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:

Call the campus for the time the test is offered or check the hours listed here.
Complete the SPC application and submit it to the Admission Office.
Take practice tests for the CPT.
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.

SPC Placement Test Locations

Call the campus for scheduling information.

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 727-712-5785	Clearwater Campus 2465 Drew St. 727-791-2491
SPC Downtown Center 244 Second Ave. N 727-341-4249	SPC Midtown Center 1048 22nd St. S 727-341-7157

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.

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) Scores that may be used for placement must be under two years old. SPC uses the highest scores from the Accuplacer, PERT, ACT, and SAT administered within the last two years.
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-ACCUPLACER Administered prior to 9/19/2011	Reading *	83+	* Reading and Sentence Skills scores permit entry into 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+
	Elementary Algebra	72+	This score permits entry into MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra ONLY.
	College Level Math	41-61	These scores permit entry into college courses that begin with the following prefixes: MAC, MGF, STA, MTG.
		62+	See Math program director for course selection.
CPT-PERT Replaces Accuplacer effective 9/19/2011	Reading subtest *	104+	* Reading and Writing scores permit entry into 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.
	Writing subtest *	99+
	Math subtest	113-122	This score permits entry into MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra ONLY.
		123-150	These scores permit entry into: MAC 1105, MGF 1106, MGF 1107, or STA 2023.
		Accuplacer College Level Math test required for higher level placement (see above).
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 entry into 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+
FCAT	Reading * *	4 or 5	FCAT reading scores permit only ENC 1101.
	Math	5+	FCAT math scores permit only MAT 1033. Students who pass Algebra II with a "C" or higher may qualify for MAC 1105

Early College Enrollment

Placement Test Information