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Degree and Certificate Programs The Associate in Arts Degree Admission Applicants seeking admission to the associate in arts (A.A.) program must have earned a high school dipoma or high school equivalency degree. If applicants graduated on or after Aug. 1, 1987, they must have earned four credits in English and three credits each in mathematics, social studies and science. University Parallel The College offers a two-year program leading to the associate in arts (AA) degree. Usually referred to as the university parallel or transfer program, it is designed for students who plan to complete their first two years of college work at Florida Community College and then transfer as juniors to four-year institutions of their choice. The specific programs of study of a given major should be worked out individually between students and the counselor soon after they enroll at FCCJ. Earned credits in a university parallel study are transferable to four-year institutions and applicable toward a bachelor's degree. In planning a program at FCCJ, students should be certain to meet the General Education Requirements for the associate in arts degree and complete a program of at least 60 semester hours comprising courses counting toward the associate in arts degree. All courses will have a notation at the end of the course description confirming that the course is an AA course. Within these 60 semester hours, students should be certain to fulfill the pre-major course requirements for the major, which they intend to take at the university they plan to attend. Students transferring to a private four-year institution from Florida Community College are advised to write the registrar of that university for information concerning special course requirements that should be met while attending Florida Community College or use the FACTS system. These requirements vary from university to university; thus, specific programs of study for a given major at a given university should be worked out individually by students and an adviser or counselor soon after they enroll at the College. To maximize transferability, students are advised to choose a major as early as possible while at FCCJ. Students transferring with the associate in arts degree are guaranteed the transferability of credits earned toward that degree and junior-level standing by the state articulation agreement. Students transferring prior to receipt of the AA degree are not assured of junior-level standing, and the transferability of credits earned will be determined by the receiving institution. Also, a student transferring prior to receipt of the AA degree may not receive acceptance of credits earned in courses with less than a “C” grade. The counselors in the office of student success
on each campus have counseling manuals provided by each state
university in Florida and most private colleges and universities
in Florida, which list courses to be taken at the community college
for each undergraduate major the university offers. Using these
manuals, as well as catalogs from the universities, the counselor
or adviser will work out a program of study at FCCJ for students.
Colleges and universities may have different admission and program
requirements. Selecting a major and transfer institution early
is important. Some institutions have limited access programs,
which require students to meet specific admission requirements
before being considered for admission into selected programs.
Students have the responsibility for making contact with a counselor
or adviser in the office of student success to work out their
program of study at FCCJ. In order to be awarded the associate in arts degree, students must have met the following requirements.
Note: Students are cautioned to pay particular attention to the following statements.
When students repeat a course at FCCJ, only the last grade earned is calculated in their cumulative grade point average (GPA). However, students with an excessive number of “W” or “NP” grades and students who repeat courses to improve their GPA jeopardize their admission to some programs in the Florida State University System (SUS) institutions or other institutions. General Education Requirements Purpose and Goals of General Education General education is a curriculum designed to present students with concepts needed to understand self, culture and their relationship to the rest of the world. The general education curriculum provides students with the opportunity to develop skills necessary for understanding and communicating such concepts and prepares students to participate responsibly in the activities of a complex world. A generally educated person:
Distribution Requirements The general education core for the associate in arts degree consists of 36 semester hours of coursework. The courses were chosen by the faculty to assist the student's accomplishment of the purpose and goals of general education and to develop skills, attitudes and understanding in these broad discipline areas. Communication, Mathematics, Humanities, Natural
Environment, Social Environment The communication courses
are intended to enable students to achieve the basic competencies,
as defined by the state of Florida, necessary for speaking, listening,
reading and writing in an organized and critical manner at the
college level.
II. Mathematics (minimum of 6 credit hours) The mathematics courses offered are designed to meet the needs of students who are planning to extend their knowledge in mathematics and science as well as those who are planning to seek advanced education in the humanities, social environment or business. The ability to compute at the level of a college educated person is a basic requirement for degree-seeking students. These courses are intended to enable students to achieve the skills measured by the Florida College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST). Standardized entry assessment tests are used to determine course placement when students enroll at FCCJ.
III. Humanities (minimum of 6 semester hours) (All six semester hours
may be taken from category A or three semester hours from category
A and three semester hours from category B.)
OR
*This is a Gordon Rule course and has a writing requirement of 6,000 words. IV. Natural Environment (minimum of 6 to 7 semester hours) The natural environment courses are intended to provide a basic knowledge of biological and physical sciences by offering students the opportunity to become acquainted with the basic concepts, language and problem-solving skills necessary to scientific inquiry. The courses provide a fundamental basis for the developing relationship between the natural environment and the other academic disciplines necessary for universal understanding and survival.
OR B. Choose one 3 or 4 credit course from the biological sciences and one 3 or 4 credit course from the physical sciences. (One of the courses must have a laboratory credit associated with it. These courses are designated with a “C” or an “L” following the course number.) Biological Sciences:
Physical Sciences:
*May fulfill requirement in either area but not both. V. Social Environment (minimum of 6 semester hours) The social environment courses lead to an understanding and appreciation of our cultural heritage, whether ancient or modern, eastern or western, humanistic or technological. These courses of study seek to appreciate the values of civilization in its many parts. The courses in social environment enable students to develop their creative and analytical powers and encourage flexible thinking necessary to live in a world of continuing change.
