General Education Requirements for Associate of Science Degree

For associate of science programs, students are required to complete a minimum of 15 credits in the general education subject areas of: Communication, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences (F.A.C. 6A-10.024).  As of 2022-23, students entering an A.S. degree program must complete at least one (1) core - column I - course from each of the subject areas prior to the awarding of their degree  (F.A.C. 6A-14.0303). Students who entered an A.S. program in a previous catalog year should follow the degree requirements listed in their particular catalog year. 

Appropriate competencies in college-level communication and computational skills have been included in program specific courses for those programs not requiring general education coursework related to those skills. Three (3) credits of the required (6) credits of mathematics can be met with applied logic, statistics and any other computation coursework outside of the School of Mathematics (F.A.C. 6A-10.030).

Complete program descriptions and requirements are listed in this catalog. For information about a particular AS degree or certificate program, contact an academic advisor or the School’s chairperson or assistant chair.  

Florida State Board of Education Administrative Rule 6A-10.02413, Civic Literacy Competency

In accordance with the Florida Department of Education Administrative Rule, A.S., A.A. and baccalaureate students entering a Florida College System institution must demonstrate competency in civic literacy prior to graduation

All students initially entering a Florida College System institution in academic years 2022-23 to 2023-24 can meet this requirement through one of the following options:

• Successfully pass POS2041 American Federal Government or AMH2020 United States History 1865 to Present and achieve a standard score on the Florida Civic Literacy Examination; or
• Achieve a standard score on one of three assessments:
  • AP Government and Politics: United States
  • AP United States History
  • CLEP: American Government

All students initially entering a Florida College System institution in academic years 2024-25 and beyond can meet this requirement through one of the following options:

• Successfully pass POS2041 American Federal Government, AMH2020 United States History 1865 to Present, or AMH2010 United States History to 1877 ;and achieve a standard score on the Florida Civic Literacy Examination; or
• Achieve a standard score on one of three assessments:
  • AP Government and Politics: United States
  • AP United States History
  • CLEP: American Government
  • CLEP: HIstory of the United States I

Based on credits previously earned, students planning to continue on to a baccalaureate program may need to complete additional requirements, which may include foreign language, cultural/global focus area, or college-level communication and computational skills courses.

Each course used to satisfy general education courses must be completed with a grade of ‘C’ or higher.

General Education Core – 15 credits

Courses meeting the general education requirement are distributed in the following subject areas:

I. Communication

ENC1101, ENC1102: Satisfies the College-Level Communication and Computational Skills Administrative Rule requirement in writing.

II. Mathematics

Note: Higher-level mathematics courses also will satisfy this requirement.

III. Natural Sciences

IV. Humanities

Note: All courses in this area satisfy the College-Level Communication and Computational Skills Administrative Rule writing requirement.

V. Social Sciences

AMH 2010, AMH2020, POS2041: These courses satisfy the Civic Literacy Competency graduation requirement.