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Sep 07, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
A.A. - Associate in Arts General Degree
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State CIP Code 1192401010
*This program is available fully online
The A.A. is primarily intended as a transfer degree for students continuing to a 4 year bachelor’s program at a university or state college.
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 an advisor, who will assist with selecting the college credits most advantageous to the student’s educational goals.
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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.
Total General Education Credits Required: 36
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 Elective Credits Required: 24
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 General Degree (A.A.) (AAGD) |
First Year |
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Spring Semester |
Core or General Mathematics - 3 Credit Hours |
ENC1102 English Composition II - 3 Credit Hours |
Core or General Humanities - 3 Credit Hours |
Social Sciences (Civic Literacy Competency Requirement) - 3 Credit Hours |
Elective - 3 Credit Hours |
Total Semester Hours: 15 |
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Second Year |
Fall Semester |
Biological Science* - 3 Credit Hours |
Behavioral Social Science** - 3 Credit Hours |
Elective - 3 Credit Hours |
Elective - 3 Credit Hours |
Elective - 3 Credit Hours |
Total Semester Hours: 15 |
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Spring Semester |
Physical Science* - 3 Credit Hours |
Elective - 3 Credit Hours |
Elective or Additional General Education Hours*** - 3 Credit Hours |
Elective or Additional General Education Hours*** - 3 Credit Hours |
Elective - 3 Credit Hours |
Total Semester Hours: 15 |
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Total Program Hours: 60 |
* At least one Science course must come from the core.
** At least one Social Science course must come from the core.
*** Students who have already satisfied the 36 hour General Education requirement may take a general Elective. |
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?
Assessment
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Standard Score
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AP Government and Politics: United States
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3
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AP United States History
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4
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CLEP: American Government
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50
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Florida Civic Literacy Exam
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60%
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- 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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Courses listed with this symbol are Florida State Core Courses and are protected in transfer to other public state institutions as meeting the state Core General Education requirements. |
Ω |
Courses listed with this symbol meet the Civic Literacy Competency as outlined in section 1007.25(4), Florida Statutes (F.S.). |
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