RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
6A-10.0315: College Preparatory Testing, Placement, and Instruction
Subsections (1) through (4) of Rule 6A-10.0315 are amended to read:
(1) For admissions, first-time-in-college degree seeking students and students who have not met college level competency either through the completion of developmental education requirements in the Florida College System or have not been awarded credit for college level coursework in the area of deficiency shall be tested for reading, writing, and mathematics proficiency prior to the completion of initial registration, using the Florida Postsecondary Education Readiness Test. “Developmental education requirements” are the courses required when a student does not meet the college ready cut score. It is also referred to as remediation or preparatory instruction. Students earning scores less than those listed below shall enroll in college preparatory communication and computation instruction in the area of the deficiency:
Standard Score
(a) Reading 104
(b) Writing 99
(c) Mathematics 113
(2)(a) Students who achieve college ready scores on either the College Board’s Accuplacer or SAT-I or the American College Testing Program’s Enhanced ACT test that meet or exceed the scores shown below, and enroll in a Florida College System institution within 2 years of achieving such a score are exempted from taking the Florida Postsecondary Education Readiness Test: The following scores meet college level competency:
Accuplacer, The College Board
Reading Comprehension 83
Writing Skills 83
Elementary Algebra 72
SAT-I, The College Board
Verbal 440
Mathematics 440
Enhanced ACT, American College Testing Program
Reading 18
English 17
Mathematics 19
(b) A score of 262 on Grade 10 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 2.0 (FCAT 2.0) Reading demonstrates readiness for college-level coursework in the curriculum area. Students who achieve such a score and enroll in a Florida College System institution within 2 years of achieving such a score are exempted from taking the Florida Postsecondary Education Readiness Test pursuant to paragraph (1) above.
(3) School districts must administer the Florida Postsecondary Education Readiness Test or an approved alternative identified in subsection (2)(a) of this rule to high school students who meet the criteria established in Section 1008.30(3), Florida Statutes, except those students who have passed an alternative assessment as described in subsection (2)(a) of this rule. High school students are exempt from payment for tests administered pursuant to Section 1008.30(3), Florida Statutes. Students who do not meet or exceed the scores established in subsections (1) and (2)(a) of this rule must complete postsecondary preparatory instruction prior to high school graduation. Students who complete the postsecondary preparatory instruction required in Section 1008.30(3), Florida Statutes, will have completed an alternative remediation opportunity. Completion of alternative remediation in high school does not satisfy the requirement for demonstrating college readiness or completing college preparatory instruction. A student will be required to retest after alternative remediation and meet or exceed the scores established in subsection (1) or (2) of this rule to avoid required enrollment in college preparatory communication and computation instruction in accordance with subsection (1) of this rule.
(4) Nothing provided in subsection (1) of this rule shall be construed to prevent the enrollment of a student in college preparatory instruction if the Florida College System institution determines that such enrollment would enhance the student’s opportunity for future academic success. The determination of enrollment would be made after counseling with the student and the analysis and consideration of other assessment techniques and measurements, which may include transcripts, grade evaluations, diagnostic, placement or psychological instruments, or other proven indicators or predictors of academic performance.