Degree and Certificate Programs
Associate
in Arts Degree
Admission
Applicants seeking admission to the associate in arts (A.A.) program must have earned a high
school diploma or equivalency degree. If applicants graduated on or after Aug. 1, 1987, they must have earned four credits in
English and three credits each in mathematics, social studies and science.
University Parallel
The
College offers a two-year program leading to the associate
in arts (A.A.) degree. Usually referred to as the university
parallel or transfer program, it is designed for students
who plan to complete their first two years of college work
at Florida Community
College and then transfer as juniors to four-year institutions
of their choice.
The specific programs of study of a given
major should be worked out individually between students and
the counselor soon after they enroll at Florida Community College.
Earned credits in a university parallel study are transferable
to four-year institutions and applicable toward a bachelor’s
degree.
In planning a program at Florida Community
College, students should be certain to meet the General Education
Requirements
for the associate in arts degree and complete a program of at
least 60 semester hours comprising courses counting toward the
associate in arts degree. All courses will have a notation at
the end of the course description confirming that the course
is an A.A. course.
Within these 60 semester hours, students
should be certain to fulfill the pre-major course requirements
for the major, which they intend to take at the university
they plan to attend. Students transferring to a private four-year
institution
from Florida Community College are advised to write the
registrar of that university for information concerning
special course requirements that should be met while attending
Florida Community College or use the FACTS system. These requirements
vary from university to university; thus, specific programs of
study for a given major at a given university should be worked
out individually by students and an advisor or counselor
soon after they enroll at the College. To maximize transferability,
students are advised to choose an intended
transfer major and
transfer institution as early as possible while at Florida Community
College.
Students transferring with the associate
in arts degree are guaranteed the transferability of credits
earned toward that degree and junior-level standing by the
state articulation agreement. Students transferring prior to
receipt of the A.A. degree are not assured of junior-level standing,
and the transferability
of credits earned will be determined by the receiving institution.
Also, a student transferring prior to receipt of the A.A. degree
may not receive acceptance of credits earned in courses
with less than a “C” grade.
Colleges and universities may have different
admission and program requirements. Selecting an intended transfer
major and transfer institution early is important. Some institutions
have limited access programs, which require students to meet
specific admission requirements before being considered
for admission into selected programs. Students have the responsibility
for making contact with a counselor or advisor in the office
of student success to work out their program of study at Florida
Community College.
Graduation Requirements
In order to be awarded the associate in arts
degree, students must have met the following requirements.
- Earned a cumulative grade point average
of 2.0 (C) at Florida Community College in courses eligible
toward the associate in arts degree program. (A.A. Florida
Community College GPA).
- Earned an all-college cumulative grade
point average of 2.0 (C) in courses, including transferred
credits. (All college cumulative.)
- Earned a grade of at least a “C” in
each course used to satisfy the General Education Require-ments
areas I Communication, II Mathematics, III Humanities, IV
Natural Sciences and V Social and Behavioral Sciences.
- Completed at least 25 percent of credit
semester hours required for the degree at Florida Community
College.
- Completed 60 semester hours of college credit work as follows.
- General Education Requirements (36 semester hours) set
forth in the general
education requirements section of this catalog
(the instructional dean may, when appropriate, approve
a course not listed under the General Education Requirements
of the associate in arts degree to count toward that requirement)
and
- major prerequisites (24 semester hours) set forth in
the major prerequisites section of this catalog.
- Completed requirements of the Gordon
Rule (State Board of Education 6A–10.30) as outlined
in the Gordon
Rule section in this catalog.
- Completed requirements of the College-Level Academic Skills
Test (CLAST), a college-level communication and computation
skills test required by the state (refer to Testing Services
section for details), including satisfactory scores as specified
by the State Board of Education and the Florida Community College
District Board of Trustees. The graduation date for an Associate
of Arts degree student will be either the date of completion
of coursework required for degree, or successful completion
of the CLAST requirement, whichever is completed later. If
the student does not meet the CLAST requirement through
course exemption, then the graduation date will be based upon
the date of successful completion of the CLAST exit test.
- Can demonstrate mastery of the Information Literacy Assessment
(effective for students entering fall term 2004). Refer to
assessment section of catalog for details.
- Graduation dates will be the date at the
end of the college term in which students complete all requirements
for the degree or certificate for which they are an applicant.
(The removal of an incomplete grade does not affect students’ graduation
date, since the grade change is effective as of the end of
the term in which the incomplete grade was assigned rather
than the term in which the incomplete work was made up.)
