Testing Exemption
A student may be exempt from the required placement testing and developmental education. Per state rule, a Florida public high school student who entered Grade 9 in the Florida public school system in the 2003-2004 academic year or later and earned the Florida Standard High School Diploma, shall not be required to take the common placement test and shall not be required to enroll in developmental education instruction in a Florida College System institution. Additionally, any active duty military service member shall not be required to take the common placement test and shall not be required to enroll in developmental education. After the successful completion and submission of the college admission application, a student or active duty service member is encouraged to meet with an advisor to determine eligibility for testing exemption and discuss the process for opting out of testing and developmental education.
A student who is not exempt from placement testing and who wishes to enroll in college credit English or mathematics courses must satisfy placement requirements through testing. The following tests meet the State of Florida’s Placement requirements and any of these scores are accepted for placement at Pensacola State College if they are less than two years old: ACT, SAT, CPT, or Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT).
Transfer students may satisfy placement testing requirements through prior coursework or successful completion of an acceptable placement exam.
Special Students and Non-Degree Seeking Students are subject to placement testing requirements if enrolling in writing emphasis or mathematics courses.
A student whose placement scores indicate a need for skill review should enroll in developmental education courses in the first term of enrollment. A student with test results indicating the need for two or more developmental education courses should also enroll in SLS 1101 (College Success) even if this course does not satisfy a requirement for the intended degree. A student who tests into developmental education courses is required to enroll in these courses by the time they have attempted 12 credit hours. A student must maintain continuous enrollment in at least one developmental course each term until the requirements are completed. A student may take other credit courses along with the developmental education course as long as the developmental education course is not a prerequisite for the credit course. For additional information, please contact an advisor.