SUS and Industry Certifications
At this time, industry certifications approved for
meeting mathematics and science high school
diploma requirements are NOT accepted as one of
the 4 math or 3 natural science credits required for
SUS admission.
Students may include information about any industry
certifications in their application; however, it will
not be counted as one of the 18 credits for
admission purposes.
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World Language Required
• FCS AA graduates are required to demonstrate
competency in a world language equivalent to the
second high school level or higher (Spanish 2, Haitian
Creole 2, etc.).
• SUS first-time-in-college undergraduate admissions
requires demonstration of competency in a world
language equivalent to the second high school level or
higher.
• Completion of a postsecondary elementary 2 level
world language is accepted as meeting the
competency requirement, as will equivalent articulated
accelerated mechanisms.
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Minimum Admission Standards
Minimum HS Courses:
4 English*
4 Mathematics*
3 Natural Sciences*
3 Social Sciences*
2 World Languages or American Sign Language (2
credits in same language or demonstration of
competency equivalent to the second high school level
or higher)
2 Electives (See SUS section of Handbook)
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SUS Minimum Admission
CORE SUS REQUIREMENTS (i.e., designated English,
Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science, and
World Language as found in SUS section of
Counseling for Future Education Handbook) specifies
16 core courses for minimum admission requirements.
Most universities admit students with much more than
minimum core requirements. For example, FSU 2015
admits averaged 23 core courses.
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Minimum Test Scores and Grade Point Average
(GPA)
Minimum GPA: 2.5 as recalculated by university;
Minimum Test Scores* (must have minimum in all three
areas for standard admission)
Reading SAT>=460; ACT Reading >=19
Math
SAT>=460; ACT Math >=19
Writing SAT>=440; ACT Combined English/Writing>=18
*or its corresponding score on the rSAT, based on official
concordance tables which will be available from the
College Board after the administration of the first
redesigned SAT)
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FDOE Office of Articulation
www.fldoe.org/policy/articulation
Among the tools found on website include:
•
Counseling for Future Education Handbook
•
Link to Statewide Course Numbering System
•
Common Prerequisite Manual
•
Postsecondary General Education Core Course
Info
•
Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreements
•
Course Code Directory
•
HS Feedback Reports
•
And much more!
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Accelerated Mechanisms
Accelerated Mechanisms Advising Hints
• Curriculum should be challenging but doable for the
student;
• Postsecondary general education core courses must
be accepted and utilized in student’s degree program
(one specified core course per discipline area). See
FLDOE Office of Articulation for details;
• Check postsecondary common prerequisite degree
requirements for students completing 12 or more
semester hours of acceleration; and
• Dual enrollment courses are part of the student’s
postsecondary transcript and history.
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NCAA and Credit Acceleration Program
WARNING! Some districts have found that the NCAA
does NOT accept CAP high school credit in Algebra
I, Algebra II, Geometry, U.S. History, or Biology.
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