2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

Undergraduate Core Requirements
A common purpose of all undergraduate programs at Florida Tech
is to impart an understanding of our current technology-centered
civilization and its historical background. All students seeking a
bachelor’s degree are therefore required to complete the following
core requirements:
Communication (9 credit hours)
Including COM 1101, COM 1102 and one additional 3-credit
communication course.
Humanities (9 credit hours)
Including HUM 2051, one 3-credit humanities course from the
humanities core requirement list below and one additional 3-credit
humanities course.
Any student who transfers to Florida Tech with an Associate of
Arts degree from a regionally accredited institution in the U.S.
automatically meets Florida Tech’s humanities core requirement
for HUM 2051 and one 3-credit humanities core course. Transfer
students should see the humanities and communication department
for applicable course substitutions in the case of transferring
to Florida Tech with less than an associate degree.
Humanities Core Courses
HUM 2052 Civilization 2: Renaissance Through Modern
HUM 2142 World Art History 2: Early Modern to Post-Colonial
HUM 2212 English and American Literature 1
HUM 2213 English and American Literature 2
HUM 2331 American History: Pre-Columbian to Civil War Era
HUM 2332 American History: From Reconstruction to the Present
Not all humanities core courses are offered online or every term;
check the current schedule of classes for humanities core options.
Mathematics (6 credit hours)
Physical and/or Life Sciences (6 credit hours)
Social Sciences (3 credit hours)
In addition to these 33 credit hours, there is a computer literacy
requirement that can be met by earning credit for one of the courses
designated as CL in the Course Descriptions section. There is also
a requirement to complete the one-credit hour course, University
Experience (ASC 1000) during the freshman year for new
Melbourne campus students enrolling full time in college for the first
time, or Mastering eLearning (ASC 1006) during the first term for
Florida Tech University Online students. Melbourne campus transfer
students are not required to take ASC 1000 and should consult with
their academic program chairs or advisers for available substitutions.
Courses listed under more than one prefix (i.e., Primer for Biomath,
BIO 2332 and MTH 2332) may not be repeated for credit under
the alternate prefix.
Core requirements for the associate degree in the College of
Aeronautics are the same as for the bachelor’s degree, except in the
areas of communication and humanities, where only four courses
(12 credit hours) are required (COM 1101, COM 1102, HUM 2051
and one 3-credit HUM course from the humanities core course list).
Core requirements for the associate degree in Florida Tech
University Online are as described in this catalog for each degree
program and include the minimum undergraduate core requirements
as described above.
Residency Requirements for Graduation
To qualify for an associate or bachelor’s degree from the university,
no less than 25 percent of work must be completed while enrolled
and attending Florida Tech, and must include the final 12 credit
hours before graduation. A request for waiver of the requirement
for the final 12 credit hours to be taken at Florida Tech must be
submitted in advance for consideration. Active duty military and
activated reservist students and their dependants are excluded from
the final 12-credit-hour requirement. The 25 percent requirement
cannot be waived.
The university reserves the right to change requirements for graduation
when it is decided that such changes are necessary. Students
are generally graduated according to the degree requirements of
their peer group in effect at the time of their admission, unless
attendance has not been continuous.
Quality Enhancement Plan Requirements
SACS (see “Accreditation and Memberships” in the Institution
Overview section) requires each university to develop and
implement a unique quality enhancement plan (QEP) to enhance
student learning in all undergraduate programs in a manner
consistent with the university’s mission, heritage and recognized
strengths.
Florida Tech’s ongoing emphasis on the relationships among
research, teaching and learning led to the selection of scholarly
inquiry as the theme for the QEP. Its goals focus on student application
of academic knowledge, and student problem-solving and
communication skills. Florida Tech’s QEP is designed to accommodate
the various forms of scholarly inquiry including student design
projects, student research and investigations undertaken as part of
preprofessional internships.
All QEP projects are undertaken during the junior and/or senior
year (may be the third or fourth year for Florida Tech University
Online students). Courses within the QEP are designated as Q in
the Degree Programs and Course Descriptions sections. Consistent
with this, all undergraduate students are required to plan, undertake
and report on a scholarly project in an area of their own choosing
that is approved by the instructor of the Q-designated courses in
their program of study.
Cooperative Education Credits
Students participating in the university’s cooperative education program
(CWE 1001, CWE 2001, CWE 3001 and CWE 4001) receive
free elective credits and are considered full-time students when
working full time. Engineering students are enouraged to participate
in the engineering co-op program (EPE 1000, EPE 1100, EPE 2100
and EPE 3100).
The applicability of these credits toward degree requirements is
limited and dependent on the degree being sought and the nature
of the work experience.
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