Assessment Services
Assessment Services provides students, faculty, staff and the community with professional, secure, quality testing services, as well as information, registration and administration of a wide range of tests. Our Assessment Specialists are here to assist you throughout your college experience with placement testing, instructor make-up exams, exams to earn college credit, GED® diplomas, distance learning and specialized program testing. Assessment Services also assist with the Assessment of Prior Learning Experience (APLE) program. Assessment Services adhere to the Professional Standards and Guidelines set forth by the National College Testing Association (NCTA) and the Florida Association of College Test Administrators (FACTA). Students can take the following assessments at Daytona State College:
- Daytona State placement tests - Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.), Adult Education - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (AE-CASAS), English For Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) – CASAS, and College Board Next Generation Accuplacer
- Daytona State program entrance exams - Florida Department of Law Enforcement Basic Abilities Test (BAT) and Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)
- CLEP (College Level Exam Program) exams
- DSST (DANTES Subject Standardized Tests) exams
- Certification Exams - Examples include: IT, SOCE, FTCE, AHIMA, FLORIDA FIRE STANDARDS & PREVENTION, NREMT
- GED® (General Education Development) exam
All placement test score results, and test scores used for exemption to the placement test, are valid for 2 years. There is an exception for Adult Education placement testing.
New Student Assessment
Per Florida state rule 6A-10.0315, a degree-seeking student who entered 9th grade in a Florida public school in the 2003-2004 school year, or any year thereafter, and earned a Florida standard high school diploma or a student who is serving as an active duty member of any branch of the U.S. Armed Services shall not be required to take the common placement test and shall not be required to enroll in developmental education. Students who entered the 9th grade in a Florida public school prior to the 2003-2004 school year or did not attend a Florida public high school must take the Florida Post-Secondary Education Test (P.E.R.T.) or submit SAT, ACT, CLT or Accuplacer scores that exempt them from the college preparatory program or they must submit college transcripts that show the completion of Freshman English I or Intermediate Algebra.
New students admitted to a degree or certificate program who are not eligible for the above rule may be required to take a placement test unless they meet one of the exemptions or alternative methods listed on the Placement Tests and Exemptions page in the catalog. The results will help with your placement into appropriate courses to ensure your academic success. Placement instruments are not used for admission to the college; although, they may be used as a guide for admission to certain limited access programs.