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Florida Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT)
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Questions90 questions across the full three-subtest battery — 30 per subtest (mathematics, reading, writing), each 25 operational items that form the placement score + 5 field-test items; a separate PERT Diagnostic test exists per subject
Testing timeUntimed — no time limit; average completion time for all three subtests is about 2 to 3 hours in one sitting
ScoringNo pass/fail — placement test; each subtest yields a scale score compared against state standard scores in Rule 6A-10.0315, F.A.C.: college-ready Reading 106, Writing 103, and Mathematics 114 (college elective credit) / 123 (college general education credit)
Exam feeNo uniform statewide fee — set by the administering institution (Pasco-Hernando State College: no initial fee for students with an application on file, USD 5 retake; Miami Dade College: USD 10.00 retest fee for MDC and high school students, USD 45.00 for students from other institutions)
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- Who runs it
- FLDOE
- Category
- Academic Placement & Readiness
- Current version
- Current specification; no public version label
- Where it applies
- US-FL, United States
- Exam languages
- English
- Score scale
- 50–150 per subtest
- Format
- Computer-based, computer-adaptive (CAT), delivered at Florida College System testing centers and public high schools; some colleges offer remotely/virtually proctored sessions
- Availability
- Year-round by appointment at college testing centers (walk-ins seated first-come, first-served if space allows)
- Results
- Placement scores produced on completion; students obtain scores from the college testing center, and all FCS college testing centers can access a completed PERT score directly
- Score validity
- Two years — all test scores used for placement must be no older than two years
- Remote testing
- Varies by jurisdiction
Exam structure
Full battery of three subject-area placement tests — mathematics, reading, and writing — each with 30 computer-adaptive selected-response questions (25 operational + 5 field-test); a separate Diagnostic test per subject supports targeted remediation
Where rules vary
The PERT is Florida's statewide common placement test, administered to students in Florida public high schools and Florida College System institutions; the exam itself is uniform statewide (institutions differ only in local testing, retake, and fee policies). Once completed, scores are accessible to all FCS college testing centers without the student sending them.
Eligibility
Not required for Florida public high school graduates (2003-04 or later) or active-duty U.S. Armed Services members, who are exempt from placement testing; other students (out-of-state, homeschooled, private school, GED) must take the placement measure(s) determined by the college
Retake policy
Institution-set; e.g. two attempts per subtest in a two-year period at PHSC (third only by approval), and two attempts per subtest before enrollment at MDC with prep/remediation required before retakes