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Important News

Effective July 1, 2009, the College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) will no longer be administered. Recent Florida legislation, Senate Bill 1676, repealed the use of the CLAST to measure the College-Level Academic Skills (CLAS) set and as a degree requirement for those undergraduates seeking associate in arts (AA), bachelor of arts (BA), or bachelor of science (BS) degree in Florida’s public colleges and universities.

All scores earned on the CLAST prior to July 1, 2009, will still be valid.

Students who still need to meet CLAS requirements after July 1, 2009, will still have opportunities other than the CLAST exam to do so. Please check your college’s or university’s Web site for more information on how to meet the CLAS requirements.

Special Test Conditions for Examinees with Disabilities

Rule 6A-10.0311(5), FAC, provides for the adaptation of test materials and conditions so that each person who has a record of a physiological disorder that substantially impairs visual, auditory, manual, or speaking abilities, or who has a record of a learning disability, is afforded an opportunity to demonstrate achievement of the CLAST skills being measured.

The guidelines in the Institutional Test Administrator's Manual describe adaptations that are meant to parallel those existing in the instructional program of the disabled examinee. The Institutional Test Administrator is responsible for notifying students of the availability of test adaptations, receiving requests for adaptations, and arranging for such adaptations. Any disabled student who cannot be tested effectively and accurately with one of the available test adaptations and who does not have a waiver will be deemed to have satisfied any requirement to present a CLAST score. Requests for such certification must be submitted to the Department of Education by the institution in a letter signed by the vice president for academic affairs.