PERT Placement Testing
If you're a new student, you may be asking . . . am I required to take a placement test?
What is the PERT placement test?
The Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT) is a test used in Florida to see if you're ready for college-level reading, writing, and math. Your scores help decide which classes you should start with in college.
Students are exempt from the placement test requirement if they:
- entered a Florida public or charter high school in the 2003-2004 school year and thereafter and graduated beginning 2007 and thereafter with a Florida standard high school diploma; or
- are serving as an active duty member of any branch of the U.S. Armed Services; or
- have test scores (ACT, SAT, CPT or PERT) that are less than two years old from date test was taken and scores meet the state-designated minimums for college-level English and mathematics courses; or
- have successfully completed college preparatory or developmental education course requirements in English, reading and mathematics; or
- provide proof of successful completion of college-level English and mathematics courses from a regionally accredited college or university.
Frequently Asked Questions
Although exempt, you can choose to take the PERT to help you and your academic advisor make an informed choice on course options. Since you receive one free placement test after paying your application fee, there is no cost involved. Students who would like to enroll in a math class higher than Intermediate Algebra (MAT1033) will also need to submit qualifying test scores in math.
For Testing Center information, visit www.pbsc.edu/TestingCenter
