Nov 21, 2024  
Catalog/Handbook 2020-21 
    
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Catalog/Handbook 2020-21 [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 Monday through Thursday. A student may take a CLEP Exam while in high school or after admission to the College. Once a college course is attempted, the CLEP score for that subject is no longer accepted. A student may contact the TLCC at 863.292.3674 to register for an appointment.
     
  • Excelsior College Examinations are administered at the Florida Southern College Testing Center, 142 Ordway Building, Lakeland, FL. The student should contact the Testing Center at Florida Southern College by phone at 863.680.4299 for registration materials or more information. The Florida Department of Education website provides 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.