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CLAS - College Level Academic Skills Requirements
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- College Level Academic Skills (CLAS), created by the Florida State Board of Education Senate Bill 1676, requires students to demonstrate proficiency in communication and computation prior to graduating. Effective July 1, 2009.
- College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) is no longer available after June 30, 2009.
- Students aspiring to receive an A.A. degree or to transfer to a university with 60 or more credits, must meet CLAS Requirements in order to graduate.
- Students can use a combination of ACT, CPT, SAT1 or 2.5 GPA in certain courses to meet the College Level Academic Skills (CLAS) requirement.
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WAYS TO SATISFY CLAS REQUIREMENTS
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BASED ON GRADES
Students who have earned a grade point average of 2.5 or above in selected post secondary level courses will satisfy the CLAS Requirements as follow:
- Students who have earned a 2.5 grade point average in ENC1101, ENC1102 or other college-level courses with a prefix of AML, CRW, ENC, ENG, ENL, LIT are exempt from the English Language Skills, Reading and Essay sections of CLAS
- Students who have earned a 2.5 grade point average in two Gordon Rule general education math courses are exempt from the Computation section of CLAS. Those courses are:
- MAC*105 or any other MAC course with last three digits being higher than 105
- MGF*106, MGF*107, MGF*113, MGF*114, MGF*118, MGF*202 or any other MGF course with the last three digits being higher than 202
- STA*014 or any other STA course
Received passing score(s) on appropriate CLEP exams
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Based on FCPT, ACT OR SAT TEST SCORES
Students who have earned the following score(s) on the Florida College Placement Test (FCPT), ACT, or SAT exam shall be exempt from one or more sections of CLAS as follows. Students that have passed some, but not all subtests by July 1, 2009, may complete their fulfillment of degree requirements by meeting either FCPT/ACT/SAT or GPA requirements for the subtests not passed.
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FCPT |
ACT |
SAT 1 |
| English Language Skills/Essay |
105 |
21 |
500 |
| Reading |
93 |
22 |
500 |
| Computation |
91 (Algebra) |
21 (Math) |
500 (Math) |
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BASED ON WAIVER
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Students with a documented learning disability and/or physical disability or students who have not achieved a passing score on CLAST, but who otherwise have demonstrated proficiency in coursework in the same subject area, may submit a request for consideration of a waiver of one or more sections of the CLAS. Students with a documented disability should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities on their respective home campus. All requests for a waiver shall be submitted to the appropriate campus Dean of Student Services for review by the CLAS Waiver Committee. If you have questions regarding your graduation/CLAS Requirements, you should make arrangements to meet with an Educational Advisor/Counselor at your respective home campus. |
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