AA-AAGD - Associate in Arts General Degree

In consultation with an Academic 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 (designated with a ♦) - 3 Credit Hours

• General or Core Humanities (designated with a ♦) - 3 Credit Hours

• Core Mathematics (designated with a ♦)

• General Education or Core Mathematics (designated with a ♦)

• Biological Sciences - 3-4 Credit Hours

• Physical Sciences - 3-4 Credit Hours

• Behavioral Social Sciences - 3 Credit Hours

• History/Government Social Sciences - 3 Credit Hours

• Additional General Education - 1-4 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.

Students who initially entered a Florida College System institution or state university after Fall 2014 must demonstrate competency in a foreign language. This includes students undertaking coursework for an Associate in Arts degree entering college for the first time following high school graduation in Fall 2014 or later. The requirement stems from Florida Statutes section 1007.262 and SBE Rule 6A‐10.02412.

NWFSC offers the necessary coursework in French, Spanish, and American Sign Language (ASL) to meet the Florida SUS admission requirements.

Competency may be met through any of the following means:

• Completion of two years of high school instruction in the same foreign language (with a grade of D or higher)

• Completion of a college-level course at the Elementary-2 level (or higher) in a foreign language or in American Sign Language (ASL) (e.g., SPN 1121 Spanish 2, FRE 1121 French 2, ASL 1150 American Sign Language 2)

• Achievement of appropriate scores using nationally standardized examination programs such as CLEP, AP, etc. following recommendations established by the statewide Articulation Coordinating Committee (ACC)

• Documented completion of a high school diploma from a foreign country where the student studied in a language other than English.

Students should contact their intended State University System transfer institution for specific information related to its foreign language admissions requirement.