Competency Requirements

Broward College has several competency requirements for degree seeking students. Please check with your Academic Advisor to discuss these requirements and your program of study.

Digital Literacy       Foreign Language       Civic Literacy

Digital Literacy

AA and Bachelor’s degree seeking students must fulfill the digital literacy requirement within the first 15 credit hours of enrollment at Broward College by successfully completing the CGS1060C course, passing a digital literacy test or credit-by-exam, or earning credit for prior learning. However, AAS and AS students may have to fulfill the requirement or the course according to their program of study. This can be accomplished several ways depending on your program of study and pathway prerequisites. It is strongly recommended that you visit with your pathway advisor before taking the course or any of the testing options.

The Broward College Testing and Assessment Centers offer several local testing options for students to satisfy the Digital Literacy requirement.

  • Digital Literacy Test Options:
    • Locally Administered Non-Course Credit Test (BC Testing and Assessment Center)
    • Locally Administered Credit-by-Exam (BC Testing and Assessment Center)
    • High School Credit-by-Exam
    • Credit for Prior Learning

Some programs require the completion of CGS1060C. However, there are some programs that allow alternate course options.

Consult with your pathway advisor to choose the correct option for you before taking a test!

  1. Communicate appropriately using a range of digital tools.
  2. Evaluate and adopt new technologies for career, home, and school.
  3. Effectively use software applications to create documents and manage data, and use software applications relative to career and academic goals.
  4. Demonstrate effective use of digital media technologies to create, publish and share meaningful, informative presentations and other content for both career and academic purposes.
  5. Manage online identities effectively while knowing how to stay safe, identify and minimize online risks, avoid digital overload, and manage boundaries in social media and other virtually connected spaces.
  6. Understand how to effectively use digital resources to search for, apply, and obtain employment.

CGS1060C or equivalent

Non-College Credit Option Available in the Testing and Assessment Centers

Cost Test Fees Webpage
Retesting Policy

Students can retest according to the following policy

  • First retest after 30 days
  • Only 2 test attempts (first attempt and retest attempt) are available
# of Questions 70
Time Limit: 90 minutes
Test Preparation Resources CSP Objectives
Question Types: Multiple Choice and Skill Simulation
Course Credit Awarded: No. The CSP is a locally administered non-college credit test option to fulfill the Digital Literacy requirement. 
Passing Score: 60
Send Scores to BC
  1. Must first have a BC Student ID number. (Application completed)
  2. Contact the testing center where you took the test.
  3. Request they send the individual score report via email as an attachment to testingservices@broward.edu.
Availability

Available On-Campus and Remote

On-Campus

Remote

  • CSP Administered via D2L by Honorlock
  • Register via RegisterBlast to receive email instructions and resources to take the CSP via D2L with Honorlock

Credit-by-Exam Available in the Testing and Assessment Centers

CLEP

Exam Title: Information Systems (Formerly, Information Systems and Computer Applications)
Passing Score: 50
Cost: Test Fees Webpage
Number of Questions: 100
Time Limit: 90 minutes
Retesting Policy: 3 Months
Study Material:

Modern States Test Preparation Course (Free)

CLEP Exam Webpage
Exam Information: Link (Offered at BC Testing and Assessment Centers)
Course Credit Awarded: Yes, with passing score
Course Credit Information: Link
Score Availability: Unofficial scores are available at the conclusion of the exam. Official scores are sent via mail to the school/institution you designated on test day. Official score reports usually take 2-3 weeks to be sent from CLEP. Allow at least several weeks once the score report is received by the College for the scores to reflect in your official transcript. Information regarding CLEP Transcripts and Score Reports can be found at this Link.

 

DSST

Exam Title: Computing and Information Technology (Formerly, Introduction to Computing)
Passing Score: 45 or 400
Cost: Test Fees Webpage
Number of Questions: 100
Time Limit: 120 minutes
Retesting Policy: 30 Days
Study Material: Link
Exam Information: Link (Offered at BC Testing and Assessment Centers)
Course Credit Awarded: Yes, with passing score
Passing Score: 400
Course Credit Information: Link
Score Availability: Unofficial scores are available at the conclusion of the exam. Official scores are sent via mail to the school/institution you designated on test day. Official score reports usually take 90 days to be sent from DSST. Allow at least several weeks once the score report is received by the College for the scores to reflect in your official transcript. Information regarding DSST Transcripts and Score Reports can be found at this Link.