- If students expect to complete the coursework
under the terms of the catalog in effect during the term of
their first registration, they must graduate within five years
or they will automatically be reassigned to the catalog in
effect during their fifth year. Accordingly, students who enter
under this catalog (2005-2006) must graduate by the end of
the Summer Term 2010, or they will automatically be reassigned
to the 2009-2010 catalog requirements. Changes to requirements
as mandated by law or by rule of the Florida Community College
District Board of Trustees may supersede this provision.
- Some of the courses listed in the options
for the General Education Requirements are intended for students
majoring or specializing in the discipline. Students are advised
to review the course descriptions.
- Many courses in this catalog have prerequisite
requirements and/or prerequisite courses listed in the course
descriptions. Students are advised to be guided by these requirements.
- Degree-seeking students whose native language is not English and who fall below a designated cutoff score on the English as a second language entry college placement test (CPT-L), will be required to take English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses prior to registering for other college credit classes. Students from cultures whose language of instruction may have been in English, but the native language is other than English, also come under the CPT-L test and course guidelines. The level of these courses will be determined by the entry placement scores. Individual exceptions will be determined by the EAP program manager. Students who place into EAP, as determined by the test, must complete EAP prefix courses before registering for other college credit classes. Non-degree-seeking college credit students who plan to take English, reading or courses where these are critical requisite skills must also meet these requirements. Exceptions to these requirements can be made by the EAP program manager or designee.
Student Warning
When students repeat a course at Florida Community
College, only the last grade earned is calculated in their cumulative
grade point average (GPA). However, students with an excessive
number of “W” grades and students who repeat courses
to improve their GPA jeopardize their admission to some programs
in the Florida State University System (SUS) institutions or
other institutions.
General Education Requirements
Philosophy
The general education program at Florida Community
College at Jacksonville is designed to prepare students to be
thoughtful, effective, global citizens. Through exploring broad
areas of knowledge — the global and historical; the cultural
and aesthetic; the human; and the mathematical, scientific and
technological — students will acquire the knowledge bases, develop
the intellectual competencies, and be exposed to the values requisite
for participating responsibly in a complex and diverse world.
Knowledge Bases, Intellectual Competencies
and Values
| I. Knowledge: |
| A generally educated person possesses knowledge
in the following areas: |
| A. |
Global and Historical Knowledge and Understanding
- Comprehends a general knowledge of the nature, origins
and contributions of major civilizations
- Comprehends the workings and interrelations of personal,
business and government economies
- Comprehends political, social and economic systems
and their effects upon society
|
| B. |
Cultural and Aesthetic Knowledge and Understanding
- Comprehends the contributions of the arts and humanities
to the human experience on a personal, national or
global level
- Comprehends the historical development of the arts
and sciences
- Comprehends religious and cultural systems and their
effects upon society
|
| C. |
Human Awareness and Understanding
- Comprehends the dynamics of human behavior
and the process of increasing self-awareness, growth
and development
- Comprehends the stages of human development and the
dynamics of human relationships in diverse cultures
- Comprehends the factors that promote physical, mental
