Placement Testing Registration

What You Need Before Testing

1. You must have submitted an application to FSW prior to testing.
   • Once you have applied, check your email for your FSW Student ID and your new bucs email. Your FSW Student ID and bucs email are required in order to test.
   • If you have never accessed your bucs email, please follow the steps in the link provided. (The steps for accessing your bucs email are the same as the "How To: Reset Your Password" instructions.)
2. Placement Testing Alternatives::
   ACT/SAT Scores:
   • Submit your ACT/SAT scores earned within the last two years.
     If you did not select FSW as a recipient for your scores when you took the exam, you can follow the instructions in the links below to send the scores electronically (allow at least two weeks processing time):
     • Request SAT Scores from College Board: FSW SAT Code is 5191
     • Request ACT Scores through your ACT Web Account: FSW ACT Code is (0727)
     OR
     • Request a Zoom appointment to submit ACT/SAT scores: Email
     • Submit your scores in person at an FSW Testing Center—you must have a Photo ID and your log in information to ACT/SAT.
College Transcripts:
• It is possible that your college coursework could satisfy the placement testing (Assessment hold) requirement (if required).
  • All college transcript(s) must be received and reviewed/evaluated by the Office of the Registrar in order for the Testing Center to evaluate if your coursework can satisfy required placement testing (Assessment hold).
  • Check "View Holds" in the "Student Academics" tab of your FSW Student Portal for a description of the transcript(s) you are missing. Learn more about submitting final official college transcripts here.
3. Remediation is required prior to retesting!
   FTIC Transfer Students
   Dual Enrollment Students
4. To test remotely you must be prepared with the following items:
   • Valid Photo ID
   • FSW Student ID Number
   • Bucs email
   • Laptop/computer with a webcam and microphone
   • Stable high-speed internet connection
   • Quiet place, free of distractions
5. Review placement test sample questions
6. FSW students must receive permission from FSW Testing Services prior to taking the P.E.R.T./ACCUPLACER at non-FSW testing center locations.

Helpful Links

• ACCUPLACER Sample Questions — Reading, Writing, and Math
• AAF Sample Questions (PDF)
• P.E.R.T. Study Guide (PDF)
• P.E.R.T. Practice Tests
• Placement Testing Information