2011-12 College Catalog - South Florida State College

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Associate in Arts
Degree Program
SFCC is committed to a comprehensive university-transfer
program that provides opportunities for intellectual, cultural,
and social growth along with specialized learning.
SFCC awards the Associate in Arts Degree (A.A.) upon
completion of a prescribed two-year program which
is designed for transfer to the upper division of public
universities and colleges. According to the Florida Articulation
Agreement, earning an A.A. degree indicates that you have
met the general education requirements for admission to
the upper division of Florida’s public universities and will be
admitted with full junior standing, provided you have met the
state competencies requirements or qualified for competency
alternatives, paid all fees, and met academic standards. You
should investigate transfer requirements of the upper
division college you plan to attend as early as possible
in order to fit the appropriate courses into your program
at SFCC.
If you have completed specialized prerequisites, you are able
to continue that specialty at the transfer institution. Should
you not maintain continuous enrollment, you will be subject
to all new rules and regulations adopted by SFCC since your
last admission date.
The A.A. degree is awarded, if you meet the following
requirements:
1. Applied for graduation and paid the graduation fee;
2. Completed a total of 60 or more hours of college credit
courses which includes 36 credit hours of general
education requirements and 24 credit hours of electives
(See General Education Requirements);
3. Completed a minimum of 15 college credit hours at
SFCC in the A.A. degree program;
4. Achieved a minimum of 2.0 GPA in the SFCC college
credit hours completed that are applicable toward
graduation as well as a minimum 2.0 cumulative
average;
5. Successfully completed 12 college credit hours of
courses in which you are required to demonstrate
writing skills. (See reference to the State Board
of Education Rule 6A-010.30(2)(a) in this College
Catalog.) Additionally, completed six college credit
hours of math coursework at the level of College
Algebra or higher. Successful completion is defined as
a grade of C or higher for each of the courses under
this item;
6. Fulfilled all financial obligations to the college.
Core Degree Requirements
All associate’s degrees at SFCC include a basic core of
general education courses from the areas of humanities/
fine arts, social/behavioral sciences, and natural sciences/
mathematics. If you are graduating with an associate’s
degree, you must demonstrate competencies in reading,
writing, speech communication, fundamental mathematical
skills and the basic use of computers as follows: (1) reading
- achieve the “college level” score on a college placement
test or pass REA 0017C; (2) writing - earn a passing grade
of C or higher in ENC 1101; (3) fundamentals of speech
communication - earn a passing grade in SPC 2608; (4)
fundamental mathematical skills - achieve the “college level”
score on a college placement test and pass the mathematics
course included in your degree curriculum with a grade of
C or higher; (5) basic use of computers - have a passing
grade in a computer course on a high school transcript, earn
a grade of D or higher in a computer course at the college,
or pass a competency test administered by the Computer
Science Department.
A.A. Degree
Completion Procedures
1. You should contact a counselor, advisor, campus/
center director, or the registrar to discuss graduation
requirements. Normally you would graduate under the
degree requirements of the catalog in which you started
or the most recent catalog, but there may be instances
when another catalog may be more appropriate.
Otherwise, you will graduate under the catalog in effect
at the time you were admitted into the program and
maintained continuous enrollment. You may not combine
requirements from more than one catalog.
2. The registrar is the official authority responsible for
certifying that all graduation requirements have been met.
For graduation (commencement) ceremony procedures,
see “Student Information” section of this College Catalog.
Foreign Language
SFCC does not require foreign language as a component of
the associate’s degree. However, foreign language may be
an entry requirement for transfer to any of the eleven (11)
state universities or required for your bachelor’s degree.
It would be important for you to speak with someone in
SFCC’s Counseling and Advising Office to determine foreign
language requirements for your educational goals and
institution of choice, which you may wish to complete as
elective credits towards your degree.
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