Who can be exempt from the CLAST?

The 1997 Legislature and the State Board of Education approved the following conditions under which any student may be exempt from the CLAST if the student fulfills one or more of the following requirements before completion of the undergraduate degree program.

To submit a request for CLAST exemption go to:  http://www.fiu.edu/~sass/page6.html

Alternative based on the SAT I or EACT scores (or the equivalent scores on the original SAT and ACT score scales):

Alternative based on the student’s GPA:

Student must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or above in designated college coursework identified by the State Commission.

Communication:

Exemption from the three communication sections of CLAST can be achieved by obtaining a 2.5 GPA in the following two courses for a minimum six semester hours of credit.

Computation:

Exemption from the computation section of CLAST can be achieved by obtaining a 2.5 GPA in two courses, minimum of six semester hours of credit.

Any two of the following:        

Education majors should contact their academic departments to determine their admission requirements.