and social well-being
|
| D. |
Mathematics, Science and Technology
- Comprehends the basic concepts and investigative processes
of the natural sciences
- Comprehends the breadth, significance and development
of the mathematical sciences
- Comprehends the ways science and technology have shaped
and continue to reshape human cultures and the environment
|
| II. Intellectual Competencies: |
| |
A generally educated person develops the following intellectual
competencies: |
| |
- Can read, write, speak and listen effectively
- Can acquire, evaluate, analyze, present and communicate
information
- Can employ quantitative and qualitative analysis to
solve problems
- Can use information technology in communication, research
and problem solving
- Can organize concepts into orderly systems
- Can work collaboratively within complex systems and
diverse groups
- Can apply ethical judgment to everyday life
- Can apply the scientific method of inquiry
|
| III. Values: |
| |
A generally educated person exhibits the following values: |
| |
- Intellectual honesty
- Curiosity and openness to new ideas
- Recognition of one’s own creative potential
- Acceptance of and respect for differences among people
and cultures
- Civic engagement
- Lifelong learning
|
Required General Education Courses Categories
and Options
The general education core for the associate in arts degree consists
of 36 semester hours of coursework in these broad discipline
areas:
Communication, Mathematics, Humanities, Natural
Sciences and Social and Behavioral Sciences
| Three
semester hours |
| ENC 1101 |
English Composition I (3 cr.) |
| Three
semester hours |
| ENC 1102 |
English Composition II: Writing About Non-Fiction Prose
(3 cr.) |
| LIT 2000 |
Introduction to Literature (Fiction) (3 cr.) |
| Three
semester hours |
| SPC 2016 |
Speech Communication for Business and the Professions (3
cr.) |
| SPC 2040 |
Introduction to Oral Communication (3 cr.) |
| SPC 2600 |
Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.) |
| HUM 2021 |
Humanities Forum (3 cr.) |
| HUM 2211 |
Humanities: The Foundations (3 cr.) |
| HUM 2236 |
Humanities: Mainstreams of Cultures, 15th to 20th Century
(3 cr.) |
| HUM 2250 |
Humanities: 20th Century Cultural Perspectives (3 cr.) |
| HUM 2410 |
Humanities of Asia (3 cr.) |
| HUM 2450 |
Humanities in the Americas (3 cr.) |
| AML 2012 |
American Literature: Colonial Times to 1900
(3 cr.) |
| AML 2022 |
American Literature: 1900 to Present (3 cr.) |
| ARH 1000 |
Art Appreciation (3 cr.) |
| ARH 2050 |
Art History I (3 cr.) |
| ARH 2051 |
Art History II (3 cr.) |
| ENL 2012 |
English Literature to 1750 (3 cr.) |
| ENL 2022 |
English Literature Since 1750 (3 cr.) |
| FIL 1000 |
The Movies as Art (Film as Literature) (3 cr.) |
| HUM 2472 |
Intercultural Explorations (3 cr.) |
| LIT 2100 |
Great Ideas in World Literature (3 cr.) |
| MUL 1010 |
Music Appreciation (3 cr.) |
| PHI 2010 |
Introduction to Philosophy (3 cr.) |
| REL 2000 |
Introduction to Religion (3 cr.) |
| REL 2300 |
World Religions (3 cr.) |
| THE 2000 |
Theatre Appreciation (3 cr.) |
| PHI 2600 |
Moral and Political Philosophy (3 cr.) |
|
| MAC 1105 |
College Algebra (3 cr.) |
| MAC 1140 |
Precalculus Algebra (4 cr.) |
| MAC 1114 |
College Trigonometry (3 cr.) |
| MAC 1147 |
Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry (5 cr.) |
| MAC 2233 |
Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3 cr.) |
| MAC 2311 |
Calculus With Analytic Geometry I (4 cr.) |
| MAC 2312 |
Calculus With Analytic Geometry II (4 cr.) |
| MAC 2313 |
Calculus With Analytic Geometry III (4 cr.) |
| MAP 2302 |
Differential Equations (3 cr.) |
| MAS 2103 |
Elementary Linear Algebra (3 cr.) |
| MGF 1106 |
Mathematics for Liberal Arts I (3 cr.) |
| MGF 1107 |
Mathematics for Liberal Arts II (3 cr.) |
| STA 2023 |
Elementary Statistics (3 cr.) |
Choose one three or four credit course
from the biological sciences and one three or four credit course
from the physical sciences. (One of the courses must have a laboratory
credit associated with it. These courses are designated with
a “C” or an “L” following the course
number.)
