Community College of Philadelphia

Exemptions

You are exempt from taking the test if:

  1. You already have a college degree from an accredited college, and you have requested an official transcript be sent to the college's transcript evaluator located in room BG-6,
  2. You have passed college-level English composition and mathematics courses with a C or better from an accredited college,
  3. You are interested in taking courses for which testing is not required, i.e. Work Force Development Training Programs,
  4. You are eligible for the Senior Citizen Program (215-751-8249),
  5. Within the past two years, you received a minimum SAT score of 510 in critical reading and 470 in math, or a minimum ACT score of 21 in English and 17 in math.
  6. You received a minimum of 213 on the TOEFL computerized test AND a 5 on the TOEFL writing test; or you received a minimum of 560 on the TOEFL paper/pencil test AND a 5 on the TOEFL writing test; or you received a minimum of 77 on the TOEFL internet based test AND a 20 on the TOEFL internet writing test.