Bachelors Degree General Education Requirements

Bachelor Degrees

The following information must be used in conjunction with the requirements information under each degree.

Transfer from Associate Degree:

General Education Requirement: 36 credits

Electives: 24 credits

In compliance with Rule 6A-14.0303, General Education Core Course Options, prior to the award of a Baccalaureate degree, students must complete at least one course from each of the General Education subject areas listed in this section.

www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5444/urlt/0074884-140303.pdf.

• Communication:
  • ENC X101 English Composition 1; or
  • Any student who successfully completes a course with and ENC prefix for which ENC X101 is an immediate prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the communication core.
• Humanities:
  • ARH X000 Art Appreciation;
  • HUM X020 Introduction to Humanities;
  • LIT X000 Introduction to Literature;
  • MUL X010 Music Literature/Music Appreciation;
  • PHI X010 Introduction to Philosophy; or
  • THE X000 Theatre Appreciation
• Mathematics:
  • MAC X105 College Algebra;
  • MAC X311 Calculus I;
  • MGF X106 Liberal Arts Mathematics I
  • MGF X107 Liberal Arts Mathematics II
  • STA X023 Statistical Methods; or
  • Any student who successfully completes a mathematics course for which one of the general education core courses options in mathematics is an immediate prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the mathematics core.
• Natural Science:
  • AST X002 Descriptive Astronomy;
  • BSC X005 General Biology
  • BSC X010 General Biology I;
  • BSC X085 Anatomy and Physiology I;
  • CHM X020 Chemistry for Liberal Studies;
  • CHM X045 General Chemistry I;
  • ESC X000 Introduction to Earth Science;
  • EVR X001 Introduction to Environmental Science;
  • PHY X020 Fundamentals of Physics;
  • PHY X048 General Physics with Calculus;
  • PHY X053 General Physics I; or
  • Any student who successfully completes a natural science course for which one of the general education core course options in natural science is an immediate prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the natural science core.
• Social Sciences:
  • AMH X020 Introduction to Survey Since 1877 (also meets Civic Literacy Competency);
  • ANT X000 Introduction to Anthropology;
  • ECO X013 Principles of Macroeconomics;
  • POS X041 American Government (also meets Civic Literacy Competency);
  • PSY X012 Introduction to Psychology; or
  • SYG X000 Principles of Sociology.   NOTE: SYG X000 completed in Fall 2024 or after will not satisfy general education course course credit for the subject discipline of social science.
    

Indian River State College requires all incoming students from the 2018-2019 academic year and beyond, to meet the Civic Literacy requirement.  All first-time-in-college (FTIC) students entering all Florida College System (FCS) and State University System (SUS) institutions must demonstrate competency in civic literacy by the time they graduate per Florida Statute 1007.25 and Florida Board of Governors Regulation 8.006.  There are three cohorts of students currently matriculating at Florida public institutions subject to varying Civic Literacy requirements . As demonstrated below, the exact civic literacy requirements are based on the academic term in which a student first enrolled in a Florida public institution.  If you are unsure which cohort you fall into, schedule an appointment with your assigned academic advisor.

Cohort 1: Prior to the award of an associate in arts or baccalaureate degree, first-time-in-college students entering a Florida College System institution between the 2018-19 to 2020-21 school year must demonstrate competency in civic literacy by successfully completing either a course or an exam.

Cohort 2: Prior to the award of an associate in arts or baccalaureate degree, students initially entering a Florida College System institution in the 2021-22 school year, and thereafter, must demonstrate competency in civic literacy by successfully completing a course and an exam.

Cohort 3: Prior to the award of an associate in science or associate in applied science degree, students initially entering a Florida College System institution in the 2022-23 school year, and thereafter, must demonstrate competency in civic literacy by successfully completing a course and an exam.

In compliance with the Florida Department of Education Rule 6A-10.02413, students must demonstrate civic literacy competency prior to the award of an Associates or Bachelors degree.  The State Board of Education defines civics literacy competency as follows:

1. Earning a passing grade in AMH2020 or POS1041 AND earning a passing score on the Florida Civics Literacy Exam

   OR

2. Passing one of the following exams which gives students credit for the course and civics literacy exam

AP Government and Politics: United States  (3)

AP United States History (4)

CLEP: American Government (50).