New Graduation requirement explained
BY: DAKOTA FAYE
Online Editor
It is nearing the end of this school year, and as some people start preparing for graduation or transfer, they will notice their degree audit may look a little different.
A bill was signed in July 2018 stating that any student attending any public institution of higher education in the state of Missouri must earn a score of 70 percent or higher on the Missouri Civics Exam.
The exam is similar to a United States citizen exam; specifically, the test is between 50-100 questions and will test the information that students know about the United States Constitution and Missouri Constitution.
While the test is considered to be fairly easy, students can take it more than once in order to pass.
The bill was signed by the Governor and was put into effect in August 2018. A handful of students did not know this bill went into effect until an adviser had talked to them.
Students who started classes at Saint Louis Community College in the fall 2019 semester are required to take the exam in order to graduate or transfer as a result of the passage of the bill. Students who have to sign up have to go through their student banner. This is just like an online class, although passing the test won’t earn students any credit hours. Instead, students will earn either a pass or fail grade.
The exam, which can be accessed on each applicable STLCC student’s Blackboard page along with materials to help prepare for it, is proctored by an instructor.
“This is just another form of standardized testing,” STLCC Transition Specialist Claire Rone said when asked what advice she would give to students that have to take this test. “Don’t stress, it’s not designed to make you fail.”