| BSC 1005 |
Life in Its Biological Environment (3 cr.) |
| BSC 1005L |
Biology Laboratory (1 cr.) (to be taken with or following
BSC 1005) |
| BSC 2050 |
Biology of Environmental Systems (3 cr.) |
| BSC 2085C |
Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4 cr.) |
| BSC 2086C |
Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4 cr.) |
| BOT 1010C |
Botany (4 cr.) |
| BSC 2010C |
Principles of Biology I (4 cr.) |
| BSC 2020C |
Human Biology (4 cr.) |
| BSC 2011C |
Principles of Biology II (4 cr.) |
| *ISC 1001 |
Fundamentals of Natural Science (3 cr.) |
| MCB 2010C |
Microbiology (4 cr.) |
| OCB 2003C |
Fundamentals of Marine Biology (4 cr.) |
| ZOO 1010C |
General Zoology (4 cr.) |
| AST 1002 |
Introduction to Astronomy (3 cr.) |
| AST 1002L |
Astronomy Laboratory (1 cr.) (to be taken with or following
AST 1002) |
| CHM 1020 |
Chemistry for Liberal Arts (3 cr.) |
| CHM 1025C |
Introduction to General Chemistry (4 cr.) |
| CHM 1032C |
Principles of General Chemistry (4 cr.) |
| CHM 2045C |
General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis I (4 cr.) |
| CHM 2046C |
General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis II (4 cr.) |
| GLY 1001 |
Earth and Space Science (3 cr.) |
| GLY 1001L |
Earth and Space Science Laboratory (1 cr.) (to be taken
with or following GLY 1001) |
| GLY 1010C |
Physical Geology and Laboratory (4 cr.) |
| *ISC 1001 |
Fundamentals of Natural Science (3 cr.) |
| MET 1010 |
Meteorology (3 cr.) |
| MET 1010L |
Meteorology Laboratory (1 cr.) (to be taken with or following
MET 1010) |
| OCE 2001 |
Survey of Oceanography (3 cr.) |
| OCE 2001L |
Survey of Oceanography Laboratory (1 cr.) (to be taken
with or following OCE 2001) |
| PHY 1020C |
Physics for Liberal Arts with Laboratory (3 cr.) |
| PHY 2048C |
Physics I With Calculus (4 cr.) |
| PHY 2049C |
Physics II With Calculus (4 cr.) |
| PHY 2053C |
General Physics I (4 cr.) |
| PHY 2054C |
General Physics II (4 cr.) |
| PSC 1341 |
Physical Science (4 cr.) |
*May fulfill requirement
in either area but not both.
Choose
one of the following pairs of courses:
| BSC 2085C |
Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4 cr.) |
| BSC 2086C |
Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4 cr.) |
| BSC 2010C |
Principles of Biology I (4 cr.) |
| BSC 2011C |
Principles of Biology II (4 cr.) |
| BSC 2010C |
Principles of Biology I (4 cr.) |
| BSC 2020C |
Human Biology (4 cr.) |
| BOT 1010C |
Botany (4 cr.) |
| ZOO 1010C |
General Zoology (4 cr.) |
| CHM 2045C |
General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis I (4 cr.) |
| CHM 2046C |
General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis II (4 cr.) |
| PHY 2048C |
Physics I With Calculus (4 cr.) |
| PHY 2049C |
Physics II With Calculus (4 cr.) |
| PHY 2053C |
General Physics I (4 cr.) |
| PHY 2054C |
General Physics II (4 cr.) |
|
| AMH 2010 |
United States History to 1865 (3 cr.) |
| AMH 2020 |
United States History From 1865 to the Present (3 cr.) |
| EUH 1000 |
Western Civilization Through 1589 (3 cr.) |
| EUH 1001 |
Western Civilization From 1589 to Present (3 cr.) |
| POS 2041 |
American Federal Government (3 cr.) |
|
| AMH 2070 |
History of Florida (3 cr.) |
| AMH 2092 |
African-American History and Culture (From African Origins
Through Reconstruction) (3 cr.) |
| AMH 2093 |
African-American History and Culture (From World War I
to the Present) (3 cr.) |
| ANT 2410 |
Cultural Anthropology (3 cr.) |
| ANT 2511 |
Physical Anthropology (3 cr.) |
| ECO 2013 |
Principles of Economics I (3 cr.) |
| GEA 1000 |
World Geography (3 cr.) |
| LAH 2000 |
History of the Americas (3 cr.) |
| POS 2112 |
State and Local Government (3 cr.) |
| WST 2010 |
Introduction to Women's Studies (3 cr.) |
| GEO 2420 |
Cultural Geography (3 cr.) |
| INR 2002 |
International Relations (3 cr.) |
| DEP 2004 |
Human Growth and Development (3 cr.) |
| PSY 1012 |
General Psychology (3 cr.) |
| SOP 1002 |
Human Relations (3 cr.) |
| SYG 2000 |
Introductory Sociology (3 cr.) |
Major Prerequisites (Associate
in Arts Degree Electives Requirement and Intended Transfer Major
Prerequisites)
The additional semester hours (maximum of 24)
required (beyond the General Education Requirements for the associate
in arts degree) may be selected from courses listed in the College
catalog identified in the course descriptions with program designation
for transfer (A.A. must be listed at the end of the course description).
These courses should be part of a program designed for a major
to transfer to an upper-level college/university. Refer to your
intended transfer institution’s prerequisites for your intended
transfer major. Certain prerequisite courses may be required
before you can transfer into a major at the junior level. Some
major prerequisites may be used to meet the Florida Community
College A.A. Electives and General Education Requirements. Students
are advised to see an advisor or counselor for guidance in the
selection of these courses.
