A School for Advanced Studies application becomes available each fall for all public, charter, private, and homeschooled students who are in the tenth grade at that time. SAS is not a magnet school. Student selection is based on completion of basic requirements for admission and a random ranking of qualified applicants up to the point where the enrollment cap is reached. When the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of seats available, a random selection process will be utilized to admit eligible applicants. Annual enrollment is limited.
- Minimum 3.0 unweighted GPA
- Record of good attendance
- Record of good citizenship
Minimum Scores on Acceptable Placement Tests
(SAS applicants must meet minimum scores that result in placement for ENC1101 and MAC1105) This can be done through any combination of sections on the PERT, ACCUPLACER NG, Digital PSAT/NMSQT, Digital SAT, ACT, or CLT) – Test scores must be no older than 1 year to be valid.
PERT
- Reading 106+
- Writing 103+
- Math 123+
ACCUPLACER NG
- Reading 256+
- Writing 253+
- Math QAS 261+
- (a QAS math score of 276+ may qualify for a higher level MDC math course)
Digital PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 (not PSAT8/9)
- Evidence Based Reading and Writing Section 490+
- Math Section 530+
- The Digital PSAT/NMSQT (PSAT 10) is the only Florida Department of Education alternate test placement method accepted by SAS
- (proof of those minimum PSAT scores (may be obtained and printed out from the student’s College Board account) and then submitted to the SAS registrar as a substitute for taking the ACCUPLACER NG or the PERT)
Digital SAT (not recommended for 10th graders)
- Evidence Based Reading and Writing 490+
- Math 530+
ACT (not recommended for 10th graders)
- Reading 19+
- English 17+
- Math 21+
CLT
- Sum of Verbal Reasoning & Grammar/Writing 38+
- Math 19+
Please note that minimum test scores are established by the State Board of Education and are subject to change without advanced notice. Therefore, students must meet minimum SAS placement test scores that are in effect on the date that the student tests.