Credit-by-Exams Taken in High School

Exam Exam Title Passing Score BC Course Equivalency Credit Hours
AP Computer Science A 3 CGS1075 3
AP Computer Science AB 3 CGS1076 3
AICE Computing (A-Level) *A, B, C, D, E

CGS1060C and  CGS2100C

 6
AICE Computing (AS-Level) *A, B, C, D, E CGS1060C 3
AICE

Information Technology (A-Level)

(Formerly Applied ICT –Information, Communication Technology)

 *A, B, C, D, E CGS1060C and CGS2100C 6
AICE

Information Technology (AS-Level)

(Formerly Applied ICT –Information, Communication Technology)

 *A, B, C, D, E CGS1060C 3

*Passing score not based on the A-F grading scale. 

Students who have obtained certain industry certifications or have work/life experience

  • Option 1: Industry Certifications - Complete Form 
  • Option 2: Work/Life Experience - Email cpl@broward.edu

Foreign Language

Broward College students seeking an associate in arts or bachelors degree are required to demonstrate foreign language competence pursuant to Florida Statute 1007.262, Florida State Rule 6A-10.02412 and Broward College Policy 6Hx2-4.22. Students may meet this requirement using one of the options below.

Successful completion of two (2) credits (i.e., the equivalent of two years) in one (1) foreign language at the secondary (high school) level.

Successful completion of two (2) college courses in one foreign language or American Sign Language.

Broward College currently offers courses in the following languages through the intermediate level:

  • American Sign Language, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, or Spanish

Successful completion of eight credits in one foreign language on an approved credit-by-exam. For more information, please visit the College’s Credit-by-Exam webpage.

Broward College accepts credits for the following credit-by-exams.

BYU FLATS

Languages Available

Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Aymara, Bulgarian, Cakchiquel, Cambodian, Cantonese-Simplified, Cantonese-Traditional, Cebuano, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Fijian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Guarani, Haitian-Creole, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Ilonggo-Hiligaynon, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malagasy, Malay, Mandarin-Simplified, Mandarin-Traditional, Maori, Mongolian, Navajo, Norwegian, Persian Farsi, Polish, Portuguese-Brazilian, Portuguese-Continental, Quechua, Rarotongan, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tahitian, Thai, Tongan, Ukranian, Vietnamese, Welsh

Check BYU FLATS website for the most up to date list of available languages. 
Passing Score

A minimum passing score (P grade) on Course No. 101 and Course No. 102

Cost

 Test Fees Webpage

Registration Process

(On-Campus or Remote)

On-Campus

On-Campus Appointment Instructions:

  1. Register and pay for your BYU FLATS exam on the BYU FLATS Register for a Test webpage.
    • Use the following Broward College Proctor’s information when completing the Proctor Information section of the registration form:
    • Use the following address information when completing the Sending Results to Your School section.
      • Name: Broward College
      • Department: College Registrar’s Office
      • University: Broward College
      • Address: 4205 Bonaventure Blvd.
      • City, State Zip: Weston, FL 33332
      • Phone: (954) 201-7544
      • Email: testingservices@broward.edu
  1. Proceed to payment
  2. Once payment is processed you will receive a confirmation email, which will include your testing password. You will need to bring the testing password with you to a BC testing center.
  3. Once you have designated your proctor and completed the BYU registration process, find an available testing appointment by visiting the Testing and Assessment Centers Webpage and choose Make an Appointment for the campus of your proctor.

Remote

BYU FLATS Administered by Proctor360

Register via RegisterBlast to receive detailed instructions via email to take the BYU FLATS via Proctor360.

  • Exam registration and proctoring done by BYU FLATS and Proctor360. BC Testing and Assessment Centers are not involved with the test delivery process. 
  • The College Registrar's Office receives and evaluates the official test scores. 

Exam Length

 2.5 hours

Retesting Policy

 6 months

Score Availability

Unofficial test results are immediately emailed to the student at the conclusion of testing. 

