In addition to the state General Education core courses, each A.A. degree-seeking student MUST complete the following requirements (21 credits).
A.A. degree-seeking students must select courses from the General Education Institutional core course requirements. Each course addresses institutional competencies and outcomes, and satisfies the Florida State Board of Education standards to meet the Gordon Rule requirements for writing and mathematics. All Gordon Rule writing and mathematics courses must be passed with a grade of C or better. General Education core courses (36 hours in total) must be passed with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. Gordon Rule courses are noted with ** throughout the catalog.
Note: A.A. degree-seeking students who plan to transfer to a four-year program should be aware that a D grade may not transfer to the institution of their choice.
ENC 1101 is a prerequisite for all courses used to satisfy the Gordon Rule writing requirement. Courses used to satisfy the Gordon Rule requirement must be passed with a grade of C or better.
English
9 Credit Hours Required
(3 hours from State Core, 3 hours from Institutional Core and 3 hours from Oral Communications)
Required State General Education Core Course
ENC 1101Freshman Composition Skills I**3 Choose One Communications Institutional General Education Core Course
ENC 1102Freshman Composition Skills II**3 Choose One Course to Satisfy Oral Communications Requirement
IDH 2106HHonors Oratory: Speech, Argumentation and Debate 1 SPC 2594Intercollegiate Forensic Speech1 SPC 2601Intermediate Effective Speaking3 Humanities
6 Credit Hours Required
(3 hours from State Core, 3 hours from Institutional Core)
Choose One Humanities State General Education Core Course
HUM 1020HHonors Introduction to the Humanities3 Choose One Humanities Institutional General Education Core Course
ARH 2050The History of Art I (Prehistory to 1500 A.D.)**3 ARH 2051The History of Art II (1500 A.D. to 20th century)**3 HUM 2310HHonors Mythology and the Humanities**3 LIT 2110World Literature I (Eighth Century BC-17th Century AD)**3 LIT 2110HWorld Literature I Honors (Eighth Century B.C.-17th Century A.D.)**3 LIT 2120World Literature II (17th-20th Century)**3 LIT 2120HWorld Literature II Honors (17th - 21st Century)**3 LIT 2330Introduction to Children's Literature**3 Social Sciences
9 Credit Hours Required
(3 hours from State Core, 3 hours from Institutional Core, 3 hours from Personal Development)
Choose One Social Sciences State General Education Core Course
AMH 2020United States History Since 18773 ECO 2013Principles of Economics - Macro3 ECO 2013HPrinciples of Economics - Macro Honors3 Choose One Social Sciences Institutional General Education Core Course
ECO 2023Principles of Economics - Micro**3 EDF 2005Introduction to the Teaching Profession3 ISS 1013Introduction to the Social Sciences**3 Choose One Personal Development Institutional General Education Core Course
HLP 1081Personal Wellness Appraisal and Improvement3 PSY 2861Positive Psychology: Strategies for Personal Effectiveness3 Mathematics
6 Credit Hours Required
(3 hours from State Core and3 hours from either State Core or Institutional Core)
Choose One Mathematics State General Education Core Course
MAC 2311Calculus I with Analytic Geometry**5 Choose One Mathematics Institutional General Education Core Course
MAC 1147Precalculus Algebra/Trigonometry**5 MAC 2233Calculus for Business and Social Science3 MAC 2312Calculus II with Analytic Geometry**5 MAC 2313Calculus III with Analytic Geometry**4 MAP 2302Elementary Differential Equations**3 Note: Any Student who successfully completes a mathematics course for which one of the general education core course options in mathematics is an immediate prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the mathematics core.
Natural Science
6 Credit Hours Required
(3 hours from State Core and 3 hours either State Core or Institutional Core)
Choose One Natural Sciences State General Education Core Course
BSC 2010Integrated Principles of Biology I3 EVR 1001Introduction to Environmental Science3 EVR 1001HIntroduction to Environmental Science Honors3 PHY 1020Elementary Physics for the Nonscience Majors3 PHY 2048CGeneral Physics with Calculus I with Lab5 Choose One Natural Sciences Institutional General Education Core Course
BSC 2011Integrated Principles of Biology II3 BSC 2086Human Anatomy and Physiology II3 CHM 1032Chemistry for the Health-Related Fields3 ISC 1004HIntegrated Natural Sciences I - Honors3 PHY 2049CGeneral Physics with Calculus II with Lab5 Electives — 24 Credit Hours
You may choose any of the General Education courses or the General Electives on the following pages.
See an A.A. advisor for preprofessional course requirements for your area of interest.
Completion of Computer Literacy Requirement
Refer to the list of options.
Summary of Associate in Arts Degree
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | 36 HOURS |
| English | 9 Hours |
| Humanities | 6 Hours |
| Social Science | 9 Hours |
| Mathematics | 6 Hours |
| Natural Science | 6 Hours |
| ELECTIVES: | 24 HOURS |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 60 HOURS |
