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CLAS - College Level Academic Skills
- College Level Academic Skills (CLAS), created by the Florida State Board of Education, requires students to demonstrate proficiency in communication and computation prior to graduating.
- 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, SAT I or 2.5 GPA in certain courses and specified CLEP credit to meet the College Level Academic Skills (CLAS) requirement.
- Students may register for the SAT I or ACT online. Click SAT I or ACT.
Ways to meet the CLAS:
Reading:
English Language Skills and Essay:
| Test |
Score |
Grades |
|
21 |
2.5* |
CPT - Sentence Skills |
105 |
2.5* |
|
500 |
2.5* |
CLEP*
American Literature - AML 2000
English Composition w/ Essay - ENC 1101
English Literature - ENL 2000
Humanities - HUM 2250
Western Civilization I - EUH 2000
Western Civilization II - EUH 2001
*CLEP exemptions will be awarded for students who have either earned credit in 2 college courses within the same subject area through CLEP, or who have earned credit in 1 course through CLEP and have a B in the other eligible course.
English Course Work
A student must earn a 2.5 GPA in a combination of at least one (1) course with the ENC prefix and any other course that is designated as a “Gordon Rule” writing course (excluding courses with the SPC prefix) or any General Education, Gordon Rule Humanities class listed in Area 2.b. (page 102 of 09/10 Catalog) can also be used in as an alternative (minimum of 6 credit hours).
Students who do not meet the CLAS requirements listed above must move on to the next option until requirements are met. The following options MUST be completed in specified order:
- Attempt the CPT after proof of review (materials can be found online at: http://www.valenciacc.edu/assessments/cpt/cptprep.cfm). Students will be allowed to attempt the CPT only 1 time per subtest for CLAS purposes. Students will be charged the retake fee per subtest (if applicable). Students must score a 93 on Reading subtest and 105 Writing subtest to earn exemption.
- Apply for a waiver from CLAS Waiver Committee. Waiver form is online in Atlas under Student Forms channel on Students Tab. Waiver request is to be handed in to Assessment.
Mathematics:
| Test |
Score |
Grades |
|
21 |
2.5* |
CPT - Algebra |
91 |
2.5* |
|
500 |
2.5* |
CLEP*
Calculus with Elementary Functions - MAC 2233
College Algebra - MAC 1105
College Mathematics - MGF 1106
Precalculus - MAC 1140
*CLEP exemptions will be awarded for students who have either earned credit in 2 college courses within the same subject area through CLEP, or who have earned credit in 1 course through CLEP and have a B in the other eligible course.
Students with a 2.5 GPA in a combination of any two of these courses will meet the exemption: MAC 1105 or any other MAC course with the last three digits being higher than 102, MGF 1106, MGF 1107, MGF 1113, MGF 1114, MGF 1202 or any other MGF course with the last three digits being higher than 202, any Gordon Rule statistics course, and any math course that has College Algebra (MAC 1105) as a prerequisite.
Students who do not meet the CLAS requirements listed above should visit the Assessment Center to find out the next steps in the process.
East - Bldg. 5 Rm 237 - 407 582-2770
Osceola - Bldg. 1 Rm 127 - 407-582-4860
West - SSB-Rm 235 - 407-582-1101
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