UWF - Office of the Registrar - CLAS Requirements

Based on recent s. 1007.25, FL Statute and recommendations by the Articulation Coordinating Committee UWF has adopted the following procedures for the CLAS - College Level Academic Skills Requirement (formerly known as the CLAST)

COLLEGE-LEVEL ACADEMIC SKILLS (CLAS)
The College-Level Academic Skills requirement is designed to demonstrate a level of student achievement in communication and computation skills. Prior to receiving an A.A. degree or achieving upper-division status and earning a bachelor’s degree, students must satisfy the CLAS requirement. All undergraduate degree-seeking students are required to satisfy the CLAS requirement prior to graduation.

OPTIONS FOR CLAS
Students may meet one or more of the CLAS requirements by meeting any combination of the options listed below. The determination of meeting CLAS will be decided only by the Office of Admissions or the Office of the Registrar.

Students may meet the CLAS by:

A. Earning a 2.5 GPA in specific college level courses in the recognized subject area; or

B. Presenting minimum required scores on the SAT, ACT, or CPT (Refer to the chart for acceptable courses and test scores).

UWF honors CLAS met decisions approved by other Florida public community colleges and universities with a transcript showing CLAS was met or with an official letter from the Registrar of that institution.

ASSESSMENT (Testing)
Students may use any of the following testing options for CLAS. Students must attain minimum required scores on the SAT, ACT, or CPT (as shown below).

*Assessment*	*Score Requirement*	*CLAS Requirement*
SAT-I Math	500 or above	Mathematics
SAT Critical Reading (SAT after 2006)	500 or above	Reading
SAT Writing	500 or above	English Language Skills and Essay
SAT Verbal (SAT prior to 2006)	500 or above	English Language Skills, Essay, and Reading
Enhanced ACT Math	21 or above	Mathematics
Enhanced ACT Reading	22 or above	Reading
Enhanced ACT English	21 or above	English Language Skills and Essay
ACCUPLACER Math (CPT Elementary Algebra)	91 or above	Mathematics
ACCUPLACER Reading (CPT Reading)	93 or above	Reading
ACCUPLACER Writing (CPT Sentence Skills)	105 or above	English Language Skills and Essay

COURSE WORK *
English Language Skills, Essay, and Reading

ENC 1101 OR ENC 1102, AND ANY other Gordon Rule Writing course (except SPC courses) with a 2.5 GPA (minimum of 6 semester hours).

Mathematics

Any combination of two **mathematics courses (minimum of 6 semester hours) with a 2.5 GPA from the table below will meet CLAS:

Any MAC course with last 3 digits of 102 or higher

MGF X106 - Liberal Arts Mathematics I

MGF X107 - Liberal Arts Mathematics II

MGF X113 - Topics in College Mathematics I

MGF X114 - Topics in College Mathematics II

MGF X118 - Mathematics for CLAST Review

Any MGF course with last 3 digits of 202 or higher

Any statistics course that meets Gordon Rule (may include courses such as business stats or psychology stats or others provided they are accepted for Gordon Rule)

Any math course that has College Algebra (MAC 1105) as a prerequisite

* Does not include 0-level or courses numbered in the 900s of any approved prefix (i.e. remedial, independent study, and special topics courses)

** MAT 1033 also not included

CLAS WAIVERS

Any student who has made sufficient effort to meet the requirement, but has otherwise demonstrated proficiency in coursework in the same subject area, may request a waiver from the examination. Students must meet the following requirements and provide appropriate supporting documentation to request a waiver.
	Student must have satisfied Gordon Rule requirement in writing with four courses (for waivers of English Language Skills, Essay, or Reading) or Gordon Rule Mathematics courses with two courses (for waivers of mathematics). Students requesting a waiver of mathematics must also have completed one additional Gordon Rule mathematics course (minimum of three courses with grades of C or better). Repeated courses can not be considered. Must have attempted at least one of the testing options (ACT, SAT, CPT) that meets CLAS.
In addition, the following documentation must be provided:
	A letter indicating the subtest for which waiver is requested and the reason which support the waiver. Copies of grades (including transfer credit) from all courses in the subject area. Copies of scores from all testing attempts Documented evidence of a minimum of 20 hours of remedial work* in the subject area from a qualified source.
	* Remedial work may include lower level courses beyond those required for the degree, documented lab work in the failed subtest area, evidence of seminars or workshops completed in the failed subtest area, and written statement from qualified tutors. This documentation must include the duration of the preparation and the topics covered. Students requesting a waiver of the English Language Skills or Essay subtest should also submit three or four samples of graded work read by faculty or Writing Lab personnel, and score range of practice essays. Students must demonstrate skill proficiency in the subject area in the documentation provided.
	If a student is requesting a waiver of the Reading, English Language Skills, or Essay subtests on the basis of English as a second or foreign language, the student needs to provide documentation or evidence of successful completion of instructional programs for English as a second language or English as a foreign language, with a minimum grade point average of 2.0. This is in addition to the requirements listed above. Evidence of any test adaptations/ or course accommodations already provided (i.e., additional time, several brief sessions, small group setting, recording of answers, etc.), if applicable.
	A waiver may be recommended to the President upon a majority vote of the committee. The President may approve or disapprove the recommendation. The President may not approve a request which the committee has disapproved. If a waiver for a given subtest is approved based on this rule, the student’s transcript shall include a statement that the student did not meet the CLAS requirement of the subsection(s) and that a waiver was granted. For more information, or to request a waiver, contact the Office of the Registrar at least four months prior to intended graduation.

LEARNING DISABLED CONSIDERATION (Waiver)
Students who in the best professional opinion of the University have a specific learning disability such that they cannot successfully satisfy one or more areas of the CLAS and are achieving at the college level in every area except that of the disability, and whose diagnosis indicates that further remediation will not succeed in overcoming the disability, may appeal to the Council on General Studies for special consideration. The committee shall examine the evidence of the student’s academic and medical records and may hear testimony relevant to the case. The committee may grant a waiver for one or more sections of the CLAS. Contact the Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences for more information or to request a waiver.

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