College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) RequirementsAttention Students! Students who still need to meet CLAS requirements after July 1, 2009, will still have opportunities other than the CLAST exam to do so. NOTE: Other possible tests to fulfill this requirement may be available for graduating students. Please make an appointment to meet with a Lake-Sumter Community College Academic & Career Advisor as soon as possible.
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Statutory Requirements for Associate in Arts and Baccalaureate Degrees During the 2009 legislative session, the Legislature repealed section 1008.29, Florida Statutes, relating to the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) and eliminated funding for the test. As of July 1, 2009, students will no longer be required to take the CLAST. Concomitant with repealing section 1008.29, F.S., the Legislature amended section 1007.25(12), Florida Statutes. As amended, the statute now requires students to achieve a score that meets or exceeds a minimum score on a nationally standardized examination, as established by the State Board of Education in conjunction with the Board of Governors.” Alternatively, to exempt the requirement, students must “achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or above, on a 4.0 scale, in postsecondary-level coursework identified by the State Board of Education in conjunction with the Board of Governors.” BOG Regulation 6.017 – Criteria for Awarding the Baccalaureate Degree – currently requires all students who do not receive a waiver to pass the four subtests of the CLAST or to demonstrate the specified proficiencies using options from the list below. Exemption via Grade Point Average (GPA): English Language Skills: 2.5 GPA in 2 courses for a minimum of 6 semester hours of credit from ENC 1101 and ENC 1102 or equivalent college-level Gordon Rule English course at Lake-Sumter Math: 2.5 GPA in 2 courses for a minimum of 6 semester hours of credit from Gordon Rule math courses at Lake-Sumter Exemption via Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT-I): Math - 500 or above on recentered score scale, or its equivalent on the original score scale, meets Computation requirements Exemption via American College Testing Program (ACT): Math - 21 or above on the enhanced ACT in math or on the original ACT
Waivers: Under certain circumstances, Lake-Sumter Community College is allowed to grant a student a waiver from the requirements outlined aLSCC CONTACT: |
