Unless you have otherwise provided documentation showing college-level placement you will need to take one of the following actions:
- Take the P.E.R.T. Placement Test. or
- Submit a Petition for Exemption Form (PDF), providing your documented Student Achievement.
Visit the Placement Testing Information page for more information concerning testing exemptions.
FSW Students are Allowed to P.E.R.T Test a total of Three Times per Subset - Effective for students enrolling for Fall 2013
First P.E.R.T. Attempt
Sitting for the P.E.R.T. Test—Pursuant to 6A-10.0315 (1), the entire P.E.R.T. will be administered (reading, writing, and mathematics) unless a student is exempt from testing—see P.E.R.T. home page for exemption information or provides documentation of college-level placement. ACT/SAT, and/or FCAT (2.0) scores taken within the last two years; completion of developmental education requirements in a Florida College system; and/or has been awarded credit for college-level coursework in an area of deficiency.
Second and Third P.E.R.T. Attempts
- A student is allowed to retest a total of two times in each subtest area.
- Remediation is required prior to retesting in each area of deficiency—see remediation information below.
Remediation Requirements for Florida SouthWestern State College Students
At Florida SouthWestern State College, remediation is required prior to retesting for the P.E.R.T. Please view the options below for remediation opportunities that are available at FSW.
Free One-Hour Remediation Sessions are held at each FSW Location
Florida SouthWestern State College Academic Support Programs offer free remediation sessions to FSW students at each of the Collier, Charlotte, Hendry Glades, and Thomas Edison (Lee) locations. All Academic Support Centers have designated walk-in times for remediation. Each remediation session provides self-paced activities for each subtest area in which a retest is intended. Remediation time is one hour per subtest area.
Check the Online Campus Event Calendar for campus locations and for the dates of the free P.E.R.T. remediation sessions.
Free Online College Readiness Course for a more concentrated form of Remediation
If you need to refresh/enhance your skills in reading, writing, and mathematics and feel that a more intense form of remediation is required, Broward College offers a free online College Readiness Course in which you can participate. You can work at your own pace across all three subject areas, or you can select individual content areas to complete. Pretests will determine any learning deficits which can then be mastered through self-paced learning modules.
Click on the link below to learn more about the free College Readiness Course—Reading, Writing, Math. If you choose this form of remediation, please bring a copy of the subject area Certificate of Completion to the FSW Testing Center location on the day that you plan to retest.
http://test.broward.edu/academics/online/pages/free-college-readiness-mooc.aspx
Please Note
In the case of a student who has exhausted all P.E.R.T. attempts at Florida Southwestern State College, P.E.R.T. scores will not be accepted from another institution if admission to Florida Southwestern State College was granted prior to the dates of the P.E.R.T. scores in question.
If your score places you into developmental coursework, FSW provides alternate routes of completion. Please refer to the Developmental Course Completion Routes (PDF) to view your completion options.