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College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST)

The College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) measures the following skill areas: essay writing, mathematics, English language skills and reading. CFCC expects all A.A. degree students to take CLAST as soon as they have earned 18 semester credit hours (excluding any college prep courses), and have completed ENC 1101, and any college level math course higher than MAT 1033. CFCC also makes CLAST available for A.S. degree students who plan eventually to transfer to a university in the Florida state system.

There is a one-time $25 charge for first-time takers and CLAST exemptions. CLAST is offered three times annually: the first Saturday in October (unless that is a holiday, in which case the test will be given the last Saturday in September), the third Saturday in February, and the first Saturday in June. Registration closes at 4:30 p.m. Friday, four weeks prior to the test. Registration information appears throughout the year on CFCC bulletin boards. CLAST dates scheduled as the catalog went to press were:

Registration Deadline
Test Date
May 4, 2007
.June 2, 2007
September 7, 2007
October 6, 2007
January 18, 2008
.February 16, 2008

All CLAST-takers are required to present two forms of identification, one of which must have a photo. Also, students must bring their CLAST admission ticket, Social Security number, two ballpoint pens, and two sharpened No. 2 pencils. Free sample booklets are available in the Testing Center, Building 5, Room 205, Ocala Campus, and the Welcome Center at the Citrus Campus. Approximate test time is five hours, including 70 minutes’ administration time. Students may retest as often as necessary, but must meet regular registration deadlines. Only students who failed one or more subtests may retest. Students may retake only the subtests they failed. CFCC students needing to retake the mathematics, English language skills, and/or reading subtests may now use the CAT-CLAST (Computer Assisted Testing) in the college’s Testing Center, Building 5, Room 205. Essay retesting is available only on regular CLAST dates. The college does not grant retesting requests until students have satisfied an approved review process. Students receive twice the original amount of time for any subtests they retake.

Note: Beginning January 1, 1996, any student fulfilling one or more of the listed requirements before completing his or her Associate in Arts degree or a baccalaureate degree may exempt from the CLAST.

  1. Achieves a score that meets or exceeds a minimum score on the SAT or ACT. Students may also exempt the CLAST English, reading and essay subtests if they scored 500 or above on the Verbal section of the SAT. Students may exempt from the Reading subtest if they scored a 20 or above on the ACT. Students may exempt from the English and Essay portion of the CLAST with a score of 20 or above on the ACT English test. (No specific college grades or English courses are required with the SAT or ACT exemption option.) Students also may exempt the Computation CLAST subtest if they scored 500 or above on the Quantitative Section of the SAT or 21 or above on the Math section of the ACT. (No specific college grades or math courses are required with the SAT or ACT exemption option.)
  2. Earns a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or above, on a 4.0 scale, in postsecondary-level course work identified by the Postsecondary Education Planning Commission (F.S. 240.107).
  3. Students who previously failed any CLAST subtests are eligible for CLAST exemptions if they meet the requirements listed above.

CLAST Alternative Using Post secondary Course Work

Communication

Exemption from the three communication sections of the CLAST can be achieved by obtaining a 2.5 grade point average in two courses (a minimum of six semester hours) from the following courses: ENC 1101–English I, and ENC 1102–English II or other equivalent college-level English course

Computation

Exemption from the computation section of the CLAST can be achieved by earning a 2.5 grade point average (a minimum of six semester hours) in any two of the following: MAC 1105–College Algebra, or any other MAC course with the last three digits higher than 105*; MGF 1106–Liberal Arts Math I; or any other MGF course with the last three digits higher than 106*; or STA 2023– Elementary Statistics.

*Note: The first digit in the Common Course Numbering system is assigned by the institution and does not indicate content of the course.