In addition to addressing the field
of study of an intended major at the upper-level university,
students are encouraged to include in these courses from the
general areas noted below.
Foreign Language
Students who plan to transfer to a Florida
public university should complete a minimum of eight semester
hours in a foreign language at Florida Community College or have
completed two high school credits. Many majors at the state university
system require eight semester hours of college credit in a foreign
language, even if you have completed two years of foreign language
in high school. Please contact an advisor or counselor to discuss
your intended transfer major, and determine if you are required
to complete the foreign language requirement at the college level.
Courses
are offered in Chinese (CHI 1120 and CHI 1121), French (FRE
1120 and FRE 1121), Spanish (SPN 1120 and SPN 1121), German (GER
1120 and GER 1121) and Russian (RUS 1120 and RUS 1121) that fulfill
this eight semester hours requirement. You may use Sign Language
I, II and III (SPA 1612, SPA 1613 and SPA 1614) to satisfy
foreign language requirements; however, these courses may not
count toward the requirements of the university.
24
semester hours
60
semester hours
Gordon Rule
The state of Florida requires that all students
pursuing an associate in arts degree complete coursework that
includes a specified amount of writing (24,000 words) and mathematics.
Florida Community College
has distributed the writing requirement throughout its general
education core as follows: 12,000 words shall be completed in
the two English composition courses, ENC 1101 and LIT 2000 or
ENC 1102; 3,000 words in one oral communications course from
section C of communications; 7,000 words in two humanities courses
(either two courses from section A or one course from section
A and one course from section B); and 2,000 words in social sciences
(any one course from section A). In all writing courses, a grade
of “C” or better is required to meet the A.A. degree
requirements.
Students must complete
six semester hours of mathematics coursework at the level of
college algebra or higher. For the purposes of this rule, a grade
of “C” or higher shall be considered successful completion.
College Level Academic Skills Test
College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST)
is a statewide test of college-level communications and mathematics
skills developed by the State of Florida.
The CLAST is a graduation requirement for the associate in arts
degree in the community college system of Florida and the bachelor’s
degree at the state university system of Florida. Passing all
four subsets of the CLAST exam, or satisfying a CLAST exemption,
is a requirement for meeting the associate of arts degree graduation
requirement and the bachelor’s degree graduation requirements.
The CLAST is designed to test the communications
and mathematics skills that are judged by state university and
community college faculty to be generally representative of the
sophomore level of achievement. The test is required, for those
students who are not eligible for CLAST exemptions, by Florida
statutes and rules of the State Board of Education.
The CLAST is administered three times per year to community college
students who:
- plan to complete the associate in arts degree or
- plan to complete the associate in science degree and transfer
to Florida public universities.
The CLAST requirement also applies to students
transferring to community colleges from private colleges in Florida
and from out-of-state colleges.
The following guidelines apply to those students who are required
to take CLAST:
Students who do not achieve satisfactory scores on the CLAST
will not be awarded the associate in arts degree. Students who
have passed three of the four CLAST subtests may (at university
discretion) enroll in a state university for up to 36 semester
credits in upper division before being required to pass the fourth
subtest.
Students seeking to participate in intercollegiate athletics
at senior institutions may be required to have graduated to be
eligible to participate. Questions regarding athletic eligibility
may be directed to the director of athletics and physical education.
Students failing any portion of CLAST will be prohibited from
subsequent CLAST registration without documented proof of remediation.
All remediation procedures must begin with the appropriate campus
CLAST resource specialist. To obtain additional information about
the CLAST resource specialists and retesting requirements and
procedures, contact the CLAST coordinator’s office or the
assessment and certification center.
Current passing scores on the CLAST are as follows: essay — 6,
English language — 295, reading — 295 and mathematics — 295.
Effective with the October 1995 CLAST, students are eligible
to register for the CLAST provided the following criteria have
been met:
- At least 18 semester hours of college level
coursework have been completed satisfactorily, and
- The CLAST-related General Education Requirements
have been completed successfully with a grade of “C” or
better. (For the communications portion: ENC 1101, ENC 1102
or LIT 2000, and the mathematics as stated in the college catalog
under “General Education Requirements
for A.A. Degree.”) Exceptions to this policy must be
approved by an instructional dean.
