General Education Requirements for the AA Program

English/Reading Developmental Education Courses (0-8 Hours)

Math Developmental Education Courses (0-6 Hours)

AREA I.

Communications: 9 Semester Credit Hours

The following (3) courses are required for all students:

Select one of the following courses:

The following course is required for all students:

AREA II.

Mathematics: 6 Semester Credit Hours

Select two of the following courses:

AREA III.

Natural Sciences: 6 Semester Credit Hours

Select courses from either Option One or Option Two.

Option One

Non-Science Majors:  Choose one 3 or 4 semester credit hour course from Category A and one from Category B.  This option is usually selected by students who do not intend to major in the natural sciences, engineering or health related professions.  Some courses have a co-requisite laboratory.

Category A

Category B

Option Two

Science Majors:  Choose two courses with the co-requisite laboratories.  Both the course and the corresponding laboratory course must be passed to receive credit in Option 2.  This option is usually selected by students who intend to major in the natural sciences, engineering or health professions.  Courses with the suffix of C, such as Organic Chemistry – CHM2210C have the lecture and laboratory combined in one course.

AREA IV.

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6 Semester Credit Hours

Select two (2) courses from Category A or one course from each Category A and Category B:

AREA V.

Humanities: 6 Semester Credit Hours

Select two (2) courses from Category A or one course from each Category A and Category B:

AREA VI.

Information Literacy and Technological Fluency: 3 Semester Credit Hours

The following course is required for all students:

Electives: 24 Semester Credit Hours

Foreign Language Requirement

All students pursuing an Associate in Arts (AA) degree starting in fall 2014, will be required to meet the FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT to graduate with their degree.  This requirement can be met by one of the following:

A.  Two consecutive years of the same high school foreign language.

B.  Two semesters of the same college-level foreign language.

C.   Documented proficiency of a foreign language.

Quality Enhancement Plan Implementation

A mandatory elective for all first time in college AA degree seeking students with six (6) for fewer credit hours.

Civic Literacy Requirement

As per Florida Rule 6A-10.04213, prior to the award of an associate in arts or baccalaureate degree, first-time-in-college students entering a Florida College System institution in the Fall semester 2018, and thereafter must demonstrate competency in civic literacy through one of the following options prior to graduation:

• successfully passing POS 2041 American Federal Government  OR
• successfully passing AMH 2020 History of the United States II  OR
• successfully completing one of three prescribed assessments prior to graduation:
• Advanced Placement (AP) Test – Government & Politics: U.S. (Passing Score = 3) OR
• Advanced Placement (AP) Test – U.S. History  (Passing Score = 4)  OR
• CLEP – American Government – (Passing Score = 50)

Students may also elect to complete POS 2041 or AMH 2020 as a transient student online at another institution via the FloridaShines transient student request procedure. (http://phsc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2018-2019/Catalog-and-Student-Handbook/Admissions-and-Student-Records/Transient-Student-Requests)

To whom does the civic literacy requirement apply?

* There is not a state requirement governing policy on catalog year in effect for returning students. Policies and procedures relating to assigning catalog years are left to institutions to determine.

** The Florida Department of Education (Department) anticipates entering into rule development to add the civic literacy requirement as a condition of A.S./A.A.S. degree completion to coincide with general education changes from House Bill 1507, which will be effective with the 2022-23 catalog year.