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General Education Requirements

General Education Paradigm/Philosophy

General Education course selections prepare students to become thoughtful, generative learners. Through exploring broad areas of knowledge - the human condition; the global and historical; the cultural and aesthetic; and the communicative, mathematical, scientific, and technological - students will develop the knowledge bases, and intellectual competencies, and be exposed to the values requisite for participating responsibly in, and adapting to, a complex and diverse world.

Knowledge Bases

A generally educated person possesses knowledge in the following areas:

  • Human Awareness and Understanding

    • Comprehends the dynamics of human behavior, development, and relationships

    • Comprehends the dynamic relationship between culture and human awareness

    • Comprehends the factors that promote physical, mental, and social well-being

  • Global and Historical Knowledge and Understanding

    • Comprehends a general knowledge of the nature, origins, and contributions of civilizations

    • Comprehends the workings and interrelations of personal, business, and government economies

    • Comprehends political, social, and economic systems and their effects upon society

  • Cultural and Aesthetic Knowledge and Understanding

    • Comprehends the contributions of the arts, humanities, and sciences of the human experience upon the individual and their world

    • Comprehends the development of the arts and sciences and their impact upon the individual and their world

    • Comprehends cultural systems and their effects

  • Communication

    • Comprehends the importance of human communication and understands a variety of effective communication methods

    • Comprehends the importance of effective communication

    • Comprehends methods for gathering, synthesizing, and integrating information in written and oral communication

    • Comprehends the connection between critical thinking and effective communication

  • Mathematics, Science and Technology

    • Comprehends the basic concepts and investigative processes of the natural sciences

    • Understands various mathematical skills and techniques, and is able to apply them appropriately to solve real world problems

    • Comprehends the way science and technology shape our world

Intellectual Competencies

A generally educated person:

  • Reads, writes, speaks, and listens effectively

  • Acquires, evaluates, analyzes, presents, and communicates information

  • Employs quantitative and qualitative analyses to solve problems

  • Uses information technology in communication, research, and problem solving

  • Organizes concepts into orderly systems

  • Works collaboratively within complex systems and diverse groups

  • Applies ethical judgment to everyday life

  • Applies the scientific method of inquiry

Values

A generally educated person values:

  • Intellectual honesty

  • Curiosity and openness to new ideas

  • Recognition of one’s own creative and intellectual potential

  • Acceptance of differences among people, and cultural diversity

  • Civic engagement

  • Lifelong learning

  • Social justice and equality

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Curriculum

Students select general education courses from the five broad liberal arts discipline areas: communication, humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, and social/behavioral sciences. Per Florida State Statute 1007.25(3): “General education core course options shall consist of a maximum of five courses within each of the subject areas of communication, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences.” Courses identified with an asterisk (*) are designated as state core courses, accepted as general education at all state colleges and universities. To determine which general education courses are required for your degree plan, please refer to your specific Program of Study.

Associate in Arts students: Please refer to the program degree program for general education course requirements, including state core course selections. Please see an advisor for questions about specific general education courses required by your intended transfer institution for your intended transfer major.

Associate in Science students: Please refer to your specific Program of Study to determine which general education courses are required for your degree plan.

A minimum grade of C or higher is required in all general education courses.

General Core Course Digital Badges

Digital badges highlight skills and competencies learned in certain general education core courses that are important to employers for workforce and professional success. Digital badges are automatically awarded to eligible students at no additional cost. The digital badges shown below are recognized by all institutions in the Florida College System and the Florida State University System. Please refer to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) for more information about digital badges.

Digital Badge

Eligibility Criteria

Implementation Date

Fundamentals of Written Communication

Earned grade of C or higher in course, course, or any course for which these are prerequisites

2022-23 Academic Year

I. Communication

State core course options are identified with an asterisk (*).

  • *ENC 1101 - English Composition I (Credit Hours: 3)
    or *ENC 1101C - English Composition I Enhanced (Credit Hours: 4)

  • ENC 1102 - Writing About Texts (Credit Hours: 3)

  • SPC 2017 - Introduction to Speech Communications (Credit Hours: 3)

  • SPC 2065 - Speech Communication for Business and the Professions (Credit Hours: 3)

  • SPC 2608 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Credit Hours: 3)

II. Humanities

State core course options are identified with an asterisk (*).

  • AML 2010 - Early American Literature: Colonial Times to the Civil War (Credit Hours: 3)

  • AML 2020 - Late American Literature: The Civil War to the Present (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *ARH 2000 - Art in the Humanities (Credit Hours: 3)

  • ARH 2050 - Art History from Prehistory to 15th Century (Credit Hours: 3)

  • ARH 2051 - Art History from 15th to 21st Century (Credit Hours: 3)

  • DAN 2100 - Dance in the Humanities (Credit Hours: 3)

  • ENG 2100 - Film Studies (Credit Hours: 3)

  • ENL 2012 - English Literature to 1750 (Credit Hours: 3)

  • ENL 2022 - English Literature Since 1750 (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *HUM 2020 - Topics in the Humanities (Credit Hours: 3)

  • HUM 2210 - Humanities: Prehistory to the 15th Century (Credit Hours: 3)

  • HUM 2230 - Humanities: Mainstream of Cultures, 15th to 20th Century (Credit Hours: 3)

  • HUM 2250 - Humanities: 20th and 21st Century Cultural Perspectives (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *LIT 2000 - Literature in the Humanities (Credit Hours: 3)

  • LIT 2100 - Great Ideas in World Literature (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *MUL 2010 - Music in the Humanities (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *PHI 2010 - Philosophy in the Humanities (Credit Hours: 3)

  • PHI 2600 - Introduction to Ethics (Credit Hours: 3)

  • REL 2000 - Religion in the Humanities (Credit Hours: 3)

  • REL 2300 - World Religions (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *THE 2000 - Theatre in the Humanities (Credit Hours: 3)

III. Mathematics

State core course options are identified with an asterisk (*).