VI. Personal Development and Cultural Diversity (0 to 3 semester hours)
Major Prerequisites The additional semester hours (maximum of 24) required (beyond the General Education Requirements for the associate in arts degree) may be selected from courses listed in the College catalog identified in the course descriptions with program designation for transfer. These courses should be part of a program designed for a major to transfer to an upper-level college/university. Students are advised to see a counselor for guidance in the selection of these courses. In addition to addressing the field of study of an intended major at the upper-level university, students are encouraged to include in these courses from the general areas noted below. Foreign Language Students who plan to transfer to a Florida
public university should complete a minimum of eight semester
hours in a foreign language at FCCJ or have completed two high
school credits. Courses are offered in Chinese (CHI 1120 and CHI
1121), French (FRE 1120 and FRE 1121), Spanish (SPN 1120 and SPN
1121), German (GER 1120 and GER 1121) and Russian (RUS 1120 and
RUS 1121) that fulfill this eight semester hours requirement.
You may use Sign Language I, II and III (SPA 1612, SPA 1613 and
SPA 1614) to satisfy foreign language requirements, however, these
courses may not count toward the requirements of the university. Gordon Rule Writing and Mathematics Requirements (State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.30 — Gordon Rule) The state of Florida requires that all students pursuing an associate in arts degree complete coursework that includes a specified amount of writing (24,000 words) and mathematics. Writing: Florida Community College has distributed the writing requirement throughout its general education core as follows: 12,000 words shall be completed in the two English composition courses from section A of communications, ENC 1101 English Composition I and ENC 1102 English Composition II; 3,000 words in one oral communications course from section B of communications; 7,000 words in two humanities courses (either two courses from section A or one course from section A and one course from section B); and 2,000 words in social sciences (any one course from section A). In all writing courses, a grade of “C” or better is required to meet the AA degree requirements. Mathematics: Students must complete six semester hours of mathematics coursework at the level of college algebra or higher. For the purposes of this rule, a grade of “C” or higher shall be considered successful completion. College Level Academic Skills Test College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) is a statewide test of college-level communications and mathematics skills developed by the State of Florida. The CLAST is designed to test the communications and mathematics skills that are judged by state university and community college faculty to be generally representative of the sophomore level of achievement. The test is required, for those students who are not eligible for CLAST exemptions, by Florida statutes and rules of the State Board of Education.
The CLAST is administered three times per
year to community college students who:
The CLAST requirement also applies to students transferring to community colleges from private colleges in Florida and from out-of-state colleges. The following guidelines apply to those students who are required to take CLAST: Students who do not achieve satisfactory scores on the CLAST will not be awarded the associate in arts degree. Students who have passed three of the four CLAST subtests may (at university discretion) enroll in a state university for up to 36 semester credits in upper division before being required to pass the fourth subtest. Students seeking to participate in intercollegiate athletics at senior institutions may be required to have graduated to be eligible to participate. Questions regarding athletic eligibility may be directed to the director of athletics and physical education. Students failing any portion of CLAST will be prohibited from subsequent CLAST registration without documented proof of remediation. All remediation procedures must begin with the appropriate campus CLAST resource specialist. To obtain additional information about the CLAST resource specialists and retesting requirements and procedures, contact the CLAST coordinator's office or the assessment and certification center.
Current passing scores on the CLAST are
as follows: essay - 6, English language - 295, reading - 295 and
mathematics - 295. Students have the option of taking the complete CLAST or splitting the test into two separate sessions: one for the communications portion (essay, English language and reading) and one for the mathematics portion. Coursework requirements for split testing (communications and mathematics) must adhere to the criteria outlined in 1 and 2 above. Students who have completed the General Education Requirements in communications and/or mathematics but want additional preparation for the CLAST should take ENC 2105 CLAST Review: English Language Skills and Essay, ENC 2103 CLAST Review: Reading, Essay and English Language Skills, REA 2125 CLAST Review: Reading, and/or MGF 2118 Topics in Finite Mathematics. Provisions have been made for the College to consider waiver requests from students who have attempted and failed any portion of the CLAST at least four times. Students with a disability may request assistance to complete the CLAST. Assistance is obtained through the disabled student specialist on any campus. For any portion of the CLAST in which the disability interferes with the performance on the test even with assistance, students may contact any disabled student specialist for waiver request forms and procedures. All requests must be accompanied with appropriate documentation. Additional information on CLAST is available in the CLAST coordinator's office, the campus registration office and the assessment and certification center. Eligibility for CLAST Alternative Exemption In accordance with Florida statutes dealing with the college-level communications and computation skills examination (CLAST), students who meet certain conditions, as explained below, may be exempt from having to pass CLAST in order to fulfill their associate in arts (AA) degree requirements. Students who have earned a grade point average of 2.5 or above on a 4.0 grade scale in selected postsecondary level courses shall be exempted from one or more sections of the College-Level Academic Skills Test as specified below. Each postsecondary institution shall establish its own policies for the evaluation of students' coursework when that student earned credits from an Institution other than a Florida public community college or university. To exempt the English Language Skills, Reading and Essay sections of the College-Level Academic Skills Test, the student must have earned a 2.5 grade point average in two (2) courses for a minimum of six (6) semester hours of credit from: ENC 1101, English I and ENC 1102, English II or other equivalent college-level English course.
Students who meet any of the following alternatives
may be exempt from the communications portions of CLAST (essay,
English language skills and reading) to fulfill AA degree requirements:
Students who meet any of the following alternatives
may be exempt from the mathematics portion of CLAST to fulfill AA
degree requirements:
Students who meet any of the alternatives listed
above for both the communications and mathematics portions of
the CLAST may be exempt from having to take any portion of CLAST
to fulfill AA degree requirements. These alternative exemptions for CLAST apply to both first-time takers as well as retakers of CLAST. Students who feel they meet any of the alternatives specified above must apply for CLAST exemption by contacting one of the campus counseling/ advising centers for student affairs. Communication skills and computational skills are measured by CLAST. 
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