OPTION 1 - Meet CLAS requirements via testing.

• Achieve a score that meets or exceeds a minimum score on a specific subtest area from any of the following exams exams below. Please note that test date scores do not expire for meeting CLAS requirements.
  
  

  CLAS	ACCUPLACER (CPT) Any test date	ACT On or before 9/30/89	ACT Enhanced From 10/01/89 to present date	SAT On or before 3/31/95*	SAT From 4/01/95 to present date*
  Reading	Reading Score => 93	Composite Score => 20	Reading Score => 22	Verbal Score => 420	Verbal/Critical Reading Score => 500
  Writing	Sentence Skills Score => 105	English Score => 20	English Score => 21	Verbal Score => 420	Verbal/Critical Reading Score => 500
  Mathematics	Elementary Algebra Score => 91	Mathematics Score => 21	Mathematics Score => 21	Mathematics Score => 470	Mathematics Score => 500
  * In April 1995, the College Board recentered the score scales for all tests in the SAT Program to reflect the contemporary test-taking population. ** Prior to March 2005, the Critical Reading section was known as the Verbal section.

  
  

  CLAS	CLAST From 8/01/84 to 7/31/86	CLAST From 8/01/86 to 7/31/89	CLAST From 8/01/89 to 9/30/91	CLAST From 10/01/91 to 9/30/92	CLAST From 10/01/92 to 6/30/09
  Reading	Reading Score => 260	Reading Score => 270	Reading Score => 295	Reading Score => 295	Reading Score => 295
  Writing	ELS Score => 265	ELS Score => 270	ELS Score => 295	ELS Score => 295	ELS Score => 295
  	Essay Score => 4	Essay Score => 4	Essay Score => 4	Essay Score => 5*	Essay Score => 6
  Mathematics	Mathematics Score => 260	Mathematics Score => 275	Mathematics Score => 285	Mathematics Score => 290	Mathematics Score => 295
  * In October 1991, the essay scoring scale was revised. A score of 5 on the revised scale is equivalent to a score of 4 on the former scale.

  
  
  Students who do not meet the minimum score above and have completed their skill area without meeting the course GPA requirement (Option 2), are eligible to take the CPT for CLAS purposes. The test should be taken immediately after the student completes the second course of the skill area being assessed.
  
  There is preparation and remediation available for students who do not achieve the required score on their first attempt of the CPT for CLAS purposes.
  
  Students can increase their chances of success on any of the tests listed above (excluding CLAST which is no longer offered) by visiting an Authorized Department Representative for CLAS Preparation and Remediation for diagnostic testing.
  
  
  • For Reading and Writing, students will be recommended to take the appropriate REA 1125, ENC 1113 and/or ENC 1112, or an equivalent alternate course and/or a list of study materials including software prior to a subsequent attempt. After two unsuccessful attempts the student must complete a prescribed intervention program before being allowed to a third or fourth attempt on the CPT.
    
    
  • For Mathematics, students will be recommended to use a list of study materials including software prior to a subsequent attempt. After two unsuccessful attempts the student must complete a prescribed intervention program before being allowed to a third or fourth attempt on the CPT.

OPTION 2 - Meet CLAS requirements via course GPA (Grade Point Average).

• To meet CLAS requirements for English communications (Reading and Writing), the student must have earned a minimum of 2.5 GPA in two (2) courses* for a minimum of six (6) semester hours of credit from the eligible courses listed below. The Gordon Rule Writing courses are only used after ENC 1101 and ENC 1102 have been completed with a grade of ‘C’ or a combination of 'C' and 'S' grade.
  
  

CLAS	Eligible Courses
Reading & Writing	Any Gordon Rule ENC course* (ENC 1101, ENC 1102, ENC 2300, or ENC 2301) combined with any other course* designated as Gordon Rule Writing course* at the time it was taken (ARC2702, ARH2051, ARH2740, DAN2130, ECO2013, IND1130, LIT2120, LIT2480, MUH2112, MUL2380, PHI2010, or THE2000).

