended a regionally accredited college or university in which English was the language of instruction and completed college-level or the highest college-preparatory-level coursework, as evaluated by Seminole State, in English and/or mathematics with a grade of C or higher
• Official Seminole State record indicates that the student is enrolled in another college or university and has applied to Seminole State as a transient student
• Official Seminole State record indicates that the student is enrolled for teacher recertification

Students Exempt from Placement Testing

Students meeting either of the following conditions are not required to take a placement test:

• Students who entered ninth grade in a Florida public school in the 2003-04 school year or after and earned a Florida standard high school diploma.
• Students who are currently serving as active-duty members of any branch of the U.S. Armed Services.

Exempt students may choose to take a common placement test to help identify where they need additional preparation. Regardless of the student’s score, he or she is not required to enroll in developmental education.

Students Required to Complete the EAP Testing Process

All non-exempt students who studied ESOL in high school or studied part of high school in a country where English is not the only official language are required to complete the EAP Testing Process. This includes:

• Complete the WritePlacer for possible placement into English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in addition to having college ready PERT, ACCUPLACER, ACT, CLT, or SAT scores
• Complete the ACCUPLACER- ESL in addition to completing the WritePlacer if PERT,  ACCUPLACER, ACT, CLT, or SAT scores are not college-ready
• Complete the EAP sequence without a retake of PERT/ACCULACER-ESL after starting the sequence (Students may retake PERT/ACCUPLACER-ESL and WritePlacer after two years' absence from sequence for advancement purposes)