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New College Level Academic Skills (CLAS) Requirement
The College Level Academic Skills (CLAS) requirement is part of Florida's system of educational evaluation/accountability and is mandated by Florida Statue.
Effective July 1, 2009, the College Level Academic Skills (CLAS) replaced the previous College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST).
A student must meet CLAS requirements or achieve alternate criteria to receive an Associate in Arts or a Baccalaureate degree from any Florida public institution.
Students can meet the CLAS requirement the following ways:
READING
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Coursework*
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ACT
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SAT
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Accuplacer
(CPT)
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Attain a 2.5 GPA in any two courses with the ENC prefix, ANT 1471 or NUR 1016
OR
Attain a 2.5 GPA in two courses one from the above courses AND any one WAC-certified or
Gordon Rule-certified course.
*Excludes courses with SPC prefix. |
A score of 22 on the Enhanced ACT in Reading. A score of 20 on the Composite of the original ACT |
A score of 500 on Verbal section of recentered SAT-1 or SAT reasoning test critical reading portion |
A score of 93 on Accuplacer Reading Comprehension |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS AND ESSAY
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Coursework*
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ACT
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SAT
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Accuplacer (CPT)
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Attain a 2.5 GPA in any two courses with the ENC prefix, ANT 1471 or NUR 1016
OR
Attain a 2.5 GPA in two courses one from the above courses AND any one WAC-certified or
Gordon Rule-certified course.
*Excludes courses with SPC prefix. |
A score of 21 on the Enhanced ACT in English. |
A score of 500 on Verbal section of recentered SAT-1 or SAT reasoning test critical reading portion |
A score of 105 on Accuplacer Sentence Skills |
MATHEMATICS
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Coursework*
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ACT
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SAT
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Accuplacer (CPT)
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Attain a 2.5 GPA in any two of the following college-level courses:
MAC*102 or higher
MGF*106, MGF*107,
MGF*113, MGF*114,
MGF*202 or higher
STA*014 or higher
PSY 3234
QMB3600
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A score of 21 on the Enhanced ACT in Mathematics |
A score of 500 on SAT Reasoning Test Mathematics
section or Mathematics section of recentered SAT-1 |
A score of 91 on Accuplacer Elementary Algebra |
*Credits earned in any of the above courses through an approved credit-by-examination program (including AP, IB, CLEP, DSST, AICE, and Excelsior) may be applied toward the CLAS requirement.
See the Undergraduate Catalog for detailed information regarding the CLAS requirements and a listing of Gordon Rule courses.
PARKING
If you do not have an FAU parking decal you must park in the visitor's parking lot. This is metered parking. For more information regarding visitor's parking visit the Traffic and Parking page.
ACCOMMODATION
The FAU Testing Center willingly provides special test accommodations for all candidates who qualify for non-standard test administrations. FAU Students who believe they qualify for special accommodations should contact the FAU Office for Students with Disabilities for assistance with this process.
MAKE-UP TESTING
Testing & Evaluation is open for walk-in make-up testing for extenuating circumstances with prior approval from your instructor. Testing hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM for the Boca Raton Campus and by appointment only for the Davie Campus. To make an appointment at the Davie Campus please call 954-236-1220 or 954-236-1532.