Students are strongly encouraged to meet with an advisor to review their transcript and confirm that the Gordon Rule Writing courses they have taken are eligible for CLAS exemption.

Preparation and Remediation for students who choose to meet their CLAS requirement through continued reading and writing coursework.

If you have completed ENC 1101 and ENC 1102 and earned a grade of 'C' in both courses, you should choose any 3-credit, college-level English course from the group of eligible courses listed below and earn a grade of 'B' or higher.

• LIT 2480 and ENC 2300 satisfy the Area 2 Oral Communication requirement.
• LIT 2120 satisfies the Area 3 Humanities Group B requirement.

• To meet CLAS requirements for Mathematics, the student must have earned a minimum of 2.5 GPA in two (2) courses* for a minimum of six (6) semester hours of credit from the eligible courses listed below.
  
  

CLAS	Eligible Courses
Mathematics	All MAC courses* beginning with last three digits 102 or higher, MAD2104, MAP2302, MAS2103, MGF1106, MGF1107, MGF1120, all MGF courses* with last three digits 202 or higher, all STA courses*, MTG2204, QMB2100 and all MTHA1, MTHA2, MTHA3 course values which are used at MDC for transferred-in CLAS eligible mathematic courses that are not in the MDC course dictionary.


Preparation and Remediation for students who choose to meet their CLAS requirement through continued mathematics coursework.

If you have completed two college-level mathematics and earned a grade of 'C' in both courses, you should choose another 3-credit, college-level mathematics course from the group listed above and earn a grade of 'B' or higher.

*NOTES:
• The following grades 'A' or 'B' or 'C' or 'S' in credit courses are eligible for meeting CLAS requirements.
• CLEP, AP, IB credit, in CLAS eligible courses can be used. Effective July 29, 2009 an 'S' grade combined with another 'S' or 'A' or 'B' grade will satisfy the GPA option.
• Lab courses are not CLAS eligible courses.
• Courses that are non-college-level, including college prep are not CLAS eligible courses.
• MDC courses that include a ‘9’ as the 2nd digit (using statewide course numbering system) are not CLAS eligible courses.
• ENC1112, ENC1113, ENC1130, ENC1210, ENC2200, SPC, MAT and MTB prefix courses are not CLAS eligible courses..
• Education majors are required to present passing scores from the CLAST or an optional approved examination for admission into a College of Education Program. The General Knowledge Test (GKT) is used for this purpose. The GKT is not used to meet the CLAS requirement for the A.A. degree.
• Students seeking an undergraduate degree from a Florida institution who already have a Baccalaureate degree are exempt from meeting the CLAS requirement. Official documentation is required and the degree must be recognized by MDC for waiving General Education requirements.
• Evaluation of CLAS exemptions from transfer credits are reviewed by District Institutional Research upon request.
• There are previously approved Gordon Rule Writing courses which may also be used as CLAS eligible courses. The student must have successfully completed the course within the course's Gordon Rule effective period. A complete list of these courses is forthcoming soon. Meanwhile here are a few sample courses (AMH2010, AMH2020, ANT2410, DEP2000, POS2041, PSY2012, SYG2000, WOH2012 and WOH2022).

OPTION 3 - Meet CLAS requirements through an approved waiver.

• Students with disabilities who fail to achieve minimum CLAS requirements via OPTION 1 or OPTION 2 may be eligible for a waiver of the CLAS requirements based on a specific disability which impacts the ability of the student to perform appropriately in the area in which a waiver is being sought. The specific provisions for this process are located in College Procedure 4055, Accommodations Provided for Students with Disabilities and a summary of these provisions is available in the Students’ Rights and Responsibilities Handbook (pages 37-41), which is available under ‘Resources’ in the ‘Current Students’ section of www.mdc.edu. Students with disabilities who have not been able to meet requirements for graduation through course work or examinations should contact their campus ACCESS Department.
  

• Details on new CLAS waiver information for students without a disability who have completed either English or mathematics courses with grades of ‘C’ are forthcoming soon.