College Level Academic Skills CLAS Policies

Florida Statute 1007.25

Preamble

Effective July 1, 2011, College Level Academic Skills (CLAS) requirements were eliminated from section 1007.25, Florida Statutes. The following policies govern the status of CLAS in granting of the Associate in Arts and Bachelor of Applied Science Degrees at Palm Beach State College.

1. For students completing an AA or BAS degree on or after July 1, 2011: No CLAS requirement is in effect or will be assessed.
2. For students who completed AA or BAS degree requirements between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011 (except CLAS): All students will be granted a waiver of CLAS through the College Registrar and Graduation office. The student does not need to initiate this process as it will occur automatically as long as they have a graduation application on file.
3. For students who completed AA degree requirements (except CLAS) on or before June 29, 2010: These students will be checked against a national database to see if the student has completed a bachelor's or associate in arts degree. This is to avoid degree duplication.

          A. If the student has completed such a degree, the student will not be granted an AA degree. This is to avoid degree duplication.

           B. If the student has not completed a bachelor's or AA degree, the student's graduation will be processed through the Graduation office as long has the student as a graduation application on file. The student does not need to initiate this process as it will occur automatically.