Nov 24, 2024  
Catalog/Handbook 2013-14 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  Message from the President
  Programs of Study
  Program Information
  Academic Amnesty Policy
  Academic Regulations and Student Responsibility
  Accelerated Credits from Testing
  Admission, Advising, Registration, and Records
  Admission for International and Visa Students
  Advising Services
  Advising Tracks
  Auditing Courses
  Books and Supplies
  Cheating and Plagiarism
  Children on Campus
  Class Attendance
  College Policy on HIV/AIDS
  Concurrent Admission Program (ConAP)
  Conduct, Discipline and Due Process
  Continuous Enrollment
  Corporate College
  Course Delivery Modes
  Course Descriptions
  Credits
  Credit by Examination
  Credits Delineating Student Classification
  Credit for Armed Services Training
  Defining a Florida Resident for Residency Fee Purposes
  Definitions of Academic Status
  Degrees and Program Objectives
  Drop/Add Period
  Drug Free Policy
  Early Admission and Dual Enrollment Programs
  Excess Hours
  Fee Refunds
  Financial Aid, Loans, and Scholarships
  First-Time-in-College Students
  General Admission Procedures
  General Conditions of Admittance
  General Information
  Gordon Rule
  Grade Forgiveness Policy
  Grades
  Graduation and Term Honors
  Graduation Requirements
  High School Transcripts
  Important Course Documents
  Important Links
  Incomplete Grades
  Information Technoloy Access/Use Policy
  Interim Suspension for Non-Academic Reasons
  Limited Admission Programs
  Massive Open Online Courses
  Maximum and Minimum Course Load
  Non-Degree Seeking Students
  Notice Designating Directory Information
  Notification of Student Rights under FERPA
  Other Changes and Requests
  Personnel Directory
  Petitions
  Placement Assessment
  Policy for Communications with Students
  Polk State College Calendar
  Polk State College Contact Directories
  Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) by Portfolio
  Readmission to Polk State College
  Registration
  Registration Fees
  Registration Tools
  Regulations
  Resources and Activities
  Sexual Misconduct
  Smoking
  Standards of Academic Progress
  Student Appeal/Complaint Policy
  Student Bill of Rights
  Student Records
  Student Services
  Test Administration
  Transfer of Credit to Polk State College
  Transfer Students
  Transient Students
  Veterans
  Virus Damage Policy
  Withdrawal Process
HELP
Catalog/Handbook 2013-14 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Test Administration

  • Advanced Placement (AP) examinations are taken prior to enrolling in college and are administered in high school following the completion of high school Advanced Placement classes.
     
  • CLEP exams are administered on the Winter Haven campus in the Teaching/Learning Computing Center (TLCC). Exams are administered on Mondays and Thursdays. Students may take CLEP exams while in high school or after admission to the College. Once a college course is attempted, CLEP scores for that subject are no longer accepted. Students may contact the TLCC at 863-297-3674 to register for an appointment.
     
  • Excelsior College examinations are administered at the Florida Southern College Testing Center, 142 Ordway Building, Lakeland. Students should contact the Testing Center at Florida Southern College by phone at 863-680-4299 for registration materials or more information. Students may refer to the Florida Department of Education website for exam names, minimum scores required for credit, and equivalent Polk State College courses.
     
  • International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations are taken prior to enrolling in college and are administered in high school following the completion of high school IB classes. The Appendices provide additional information, exam names, minimum scores for credit, and equivalent Polk State College courses.