General Education

Undesignated courses are to be selected from the General Education Requirements listed in the A.A. Degree General Education Requirements  section of catalog for specific courses.

• ENC 1101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours
• ENC 1102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours
• LIT 2090 - Contemporary Literature 3 Credit Hours
• ARH 2060 - Architecture History 3 Credit Hours
• MAC 1114 - Trigonometry 3 Credit Hours
• MAC 2311 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hours
• GEA 1000 - World Regional Geography 3 Credit Hours
• SYG 2010 - Social Problems 3 Credit Hours
• BSC 1005 - General Biology 4 Credit Hours
• PHY 1053C - Physics I 4 Credit Hours
• HLP 1081 - Wellness: Practice and Theory 3 Credit Hours

Program Electives

• ARC 1131 - Architectural Presentation 3 Credit Hours
• ARC 1301C - Design 1.1 4 Credit Hours
• ARC 1302C - Design 1.2 4 Credit Hours
• ARC 2201 - Theory of Architecture 3 Credit Hours
• ARC 2303A - Design 2.1 6 Credit Hours
• ARC 2304 - Design 2.2 6 Credit Hours
• ARC 2472 - Introduction to the Technology of Architecture 4 Credit Hours
• ARC 2501 - Architectural Structures I 3 Credit Hours
• ETD 1320C - AutoCAD I 3 Credit Hours

Transferring to another Four-Year College or University within the State of Florida:

Faculty members, counselors and advisors will gladly assist students in achieving a smooth transfer to other institutions in Florida. Liaison representatives from the respective public institutions in the state are eager to help. Several of the liaisons make regular visits to campus and will meet directly with students to answer questions. The names of the liaisons and dates of upcoming visits are available in the Advising Center in the Student Services Center on the Niceville Campus. In addition, Common Prerequisite Manuals for the Florida State University System are available on RaiderNet at nwfsc.edu or at www.flvc.org.

It is desirable that students transferring to a senior institution plan their program so that common prerequisites can be completed for the upper-division transfer school for their major. It is best for the student to complete the entire two-year degree program prior to transfer, as A.A. graduates who transfer to one of the institutions in the Florida State University System (SUS) enjoy certain protections under the statewide articulation agreement. These rights are presented in the “Student Bill of Rights”.

NWFSC offers the necessary prerequisites for most of the State of Florida University Baccalaureate Programs. Students are encouraged to consult a current catalog from the upper-division school where they plan to transfer in addition to meeting with a college advisor or faculty member to acquire an official program plan of study for their intended major.

Special Foreign Language Requirements for Entry into Upper-Level Florida Universities:

Effective August 1, 1990, according to requirements of the Florida Board of Regents, new applicants to any of the state universities must have completed two years of one foreign language in high school, or eight-ten credit hours in one foreign language at the college level. There are two exceptions to this requirement: 1) students who received an A.A. degree prior to September 1, 1989, or 2) students who enrolled in a program leading to an A.A. degree prior to August 1, 1989 and maintained continuous enrollment. Students who are not exempt but fail to satisfy the requirement, may be admitted to the university as part of the 5% admissions exceptions group but will be required to complete eight-ten credit hours in one foreign language as a graduation requirement, regardless of the requirements in the student’s major. Students transferring into the Florida SUS without an A.A. degree or fewer than 60 transferable credits must meet this foreign language requirement before going on to the upper division. NWFSC offers the necessary coursework in French, Spanish, Chinese and American Sign Language (ASL) to meet the Florida SUS admission requirements.

Student Bill of Rights

Florida Community College Associate in Arts graduates are guaranteed the following rights under the Statewide Articulation Agreement (State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.024):

1. Admission to one of the state universities, except to Limited Access* programs.
2. Acceptance of at least 60 credit hours by the state university toward the baccalaureate degree.
3. Adherence to university requirements and policies based on the catalog in effect at the time the student first entered a community college, provided the student maintains continuous enrollment.
4. Transfer of equivalent courses under the Statewide Course Numbering System.
5. Acceptance by the state universities of credit earned in accelerated programs (e.g., CLEP, DANTES, AP, PEP, Dual Enrollment, Early Admission and International Baccalaureate).
6. No additional General Education Core requirements.
7. Advance knowledge of selection criteria for Limited Access* programs.
8. Equal opportunity with native university students to enter Limited Access* programs.

Should any guarantee be denied, students have the right of appeal. Each state university and community college shall make available established appeal procedures through the respective articulation officers. At NWFSC, students may contact the Vice President of Academic Affairs or the Dean of Students.

* Limited Access is the designation given to programs that require additional admission requirements which are more selective than general admission requirements. These may include the following: increased total GPA and test scores; additional courses and prerequisites; and auditions and portfolios.