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College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST)

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Administration

Saturday Administration

There is one administration of the CLAST on the designated Saturday. Students are to be admitted to the Saturday administration based on the order in which their registration applications were received. Students unable to participate in the Saturday administration because of limitations in space or personnel may participate in the alternate administration. Students who cannot be accommodated during either the regular (Saturday) administration or the alternate (Tuesday) administration should be registered for the next regularly scheduled CLAST. If circumstances permit, a special administration may be requested for such students.

Additional Administrations

Alternate Administrations

As required by Section 1008.29, F.S., state universities and community colleges will provide an alternate administration of the CLAST. It will be conducted on the first Tuesday after each regular administration. Students may participate in the alternate administration if they were registered for the Saturday administration but could not participate because of

  1. limitations of space or test personnel;
  2. health or religious reasons;
  3. temporary or active duty assignment in military service;
  4. administrative error on the part of the institution;
  5. participation in an authorized school-related function such as organized intercollegiate sports, debate, musical performances, etc., requiring their absence from the regular Saturday test administration; or
  6. other circumstances approved by the ITA.

Special Administrations at Military Bases

The Department of Education may authorize a special administration of the CLAST at a military base outside the state of Florida if

  1. the student or the student's spouse has been transferred out of Florida because of active or temporary assignment in military service, and
  2. the student needs CLAST scores to receive a degree.

Other Special Administrations

Under extraordinary circumstances, the Department of Education may allow an ITA to conduct a special administration of the CLAST according to the dates specified in the Test Administration Plan. These circumstances include the following:

  1. the student has never taken the CLAST and needs CLAST scores before the next regular administration and serious and compelling circumstances prevented participation in the most recent regular administration; or
  2. the student has already taken but has not passed one or more subtests of the CLAST, the student will not have attempted the subtest(s) in question within 30 days of the scheduled special administration, the student has fulfilled all other degree requirements, and there are serious and compelling reasons why the student did not participate in the most recent regular administration and cannot wait until the next regular administration.

In each case, the ITA must submit a request for a special administration of the CLAST to the Administrator of the Office of Assessment and School Performance, Department of Education. The request must be received by the Department by the deadline specified in the Test Administration Plan and must provide the following information: (1) a brief explanation of the student's extraordinary circumstances, (2) indication of the subtest(s) requested, (3) the student's name and social security number, and (4) the ITA's signature.