2010-2011 College Catalog - North Florida Community College

TESTING19College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST)The state of Florida Legislature has repealed the requirement to pass the “College level communicationand mathematics skills examination” (CLAST) in order to be awarded an Associate in Arts degree effectiveJuly 1, 2009.In order to demonstrate continuing concern for institutional accountability and effectiveness, as well asperformance standards for student learning outcomes, the Legislature maintained the current CLASTexemptions as degree requirements.For students who graduate after July 1, 2009, the following alternatives will fulfill the competencyrequirements in addition to other current requirements for the Associate in Arts degree:1. Exemption via American college Testing Program (ACT):• Math: Achieve 21 or above on the enhanced ACT in Math or on the original ACT• Reading: Achieve 22 or above on the enhanced ACT in Reading or a score of 20 or above on theComposite of the original ACT.• English Language Skills and Essay: Achieve 21 or above on the enhanced ACT in English or a scoreof 20 or above on the composite ACT.2. Exemption via Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT-I):• Math: Achieve 500 or above on the recentered score scale, or its equivalent on the original scorescale, meets Computation requirements.• Verbal: Achieve 500 or above on the recentered score scale, or its equivalent on the original scorescale, meets Reading, English Language Skills and Essay requirements.3. Exemption via College Board ACCUPLACER (CPT):• Math: Achieve 91 or higher on the Elementary Algebra test of the CPT• Reading: Achieve 93 or higher on the Reading test of the CPT.• English Language Skills and Essay: Achieve a 105 or higher on the Sentence Skills test of the CPT4. Exemption via Grade Point Average (GPA):• Essay, English Language Skills and Reading: Achieve a 2.5 GPA in 2 courses for a minimum of 6hours of credit from ENC 1101 or ENC 1102 or any AML, ENL, LIT course with digits higher than2000.• Math skills: Achieve a 2.5 GPA in 2 courses for a minimum of 6 hours of credit from any of thefollowing math courses: MAC 1105 and any other MAC course with the last three digits higher than105; MGF 1106 and any other MGF course with the last three digits higher than 106; any STA orequivalent statistics course; and5. Exemption via College Level Exam Program (CLEP):• Achieve minimum acceptable scores as required on English or Math exams to be transferred in fordegree credit.6. Exemption via waiver by committee for students with documented specific learning disabilities andother extenuating circumstances.Advanced Placement (AP)NFCC extends college credit to students with an earned a score of 3, 4, or 5 on one or more of theAdvanced Placement (AP) program examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board. Creditgranted is transferable to Florida colleges and universities participating in the statewide AdvancedPlacement (AP) program. The student must be enrolled at the college before credit is awarded. Studentsmust have an official transcript from the College Entrance Examination Board mailed to the Office ofEnrollment Services. The amount of credit awarded is based upon Florida State Board of Educationguidelines.2010-2011 NFCC College Catalog