General Education Course Requirements

NWFSC General Education Outcomes:

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

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

• ENC1101 English Composition I - 3 Credit Hours ♦
• ENC1102 English Composition II - 3 Credit Hours

• Core Humanities 3 Credit Hours

  General or Core Humanities 3 Credit Hours

• MAC1105 College Algebra - 3 Credit Hours ♦

• OR 

• MAC1105C College Algebra with Integrated Review - 4 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:

      POS1041 American Government - 3 Credit Hours ♦ Ω  OR

      AMH2020 American History II - 3 Credit Hours ♦ Ω  OR

      AMH2010 American History I - 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 A.A. Degree General Education Requirements  for details.

  
  ** One or both of the Social Sciences must come from a core group. See A.A. 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.

Core Requirements

• ACG3083 Accounting: Concepts and Practice - 3 Credit Hours
• BUL3320 Law and Business - 3 Credit Hours
• FIN4402 Financial and Economic Management - 3 Credit Hours
• GEB3213 Business and Administrative Communication - 3 Credit Hours
• GEB3434 Ethics for Business Leaders - 3 Credit Hours
• MAN3052 Management Philosophy and Practice - 3 Credit Hours
• QMB3250 Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions - 3 Credit Hours

Required Coursed for the Emphasis in Public Safety

• MAN3120 Leadership and Group Dynamics - 3 Credit Hours
• MAN3240 Organizational Behavior - 3 Credit Hours
• MAN4520 Quality Management - 3 Credit Hours
• MAN4940 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.