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SPC Placement Test Information

The SPC Placement Test is offered at each campus listed below. You may take the test at the campus nearest your home. To take the test, you should:

1) Call the campus for the time the test is offered.
2) Complete the SPC application and submit it to the Admission Office.
3) Take practice tests for the CPT.
4) Take the completed pink card and a valid photo ID (such as a driver’s license, student ID or other state ID) to the testing center.

Students must complete the application for admission prior to taking the Placement Test. Remember that parents must complete the residency statement. All testing is done in our testing lab on the computer and there are no time limits.

The following items are NOT allowed in the testing area: calculators, dictionaries, cell phones, pagers, food, drinks, hats.

Registration

**All new and transfer students are required to view the New Student Orientation in order to receive test results and begin the registration process. Remember to print the confirmation page!

Students with Disabilities

If you are a student with a disability and need testing accommodations, please contact the Learning Specialist at the campus where you will be taking the College Placement Test.

Placement Test Locations

Clearwater Campus
727-791-2491
2465 Drew St.

Downtown Center
727-341-4249
244 Second Ave. N

Midtown Center
727-341-7157
1048 22nd St. S

St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus
6605 Fifth Ave. N.,
727-341-4637

Seminole Campus
9200 113th St. N
727-394-6233/4

Tarpon Springs Campus
600 Klosterman Road
727-712-5806

Clearwater
Aimee Stubbs
791-2710
Gibbs/Downtown/
Midtown/Allstate
Gene Oskamp
341-4758
Seminole/e-Campus
Dr. Linda Giar
394-6289
Tarpon Springs
Barbara Thompson
721-5789

College Course Placement
(based on qualifying test scores on ANY of the following tests)
DE = Dual Enrollment – Qualifying scores needed only in the subject area of chosen course
ECP = Early College Program – Qualifying scores needed in all areas
EA = Early Admissions – Qualifying scores needed in all areas
Test Subject Score Permissions based on scores
CPT Reading * 83+ * These scores permit college courses that are reading/writing based such as Composition I and/or courses with the following prefixes: ENC, PSY, AMH, ECO, HUM, PHI, POS, SYG, SPC, etc.
Sentence Skills * 83+
College Level Math 62+ See Math program director for course selection.
41-61 These scores permit college courses that begin with the following prefixes: MAT, MGF, STA, MAC, MTG.
Elementary Algebra 72+ This score permits ONLY MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra.
SAT ** Critical Reading * 440+ ** SAT or ACT scores may be used IN PLACE OF CPT scores if available.
Mathematics 440+
ACT ** English * 17+ SAT or ACT math scores permit only MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra. Any math course beyond MAT 1033 requires an approriate score on the college level math test (see above).
Reading * 18+
Mathematics 19+

Last revised 15-May-2008