Georgia Perimeter College offers its students a full range of testing services at each campus. Testing Centers are located on the Clarkston, Decatur, Dunwoody and Newton Campuses and at the Alpharetta Center.
 
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
This testing program permits students to test and receive college credit by examination. Students should check with their local testing center about times and availability.
 
Placement Testing
Placement testing allows the college to determine the appropriate level of beginning instruction for newly admitted students. Students will take either the computerized Computer-Adaptive Assessment and Support System (COMPASS) or the computerized Computer-Adaptive Assessment and Support System/ESL (COMPASS/ESL), if the students are non-native English speakers. For all students, placement is determined by COMPASS unless the student meets the criteria to exempt placement testing. (See section on Academic Procedures/Academic Placement.)
 
Exit Testing
Students who test into Learning Support will have to take an exit test as part of satisfying their Learning Support requirement; Testing Services provides this testing program for students who are exiting Learning Support classes.
 
National Testing Programs
Georgia Perimeter College serves as a national testing site for the national SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) and the national ACT (American College Testing program).