Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Purpose. It is
necessary that every undergraduate student of a Florida public postsecondary
educational institution graduates as an informed citizen through participation
in rigorous general education courses. General education courses should provide
broad foundational knowledge to help students develop intellectual skills and
habits that enable them to become more effective and lifelong learners and
contain high-level academic and critical thinking skills. This rule implements
the requirements for general education courses as required by section
1007.25, F.S., and the
principles, standards and content for general education required under section
1007.55, F.S.
(2) General education core courses. Courses
listed in this subsection implement the required principles, standards and
content in accordance with s.
1007.55, F.S. Prior to the award
of an associate in arts degree, specialized associate in arts transfer degree,
or baccalaureate degree, first-time-in-college students entering a Florida
College System institution in the Fall Term, 2015, and thereafter must complete
at least one (1) course from each of the general education subject areas listed
in this section. Beginning in the 2022-23 academic year and thereafter,
students entering associate in science or associate in applied science, degree
programs must complete at least one (1) course from each of the general
education subject areas listed in this section prior to the awarding of their
degree.
(a) Communication:
1. ENC X101 English Composition I;
or
2. Any student who successfully
completes a course with an ENC prefix for which ENC X101 is an immediate
prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the communication
core.
(b) Humanities:
1. ARH X000 Art Appreciation;
2. HUM X020 Introduction to
Humanities;
3. LIT X000
Introduction to Literature;
4. MUL
X010 Music Literature/Music Appreciation;
5. PHI X010 Introduction to Philosophy;
or
6. THE X000 Theatre
Appreciation.
(c)
Mathematics for students entering a Florida College System institution in the
Fall Term, 2015, through the 2023-24 academic year:
1. MAC X105 College Algebra;
2. MAC X311 Calculus I;
3. MGF X106 Liberal Arts Mathematics
I;
4. MGF X107 Liberal Arts
Mathematics II;
5. STA X023
Statistical Methods; or
6. Any
student who successfully completes a mathematics course for which one (1) of
the general education core course options in mathematics is an immediate
prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the mathematics
core.
(d) Mathematics for
students entering a Florida College System institution in the 2024-25 academic
year and thereafter:
1. MAC X105 College
Algebra;
2. MAC X311 Calculus
I;
3. MGF X130 Mathematical
Thinking;
4. STA X023 Statistical
Methods; or
5. Any student who
successfully completes a mathematics course for which one (1) of the general
education core course options in mathematics is an immediate prerequisite shall
be considered to have completed the mathematics core.
6. To avoid excess credit hours, successful
completion of MGF X106 and X107 prior to the 2024-25 academic year may be used
to satisfy the mathematics core in lieu of MGF X130.
(e) Natural Sciences:
1. AST X002 Descriptive Astronomy;
2. BSC X005 General Biology;
3. BSC X010 General Biology I;
4. BSC X085 Anatomy and Physiology
I;
5. CHM X020 Chemistry for
Liberal Studies;
6. CHM X045
General Chemistry I;
7. ESC X000
Introduction to Earth Science;
8.
EVR X001 Introduction to Environmental Science;
9. GLY X010 Introduction to
Geology;
10. OCE X001 Introduction
to Oceanography;
11. PHY X020
Fundamentals of Physics;
12. PHY
X048 General Physics with Calculus;
13. PHY X053 General Physics I; or
14. Any student who successfully completes a
natural science course for which one (1) of the general education core course
options in natural science is an immediate prerequisite shall be considered to
have completed the natural science core.
(f) Social Sciences:
1. AMH X010 Introductory Survey to
1877;
2. AMH X020 Introductory
Survey Since 1877;
3. ANT X000
Introduction to Anthropology;
4.
ECO X013 Principles of Macroeconomics;
5. POS X041 American Government; or
6. PSY X012 Introduction to
Psychology
(3)
Other means by which students can satisfy general education core course
requirements.
(a) A student who has completed
an associate in arts degree, specialized associate in arts transfer degree, or
baccalaureate degree conferred by a Florida College System institution or state
university is considered to have met general education requirements, including
requirements for general education core courses.
(b) Institutions must recognize credit earned
through an acceleration mechanism in section
1007.27, F.S., as meeting the
related general education core course requirement as prescribed in Rule
6A-10.024, F.A.C.
(c) Institutions may grant a substitution or
modification to the courses listed above for eligible students with
disabilities, subject to Rule
6A-10.041, F.A.C.
(d) Each institution must accept a student's
courses taken as meeting general education core course requirements upon
transfer, regardless of whether the receiving institution offers the identical
general education core courses.
(e)
An institution may not require a student to complete an additional course to
meet a subject area requirement in subsection (2) that was completed by the
student at a Florida College System institution or state university with a
course that has since been removed as a general education core
course.
(4) Institutional
implementation and reporting of general education core courses. Institutions
shall report to the Statewide Course Numbering System, established in s.
1007.24, F.S., all courses used
to fulfill subject area core course options. Any course recommended by the
institution to be added to its list of general education core course options
from subsection (2) of this rule must follow the statewide course description
provided in the Statewide Course Numbering System and shall be reported to the
Office of K-20 Articulation at Articulation@fldoe.org for review. Each
institution may apply its own course titles to the general education core
course options.
(5) Institutional
general education course offerings implementation and reporting. The remaining
courses and credits, in addition to the core course options, to fulfill the
total 36-hour general education requirement for an associate in arts degree,
specialized associate in arts transfer degree, and baccalaureate degrees are
provided by each Florida College System institution and approved by the State
Board of Education in accordance with this rule. An institution may not require
a student to take an additional course to meet a subject area requirement that
was completed by the student with a course that has since been removed as a
general education course.
(a) Each Florida
College System institution board of trustees and president must annually review
and approve, at a public meeting, the courses offered by the institution that
meet general education course requirements in accordance with ss.
1007.24,
1007.25 and
1007.55, F.S.
(b) Each institution must submit its approved
list of general education courses to the Articulation Coordinating Committee no
later than September 1 of each year by the course prefix and number in the
Statewide Course Numbering System, including the institution's course title, in
a format prescribed by the Department.
(c) The Articulation Coordinating Committee
shall annually submit each institution's completed list of general education
courses to the State Board of Education, along with the statewide data elements
required in s. 1007.55, F.S., no later than
December 1 of each year.
(d) Using
the criteria for general education course standards, principles and content
listed in s. 1007.55, F.S., the State Board
of Education will approve or reject each institution's list of general
education course offerings and notify the institution in writing within ninety
(90) days of receiving the list from the Office of K-20 Articulation.
1. If the State Board of Education rejects an
institution's list of courses, the reason(s) for the rejection will be provided
in writing to the institution, including any specific courses that were found
to be not in compliance with the statute.
2. An institution whose list is rejected must
resubmit its list to the State Board of Education for reconsideration within
sixty (60) days. Until the new list is approved, the institution must continue
to offer courses from the prior approved list.
3. If an institution whose list is rejected
does not submit a revised list within sixty (60) days, or if the resubmitted
list is rejected by the State Board of Education, the Commissioner may withhold
performance funding payments for that institution until it submits a course
list that meets requirements and is approved by the State Board of
Education.
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), (2)(n), (6)(d)3.,
1007.25(3),
1007.55 FS. Law Implemented
1007.25(3),
1007.55
FS.
New 5-18-14, Amended 11-23-21, 2-21-23,
2-20-24.
