Testing Information

The CF testing centers at the Ocala, Citrus, Levy and Hampton Center locations offer a variety of testing services required for admission and placement into academic and vocational programs, as well as for special fields of training. CF testing centers offer many other types of tests to students, to local industries, and to the public. Such tests include interest inventories, values inventories, personality inventories, employment development inventories, career assessment, computer skills tests, occupational skills tests, aptitude tests, achievement tests, college major interest tests, college adjustment scales, academic skills tests, customer service skills tests, professional employment tests, temperament analysis tests, personnel tests, and many others.

Details on all testing services such as testing dates, cost, test duration, retake policies and other testing requirements are available in the testing centers at the four college locations.

Appropriate disability-related accommodations are available for testing center services. For more information, visit the Access Services office website at http:///www.cf.edu/departments/sa/ss/access/.

Placement cut scores for degree-seeking, first-time-in-college students began with the January 1995 semester, approved by the State Board of Education (F.A.C. Rule 6A-10.0315, College Preparatory Testing, Placement and Instruction, as amended).

Placement Test Scores

Reading

Course	ACT Reading	SAT I Reading	CPT Reading	PERT Reading
College Level Courses	18 or higher	440 or higher	83 or higher	104-150
REA 0007	13 and below	329 and below	0-59	50-83
REA 0017	14-17	330-439	60-82	84-103

English

Courses	ACT English	SAT I Writing	CPT Writing	PERT Writing
College Level Courses	17 or higher	440 or higher	83 or higher	99-150
ENC 0015	12 and below	329 and below	0-59	50-89
ENC 0025	13-16	330-439	60-82	90-98

Mathematics


Course	ACT Mathematics	SAT I Mathematics	CPT Math	CPT CLM	PERT Math
MAT 0990	18 and below	439 and below	0-69 (Arithmetic Score) 0-71 (Algebra Score)		50-112
MAT 1033	19 or Higher*	440 or higher*	72-94 (Algebra Score)	0-39*	113-122
MAC 1105, MGF 1106, MGF 1107, MTB 2023, STA 2023, STA 2023H			95 or higher*	40-69*	Students who score 123 or higher, must take the CLM**
MAC 1114, MAC 1140, MAC 1147, MAE 2801			95 or higher*	70-102*
MAC 2233, MAC 1140, MAC 2311			95 or higher*	103-120*
* Students who wish to place higher than MAT 1033 must also take the College Level Math exam, CLM, and score a 40 or higher. **Students who wish to place higher than MAC1105 or equivalent must also take the College Level Math exam, CLM, and score a 40 or higher.

The above information was compiled by the CF Testing Center, formulated from test and score requirements in effect at the date of publication, and is subject to change. It is recommended that students with scores below the minimum on SAT I or ACT take the PERT for correct placement into college preparatory classes or for exemption.

Placement Test Scores for non-Native English Speakers and Enrollment in ESL and Degree Program Courses:

CPT Individual scores in the skill areas below:

EAP Level 1 Courses

EAP Level 2 Courses

College Prep

Level 1 Courses

College Prep

Level 2 Courses

Degree Program Courses

CPT Reading Comprehension and Sentence Skills

49 or below the student is placed in EAP level 1 courses

Score of 50-60 the student is placed EAP level 2 courses

Score of 61-71 the student is placed in college prep level 1 courses

Score of 72-82 the student is placed in college prep level 2 courses

Score of 83 or above in both skill areas allows student to take degree courses

Please note that placement may also include consideration of transfer credits that individual students may have, spoken and written English proficiency, and any TOEFL, IELTS or STEP/EIKEN test scores that are presented at time of course placement and registration.

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