General Education

In consultation with an advisor, choose appropriate General Education courses that fulfill your degree. Select courses from each area as listed below; see the A.A. General Education Requirements  section of the catalog for specific course listings:

• Communication Skills 3 Credit Hours
• Communication Skills 3 Credit Hours
• Core Humanities 3 Credit Hours
• General or Core Humanities 3 Credit Hours
• Core Mathematics 3 Credit Hours
• General or Core Mathematics 3 Credit Hours
• Biological Sciences 3 Credit Hours**
• Physical Sciences 3 Credit Hours**
• Behavioral Social Sciences 3 Credit Hours***
• History/Government Social Sciences 3 Credit Hours***
• Additional General Education Credits 6 Credit Hours
   

** One or both of the Biological or Physical Sciences must be a Core course.

*** One or both of the Social Sciences must be a Core course. If AMH 2010, AMH 2020, or POS 1041 are taken, these courses will also count toward the Civic Literacy requirement.

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.

A.A. Elective Requirements

In consultation with an advisor, select appropriate A.A. degree college credit electives that fulfill your A.A. Degree Concentration for your University Transfer Major:

• Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Elective 3 Credit Hours

Total Program Credits Required: 60

Suggested Two Year Academic Plan

This program admits students in the fall/spring/summer semester(s). Below is a sample academic plan for these students admitted in the identified semester. 

AA Degree Checklist:

• Have you completed a minimum of 60 credit hours in the following areas?
  • 36 Hours of General Education
    • 6 hours in Communications (“C” or better)
    • 6 hours in Mathematics (“C” or better)
    • 6 hours in Humanities (“C” or better)
    • 6 hours in Natural Science
    • 6 hours in Social Sciences (“C” or better in History/Government Social Science category)
    • 6 hours in Additional General Education Credits (if needed)
    • Have you met the Civic Literacy Competency  requirement for the AA?
  • 24 hours of college credit AA transferable electives

• Have you satisfied the Civic Literacy Competency requirement by obtaining at least a C grade in either POS 1041 or AMH 2020 and achieving a passing score on one of the assessments detailed in the table below?

• Have you completed 25% of the overall number of credits required for your AA degree at NWFSC?
• Have you completed the foreign language requirement?
• Have you met the minimum institutional cumulative 2.0 GPA requirement for the AA?

A.A. Degree General Education Requirements

Associate in Arts students must complete 60 college credits to complete the degree; 36 of these credits must be general education credits distributed across five subject area categories. A student must satisfy the required number of credits in each category. The remaining 24 elective credits should be selected in consultation  with a Student Success Navigator, who will assist with selecting the college credits aligning with the student’s educational goals.

To assure that graduates of the state university and state college systems share a common base of General Education requirements, the State of Florida has designated general education core course options in each of five subject area categories—Communication, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. Each student must complete at least one identified core course (designated with ♦) in each area of study as part of the general education course requirements. NWFSC has embedded the core competencies in the A.A. and A.S. programs of study.

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