Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.)

The P.E.R.T. is used to determine initial course placement and provides information about your reading comprehension, writing and mathematics skill levels. It is a computer-adaptive test that is untimed, and typically takes about three hours to complete.

PERT Testing Update - May 29, 2020 

Florida has suspended PERT testing for Summer B and Fall 2020 classes. 

Dual Enrollment

Current dual enrollment students who enrolled in SLS1101 for Summer A, and were successful in that course can take CGS1060 for Summer B with approval from their high school. All new dual enrollment students with an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher may enroll in SLS1101 (required) and CGS1060 (optional) for Summer B with approval from their high school. 

SB1720 Exempt Students

Florida Statutes (Senate Bill 1720) exempts certain students from placement testing.  Students who entered 9th grade in a Florida public school in the 2003-2004 school year or after and earned a Florida standard high school diploma, or students who are serving as active duty members of any branch of the United States armed services are no longer required – but are strongly encouraged – to complete mandatory placement testing to ensure success.  Students must provide official high school transcripts or documentation of military status to be exempt from placement testing.

In the absence of a current PERT, SAT or ACT assessment, IRSC is working on an alternative placement plan for students who do not meet the Senate Bill 1720 exemption mentioned above.  Once the alternative placement plan is complete it will be posted here. 

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Testing Location

P.E.R.T. tests are administered in the Assessment Centers on all IRSC campuses.

Testing Dates and Times

The P.E.R.T. is offered daily at each IRSC campus. Students can start the P.E.R.T. Monday through Thursday, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. during all semesters, and between 8:00 and 11:30 a.m. on Fridays in the Fall and Spring semesters. P.E.R. T. is an untimed test. It will take most students approximately three hours to complete all three sections of the P.E.R.T.

To avoid long wait times during our peak testing periods, we will not be administering the P.E.R.T. exam during final exams.

P.E.R.T. is not offered on the following times:

• Spring Finals 2020: Monday, April 20; Tuesday, April 21; and Wednesday, April 22, 2020
• Summer A Finals 2020: Monday, June 15 and Tuesday, June 16, 2020
• Summer B Finals 2020: Tuesday, August 4 and Wednesday, August 5, 2020

General Information

Students must arrive at an Assessment Center with a paid receipt and a valid photo ID no later than three hours prior to the established closing time. There is a $10 testing fee per testing session. Payments may be made online or at any branch campus Cashier's Office.

P.E.R.T. Frequently Asked Questions

P.E.R.T. Resources

• P.E.R.T. Testing Video
• P.E.R.T. Study Guide
• P.E.R.T. Practice Test

P.E.R.T. Course Placement – Effective Fall 2018

Developmental English Placement

Developmental Reading Placement

Developmental Math Placement

P.E.R.T. College Credit Course Placement

SAT College Credit Course Placement For  SAT Exams Taken After March 1, 2016

ACT College Credit Course Placement

Next-Generation Accuplacer College Credit Course Placement (Effective date February 1, 2020)

Next-Generation Accuplacer Advanced Algebra and Functions (AAF) Advance Level Math Placement Test (Students must score 135 on the P.E.R.T. to take the AAF) (Effective date February 1, 2020)

Scores

P.E.R.T. scores expire after two years from the testing date, and are no longer valid for placement purposes.

P.E.R.T. Retesting

Students are required to wait seven days before retesting on the same P.E.R.T. subtest, and students are strongly encouraged to remediate before retesting. There is no limit on the number of retest attempts.