Students have the option of taking the complete
CLAST or splitting the test into two separate sessions: one for
the communications portion (essay, English language and reading)
and one for the mathematics portion. Coursework requirements
for split testing (communications and mathematics) must adhere
to the criteria outlined in 1 and 2 above.
Students who have completed the General Education Requirements
in communications and/or mathematics but want additional preparation
for the CLAST should take ENC 2105 CLAST Review: English Language
Skills and Essay, ENC 2103 CLAST Review: Reading, Essay and English
Language Skills, REA 2125 CLAST Review: Reading, and/or MGF 2118
Topics in Finite Mathematics.
Provisions have been made for the College to consider waiver
requests from students who have attempted and failed any portion
of the CLAST at least four times.
Students with a disability may request assistance to complete
the CLAST. Assistance is obtained through the disabled student
specialist on any campus. For any portion of the CLAST in which
the disability interferes with the performance on the test even
with assistance, students may contact any disabled student specialist
for waiver request forms and procedures. All requests must be
accompanied with appropriate documentation.
The skills measured by CLAST are included here:
Communication
skills and computational
skills.
Additional information on CLAST is available in the campus enrollment services
office and the assessment and certification center.
Eligibility for CLAST Alternative Exemption
In accordance with Florida statutes dealing
with the college-level communications and computation skills
examination (CLAST), students who meet certain conditions, as
explained below, may be exempt from having to pass CLAST in order
to fulfill their associate in arts (A.A.) degree requirements.
Students who have earned a grade point average of 2.5 or above
on a 4.0 grade scale in selected postsecondary level courses
shall be exempted from one or more sections of the College-Level
Academic Skills Test as specified below. Each postsecondary institution
shall establish its own policies for the evaluation of students’ coursework
when that student earned credits from an institution other than
a Florida public community college or university.
To exempt the English Language Skills, Reading and Essay sections
of the College-Level Academic Skills Test, the student must have
earned a 2.5 grade point average in two (2) courses for a minimum
of six (6) semester hours of credit from: ENC 1101, English Composition
I and ENC 1102, English Composition II: Writing About Non-Fiction
Prose, or LIT 2000, Introduction to Literature (Fiction), or
other equivalent college-level English courses.
Students who meet any of the following alternatives may be exempt
from the communications portions of CLAST (essay, English language
skills and reading) to fulfill A.A. degree requirements:
- A score of 500 or above on the verbal section of the Scholastic
Aptitude Test (SAT-I)
- A score of 21 or above in English on the
Enhanced American College Testing Program (ACT) and a score
of 22 or above in reading on the Enhanced American College
Testing Program (ACT)
- A 2.5 grade point average for two English
composition courses, ENC 1101 and ENC 1102
Students who meet any of the following alternatives
may be exempt from the mathematics portion of CLAST to fulfill
A.A. degree requirements:
- A score of 500 or above on the quantitative
section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-I)
- A score of 21 or above in mathematics on
the Enhanced American College Testing Program (ACT)
- A 2.5 grade point
average for any two mathematics courses from the General
Education Requirements for mathematics
Students who meet any of the alternatives listed
above for both the communications and mathematics portions of
the CLAST may be exempt from having to take any portion of CLAST
to fulfill A.A. degree requirements.
Students will need to supply any documentation not already on
file with Florida Community College to verify these conditions.
These alternative exemptions for CLAST apply to both first-time
takers as well as retakers of CLAST.
Students who feel they meet any of the alternatives specified
above must apply for CLAST exemption by contacting one of the
campus counseling/advising centers for student affairs.
CLAST and Teacher Preparation Programs
Students who are planning on enrolling in an upper division
teacher preparation program must demonstrate mastery of general
knowledge, including the ability to read, write and compute by
passing the General Knowledge Test of the Florida Teacher Certification
Examination, the College Level Academic Skills Test or a corresponding
component of the National Teachers Examination series as one
of the prerequisites for admission. All teachers must take the
General Knowledge Test in order to receive Professional (continuing)
Teacher Certification, therefore it is recommended that students
who plan on entering a teacher preparation program and who receive
a CLAST exemption from Florida Community College take the General
Knowledge Test instead of CLAST.
Teachers already employed in local school districts who must
take the General Knowledge Test within a specific amount of time
can benefit from CLAST preparation courses offered at Florida
Community College since the CLAST and the General Knowledge Test
are very similar. Information about the CLAST preparation classes
can be found by contacting a campus assessment and certification
center.
Communication
skills and computational
skills are measured by CLAST.
