FCLE explained
Straight answers on the FCLE: how many questions it has, the passing score, how long it takes, whether it is required to graduate and what happens if you fail.
Full name
Florida Civic Literacy Examination
Questions
80 multiple choice
Blueprint
20 questions from each of 4 competencies
Passing score
48 correct, which is 60%
Time limit
Untimed; most students finish in about an hour
Format
Computer based, through your school's testing center
Registration rules, retake policies and delivery format are set by your institution, so confirm those with your school's testing center.
The FCLE, the Florida Civic Literacy Examination, is a multiple-choice exam on American civics that many Florida college and university students take as part of the state civic literacy requirement. It covers American democracy, the United States Constitution, the founding documents, and landmark cases and legislation that shaped law and society.
Eighty multiple-choice questions, split evenly: 20 from each of the four competencies. That even split is why one weak competency can sink an otherwise good score.
You pass with 48 correct answers out of 80, which is 60%. Every competency counts the same toward that total.
The exam is untimed. Most students work through all 80 questions in around an hour, and there is no penalty for taking longer.
Yes. Every question is multiple choice, delivered on a computer, so there is no essay or written section to prepare for.
For many Florida college and university students it is part of the civic literacy graduation requirement. The exact rule depends on your institution and your catalog year, so confirm with your advisor or your school's testing center.
Failing does not cost you credit. Institutions allow retakes, and the scheduling, fees and number of attempts are set by your school's testing center rather than by the exam itself.
Registration goes through your Florida college or university, usually the testing or assessment center. Some schools deliver the exam online with proctoring, others in person. Check your school's testing page for dates and format.
It is not written to trick you, but it covers a wide range of civics material, and most students who fail spread their studying evenly instead of aiming at the competency actually costing them points. A practice test first, then targeted study, is the difference.
Take a practice test to find your weakest competency, then work in short daily sessions instead of one long cram, reviewing missed questions on later days so the facts stick.
Try the free FCLE practice test, work through the FCLE study guide, then let the free diagnostic score your readiness on all four competencies.
The free diagnostic scores you on all four FCLE competencies in about ten minutes and builds a daily study plan around what you actually got wrong.