CLAST ALTERNATIVES
The State
of
In order
to demonstrate continuing concern for institutional
accountability and effectiveness, as well as performance
standards for student learning outcomes, the Legislature
maintained the current CLAST alternatives as degree
requirements.
All community college students who are
completing an Associate in Arts (AA) Degree and are applying
for admission to upper division programs in
If a student does not qualify for one of
the CLAST alternatives, the Associate in Arts degree will
not be granted and admission to upper division status at
The CLAST requirements also apply to
students transferring to
Alternatives via waiver by committee
will be considered for students with documented specific
learning disabilities.
All
CLAST alternatives must be approved by the Dean of Enrollment
Services.
Students may meet the Math and English requirements for graduation via any one of the following options:
|
MATH |
Earn a 2.5
GPA* in two
3-credit-hour Gordon rule math courses. |
Score 21 or above on the Math
subtest of the ACT. |
Score 500 or above on the Math
subtest of the SAT. |
Score
91 or above on the Math subtest of the
CPT. |
|
ENGLISH |
Earn a 2.5
GPA* in ENC 1101 and
ENC 1102 or its equivalent. |
Score 22 or above on the
Reading subtest and 21 or above on the English
subtest of the ACT. |
Score 500 or above on the
Verbal subtest of the SAT. |
Score 93 or above on the
Reading subtest and
105 or above on the Sentence Skills subtest
of the CPT. |
**CPT Testing Policy for CLAST Alternative: The student must have completed 6 hours of Gordon Rule math and 12 hours of Gordon Rule writing. There is a $5.00 fee for each subtest of the CPT payable in the Testing Center at the time of testing. The student must wait for at least 60 days before retaking the CPT or any individual subtest. Before a student will be allowed to retest on the CPT, he/she will be required to complete 15 hours of review in the ACE Lab.