  • The test proctor will ask you to access your email after testing to print a copy of the unofficial scores for the Testing Center to keep.

Official test results* are mailed (paper copy) to the Broward College Registrar's Office.

Processing of official test results may take up to 4 weeks to show on your official BC record.

 

ACTFL WPT (Writing Proficiency Test)

Exam Website

ACTFL WPT

Language Testing International ACTFL WPT Webpage
Exam Version

The only version of the ACTFL accept at Broward College is the ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (WPT). Any other ACTFL version will not be considered for acceptance. 
Languages Available

Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian Farsi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbo/Croatian, Spanish, Swedish,Turkish, and Vietnamese.

Check ACTFL WPT website for the most up to date list of available languages. 
Passing Score

A minimum passing score at the Intermediate Low level or higher

ACTFL Proficiency Scale

  • Distinguished (highest score)
  • Superior
  • Advanced High
  • Advanced Mid
  • Advanced Low
  • Intermediate High
  • Intermediate Mid
  • Intermediate Low
  • Novice High
  • Novice Mid
  • Novice Low (lowest score)

Cost

 Test Fees Webpage

Appointment Registration Process
  1. Go to the LTI (Language Testing International) Webpage and choose a language.
    • Be sure to only choose the ACTFL WPT version of the exam. 
  2. Select Eastern Time 
  3. Select your day and time
  4. Enter your personal information and payment information
    • If you are a first time user, you will need to create a user account with LTI.  
  5. Be sure to send your Official results to:
  6. If you are taking the exam at a BC Testing and Assessment Center, contact the center to schedule an appointment to take the exam. 
  7. Be sure to send your Official results to:

Exam Length

 80 Minutes

Retesting Policy

 90 Days

Remote Testing Option

ACTFL WPT is Administered by Examity.

Register via RegisterBlast to receive email instructions and resources to take the ACTFL WPT via Examity.

  • Exam registration and proctoring done by ACTFL WPT and Examity. BC Testing and Assessment Centers are not involved with the test delivery process. 
  • The College Registrar's Office receives and evaluates the official test scores. 

Score Availability

Official scores can be sent to BC from your LTI account. 

Accommodations

Visit the LTI Test Accommodations webpage and submit the requested information to LTI.

Contact your BC Testing and Assessment Center proctor to discuss appointment scheduling.

Present a valid non-English high school diploma (including but not limited to students who have earned a GED in Spanish) or higher credential from a foreign country.

Completion of the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program requirements by courses or placement test.

Transfer credits earned at a postsecondary institution where the primary language of instruction is something other than English, transcript must be evaluated in the United States.

Civic Literacy

According to Florida State Rule 6A-10.02413, students initially entering a Florida College System (FCS) institution or state university in the 2018-2019 school year and thereafter seeking an associate of arts (AA) or baccalaureate degree must demonstrate competency in civic literacy by successfully completing a specified course or examination. Several course options are available for students to meet this requirement. Several testing options are available to students to meet this requirement; however, only one testing option can be taken locally at a Broward College Testing Center.

Who is required to meet the Civic Literacy Competency Requirement?

  • Students who have no prior college credit and initially enter an FCS institution as a first-time-in-college in fall 2018 or later are required to satisfy the requirement.
  • Students who begin dual enrollment at an FCS institution in fall of 2018 or later are required to satisfy the requirement.

Who is exempt from meeting the Civic Literacy Competency Requirement?

  • Students who have earned college credit and were enrolled at an FCS institution prior to fall 2018 are not required to satisfy the requirement.
  • Students who were in dual enrollment at a postsecondary institution prior to fall 2018 are not required to satisfy the requirement.
  • Students who are admitted to an FCS baccalaureate degree program are not considered to be first-time-in-college as they are assumed to have enrolled and earned college credits at a postsecondary institution prior to fall 2018; they are considered transfer or continuing students and thus, do not need to satisfy the requirement.

  • AMH2020 History of the United States Since 1877
  • POS2041 National Government

Exam Vendor

 Exam Title Minimum Passing Score Available at BC Testing and Assessment Center
AP AP United States Government and Politics 3

No
AP United States History 4

No
CLEP American Government 50

Yes