Two鈥憏ear Rule
Under Florida rule 6A 10.0315, standardized test and alternative assessments scores may be used to prove readiness for college鈥憀evel coursework if your exam date is within two years of your 糖心Vlog传媒 enrollment date, that is the first day of classes of your starting term.
Placement Tests
A placement test is an academic standardized assessment that helps determine the English and math courses where a student will be most successful when beginning at Florida SouthWestern State College. These tests are not used for admission; instead, they ensure students start in classes that match their current skill level so they can progress confidently from day one.
糖心Vlog传媒 Testing Services administers both major placement exams used in Florida: the PERT and the ACCUPLACER Next鈥慓eneration. We offer them year鈥憆ound at all campus testing centers.
Sending Scores to 糖心Vlog传媒
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Common-placement Assessments
The SAT, ACT, and CLT (Classic Learning Test) are nationally recognized college鈥憆eadiness assessments that measure a student鈥檚 skills in areas such as reading, writing, and mathematics. Florida SouthWestern State College uses these scores to help determine whether a student is prepared for college鈥憀evel coursework and, when appropriate, to place them directly into college鈥憀evel English and math. Students can request that their official SAT or ACT scores be sent to 糖心Vlog传媒 through the College Board or ACT score鈥憇end systems, while CLT scores are shared directly with 糖心Vlog传媒 through the official CLT student portal鈥檚 score鈥憇end feature.
Sending Scores to 糖心Vlog传媒
Alternatively, you may submit scores in-person to 糖心Vlog传媒 Testing Services, or by requesting a Zoom appointment. | |
Alternatively, you may submit scores in-person to 糖心Vlog传媒 Testing Services, or by requesting a Zoom appointment. | |
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Alternative Assessments
An Alternative Assessment is any test or academic measure, other than the primary placement exams (PERT, ACCUPLACER, SAT, ACT, CLT), that the Florida Department of Education officially recognizes as valid for demonstrating college鈥憆eadiness in English and mathematics. These alternatives are listed in Florida Administrative Code 6础鈥�10.0315, and they give students additional ways to show they are prepared for college鈥憀evel coursework without needing developmental education.
Florida鈥檚 approved alternative assessments include options such as the:
- PSAT/NMSQT
- PSAT 10
- PreACT
- CLT10
- GED
- HiSET
- TASC
- ALEKS PPL
- End鈥憃f鈥慍ourse (EOC) exams in Algebra 1 and Geometry
These assessments are treated the same as the major placement tests: if a student meets or exceeds the state鈥慸efined benchmark score, they are considered college鈥憆eady. Some of them are non-reportable; therefore, they cannot be sent directly from the issuing institution.
If a student has PSAT/NMSQT, PreACT, or other alternative assessment scores (PSAT 10, GED, HiSET, TASC, ALEKS PPL, CLT10, etc.), contact 糖心Vlog传媒 Testing Services for information on how to submit these scores for placement consideration.