  • *MAC 1105 - College Algebra (Credit Hours: 3)
    or *MAC 1105C - College Algebra Enhanced (Credit Hours: 5)

  • MAC 1114 - College Trigonometry (Credit Hours: 3)

  • MAC 1140 - Precalculus Algebra (Credit Hours: 4)

  • MAC 1147 - Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry (Credit Hours: 5)

  • MAC 2233 - Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *MAC 2311 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (Credit Hours: 4)

  • MAC 2312 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (Credit Hours: 4)

  • MAC 2313 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry III (Credit Hours: 4)

  • MAP 2302 - Differential Equations (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *MGF 1130 - Mathematical Thinking (Credit Hours: 3)

  • MGF 1131 - Mathematics in Context (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *STA 2023 - Elementary Statistics (Credit Hours: 3)

IV. Natural Sciences

State core course options are identified with an asterisk (*). Note: ISC1075 may fulfill the requirement for Biological Sciences or Physical Sciences but not both.

Biological Sciences

  • BOT 1010C - Botany (Credit Hours: 4)

  • *BSC 1005 - Life in Its Biological Environment (Credit Hours: 3)

  • BSC 1005L - Biology Laboratory (Credit Hours: 1)

  • *BSC 2010C - Principles of Biology I (Credit Hours: 4)

  • BSC 2011C - Principles of Biology II (Credit Hours: 4)

  • BSC 2020C - Human Biology (Credit Hours: 4)

  • BSC 2050 - Biology of Environmental Systems (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *BSC 2085C - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (Credit Hours: 4)

  • BSC 2086C - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (Credit Hours: 4)

  • ISC 1075 - Principles of Science and Investigation (Credit Hours: 3)

  • MCB 2010C - Microbiology (Credit Hours: 4)

  • OCB 2000C - Fundamentals of Marine Biology (Credit Hours: 4)

  • ZOO 1010C - General Zoology (Credit Hours: 4)

Physical Sciences

  • *AST 1002 - Introduction to Astronomy (Credit Hours: 3)

  • AST 1002L - Astronomy Laboratory (Credit Hours: 1)

  • *CHM 1020 - Chemistry for Liberal Arts (Credit Hours: 3)

  • CHM 1025C - Introduction to General Chemistry (Credit Hours: 4)

  • CHM 1032C - Principles of General Chemistry (Credit Hours: 4)

  • *CHM 2045C - General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis I (Credit Hours: 4)

  • CHM 2046C - General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis II (Credit Hours: 4)

  • *ESC 1000 - Earth and Space Science (Credit Hours: 3)

  • ESC 1000L - Earth and Space Science Laboratory (Credit Hours: 1)

  • *EVR 1001 - Introduction to Environmental Science (Credit Hours: 3)

  • GLY 1010C - Physical Geology and Laboratory (Credit Hours: 4)

  • ISC 1075 - Principles of Science and Investigation (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *OCE 2001 - Survey of Oceanography (Credit Hours: 3)

  • OCE 2001L - Oceanography Laboratory (Credit Hours: 1)

  • *PHY 1020C - Physics for Liberal Arts with Laboratory (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *PHY 2048C - Physics I With Calculus (Credit Hours: 4)

  • PHY 2049C - Physics II With Calculus (Credit Hours: 4)

  • *PHY 2053C - General Physics I (Credit Hours: 4)

  • PHY 2054C - General Physics II (Credit Hours: 4)

  • PSC 1341 - Physical Science (Credit Hours: 3)

V. Social and Behavioral Sciences

State core course options are identified with an asterisk (*).

  • *AMH 2010 - United States History to 1877 (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *AMH 2020 - United States History From 1877 to the Present (Credit Hours: 3)

  • AMH 2070 - History of Florida (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *ANT 2000 - General Anthropology (Credit Hours: 3)

  • DEP 2004 - Human Growth and Development (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *ECO 2013 - Principles of Macroeconomics (Credit Hours: 3)

  • INR 2002 - International Relations (Credit Hours: 3)

  • LAH 2020 - History of Latin America (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *POS 2041 - American Federal Government (Credit Hours: 3)

  • POS 2112 - State and Local Government (Credit Hours: 3)

  • *PSY 1012 - General Psychology (Credit Hours: 3)

  • SYG 2000 - Introductory Sociology (Credit Hours: 3)

  • WOH 1012 - World History to 1500 (Credit Hours: 3)

  • WOH 1022 - World History Since 1500 (Credit Hours: 3)

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