Assessment and Testing for Transfer Students

If you are a transfer student entering a college-credit program, you are required to take or have taken the ACT, SAT, or CPT exams. These test scores are used to:

• Meet state testing requirements
• Determine if you are eligible to enroll in some academic courses. Florida law and general College practice require minimum test scores before a student can register for some classes.

Your scores do not affect:

• Admission to SCC
• Selection of a major
• Ability to transfer to a four-year college or university

You may have questions about your test scores and how they affect your course selection. If so, you may discuss them when you meet with a counselor as part of the initial registration process.

SAT Scores

If you have already taken the SAT exam:

• You are responsible for making sure SCC has received your SAT scores before you register
• You must have a score of at least 440 on the Verbal section to take:
  1. English I and English II
  2. Humanities Courses
  3. Social Science Courses
  4. History Courses
• You must have a score of 440 in math and a "B" in Algebra II or its equivalent to take:
  1. Intermediate Algebra for college credit

If you do not meet these requirements, you must either:

• Take one or two semesters of "preparatory" courses before entering the college-credit courses
• Take the CPT exam to eliminate the "preparatory" courses

If you have not taken the SAT exam or have not provided your SAT scores to SCC, you:

• Cannot register for your first semester classes
• Must retake the SAT test or take the CPT test to meet state requirements

CPT exams can be taken at the Assessment and Testing Center.

ACT Scores

For students who have already taken the ACT exam:

• You are responsible for making sure SCC has received your ACT scores before you register
• You must have a score of 17 on the English subtest and 18 on the reading subtest to take:
  1. English I and English II
  2. Humanities courses
  3. Social Sciences courses
  4. History courses
• You must have a score of 17 in math and a "B" in Algebra II or its equivalent to take:
  1. Intermediate Algebra for college credit

If you do not meet these requirements, you must either:

• Take one or two semesters of "preparatory" courses before entering the college-credit courses
• Take the CPT exam to eliminate the "preparatory" courses

If you have not taken the ACT exam or have not provided your ACT scores to SCC, you:

• Cannot register for your first semester classes
• Must retake the ACT test or take the CPT test to meet state requirements

CPT exams can be taken at the Assessment and Testing Center.