General Education Course Requirements

NWFSC General Education Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of general education coursework, the student will:

1. Demonstrate proficiency in reading, writing and speaking;
2. Apply reflection, analysis, synthesis, logical reasoning and evaluation to formulate judgments, reach decisions and solve problems.
3. Understand and apply mathematical and scientific principles and methods;
4. Find, evaluate, organize and use information accurately and effectively;
5. Participate actively as informed and responsible citizens in social, cultural, global and environmental matters.

• ENC 1101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours ♦ ¶
• ENC 1102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours ¶

• ____ ____ - Core Humanities 3 Credit Hours

  ____ ____ - General or Core Humanities 3 Credit Hours

• STA 2023 - Statistics 3 Credit Hours ♦

• or other Core Mathematics 3 Credit Hours ♦

• MAC 1105 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hours ♦

• or other General or Core Mathematics 3 Credit Hours ♦

•  ____ ____ - General Education Biological Sciences 3 Credit Hours*
•  ____ ____ - General Education Physical Sciences 3 Credit Hours*

Take one of the two following Social Sciences courses required to meet the Civic Literacy Competency requirement:

      POS 1041 - American Government 3 Credit Hours ♦ ¶ Ω  OR

      AMH 2020 - American History II 3 Credit Hours ♦ ¶ Ω  

NOTE: If you have not already done so, you must pass the Florida Civic Literacy Examination in addition to completing one

of the above courses to meet the Civic Literacy Competency requirement for graduation.

•  ____ ____ - Behavioral Social Sciences 3 Credit Hours**
•  ____ ____ - Additional General Education Credits 6 Credit Hours

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  * One or both of the Biological or Physical Sciences must come from a core group. See AA Degree General Education Requirements  for details.

  
  ** One or both of the Social Sciences must come from a core group. See AA Degree General Education Requirements  for details.

Lower Division Electives: 24

Total Lower Division (Associates Degree) Requirements: 60

Foreign Language

A minimum of 6 credit hours must be earned in one foreign language at the college level, or successful completion of two sequential credits in high school foreign language, or an appropriate score on an approved CLEP examination.

• ___-____ - Foreign Language
• ___-____ - Foreign Language

Core Requirements

• ACG 3083 - Accounting: Concepts and Practice 3 Credit Hours
• BUL 3320 - Law and Business 3 Credit Hours
• FIN 4402 - Financial and Economic Management 3 Credit Hours
• GEB 3213 - Business and Administrative Communication 3 Credit Hours
• GEB 3434 - Ethics for Business Leaders 3 Credit Hours
• MAN 3052 - Management Philosophy and Practice 3 Credit Hours
• QMB 3250 - Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions 3 Credit Hours

Required Coursed for the Emphasis in Public Safety

• PAD 3003 - Public Service Operations 3 Credit Hours
• PAD 3820 - Public Safety System Integration 3 Credit Hours
• PAD 3882 - Issues in Public Service Administration 3 Credit Hours
• MAN 3120 - Leadership and Group Dynamics 3 Credit Hours
• MAN 3240 - Organizational Behavior 3 Credit Hours
• MAN 4520 - Quality Management 3 Credit Hours
• MAN 4940 - Capstone: Supervision 3 Credit Hours

Technical Electives*

Students will work with an advisor to develop a program of study that includes upper division technical electives from the approved list below:

     ACG

     BUL

     GEB

     HSA

     ISM

     MAC 2233  -  Business Calculus  -  3 Credit Hours  

     MAN

     MAR

     PAD

Total Upper Division Credits Required*: 60

*Depending on the student’s associate’s degree, with department approval, some lower division credits may be substituted for upper division credits in the technical electives area.