2015-2016 Academic Year
The Associate in Arts degree requires a minimum of 60 acceptable college-level credits
including 36 credits in general education, 24 credits of acceptable electives, and satisfaction of
the foreign language proficiency requirement.
General Education Program Requirements for the Associate
in Arts Degree (36 Credits)
The general education program at Valencia is an integral part of the A.A. degree program and is
designed to contribute to the student’s educational growth by providing a basic liberal arts
education. A student who completes the general education program should have achieved the
following outcomes:
Cultural and Historical Understanding: Demonstrate understanding of the diverse traditions
of the world, and an individual’s place in it.
Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning: Use processes, procedures, data, or evidence to solve
problems and make effective decisions.
Communication Skills: Engage in effective interpersonal, oral and written communication.
Ethical Responsibility: Demonstrate awareness of personal responsibility in one’s civic, social
and academic life.
Information Literacy: Locate, evaluate and effectively use information from diverse sources.
Critical Thinking: Effectively analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and apply information and ideas
from diverse sources and disciplines.
There are two approaches to general education at Valencia. The first is 36 semester credits which
serve as the core of the curriculum. The 36 credits are selected from 5 core areas of academic
courses offered at Valencia: Communications, Humanities, Mathematics, Science and Social
Sciences and one additional, three credit hour course, SLS 1122
The second approach is the 24-semester-credit Interdisciplinary Studies Honors Program and
completion of SPC 1608,or SPC 1608Hor SPC 1017,or SPC 1017H, an additional social science
core course, and SLS 1122 and the six-semester-credit mathematics requirement outlined in Area
3. The description of the first approach follows, and the second approach is described in the
Honors section of this catalog. (THIS IS STILL A QUESTION)
Area 1. Communications
Area 2. Humanities
Area 3. Mathematics
Area 4. Science
9
6
6
6
Area 5. Social Sciences
6
SLS 1122 New Student Experience Course
3
Total General Education Hours
36
Area 1. Communications (9 Hours)
Required Courses – A minimum of nine semester credits. These Freshman Composition courses
are Gordon Rule and must be completed with a minimum grade of C. Students must also select
either a Fundamentals of Speech course or an Interpersonal Communications course.
CORE COURSE (Requirement)
Freshman Composition I
ENC 1101
FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I (GR)
or ENC 1101H
FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I - HONORS (GR)
INSTITUTIONAL HOURS
Freshman Composition II
ENC 1102
FRESHMAN COMPOSITION II (GR)
or ENC 1102H
FRESHMAN COMPOSITION II - HONORS (GR)
And select one of the following Oral Communication courses:
SPC 1608
or SPC 1608H
SPC 1017
or SPC 1017H
FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH
FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH - HONORS
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION HONORS
Area 2. Humanities (6 Hours)
Required Courses – A minimum of six semester credits. Students must take one course from the
core course options and one from the institutional hours. Students MUST take a Gordon Rule
course, and complete with at least a “C” to meet graduation requirements.
CORE COURSE (Requirement- One course from this list)
ARH 1000
HUM 1020
or HUM 1020H
MUL 1010
PHI 2010
THE VISUAL ARTS TODAY
INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES
INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES-Honors
MUSIC APPRECIATION (GR)
PHILOSOPHY
THE 1000
LIT 1000
INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE
INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
INSTITUTIONAL HOURS (Requirement-One course from this list)
HUM 2220
or HUM
2220H
HUM 2223
or HUM
2223H
HUM 2232
or HUM
2232H
HUM 2234
or HUM
2234H
HUM 2250
or HUM
2250H
HUM 2310
or HUM
2310H
HUM 2410
HUM 2461
MUT 1111
PHI 2600
REL 2000
ARH 2051
or ARH 2051H
ARC 1701
HUMANITIES - GREEK AND ROMAN (GR)
HUMANITIES- GREEK AND ROMAN- HONORS (GR)
HUMANITIES - LATE ROMAN AND MEDIEVAL (GR)
HUMANITIES - LATE ROMAN AND MEDIEVAL HONORS (GR)
HUMANITIES - RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE (GR)
HUMANITIES - RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE - HONORS (GR)
HUMANITIES - ENLIGHTMENT AND ROMANTICISM (GR)
HUMANITIES - ENLIGHTENMENT AND ROMANTICISM - HONORS
(GR)
HUMANITIES - TWENTIETH CENTURY (GR)
HUMANITIES - TWENTIETH CENTURY - HONORS (GR)
MYTHOLOGY (GR)
MYTHOLOGY - HONORS (GR)
ASIAN HUMANITIES (GR)
LATIN AMERICAN HUMANITIES (GR)
MUSIC THEORY I
ETHICS AND CRITICAL THINKING (GR)
UNDERSTANDING RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS(GR)
INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY II (GR)
INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY II - HONORS (GR)
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE I (GR)
Area 3. Mathematics (6 Hours)
Required Courses – A minimum of six semester credits. Students must take one course from the
core course options and an additional course either from the core or the institutional hours. These
are all Gordon Rule courses and must be completed with a “C” to meet graduation requirements.
CORE COURSE (Requirement- At least one course from this list)
MAC 1105
or MAC 1105H
COLLEGE ALGEBRA (GR)
COLLEGE ALGEBRA - HONORS (GR)
MGF 1106
MGF 1107
MAC 2311
or MAC 2311H
STA 2023
or STA 2023H
COLLEGE MATHEMATICS (GR)
MATH FOR THE LIBERAL ARTS (GR)
CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I (GR)
CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I - HONORS (GR)
STATISTICAL METHODS (GR)
STATISTICAL METHODS - HONORS (GR)
INSTITUTIONAL HOURS (Students may take one course from this list or two courses
from the core courses)
MAC 1114
MAC 1140
MAC 2312
or MAC 2312H
MAC 2233
or MAC 2233H
COLLEGE TRIGONOMETRY (GR)
PRECALCULUS ALGEGRA (GR)
CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II (GR)
CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II - HONORS (GR)
CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (GR)
CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (GR
Area 4. Science (6 Hours)
Required Courses – A minimum of six semester credits. Students must take one course from the
core course options and an additional course either from the core or the institutional hours.
CORE COURSE (Requirement- At least one course from this list)
AST 1002
or AST 1002H
BSC 1005
BSC 1005L
BSC 1005C
or BSC 1005H
BSC 1010C
or BSC 1010H
CHM 1020
CHM 1045C
or CHM 1045H
ESC 1000
PHY 1020
PHY 2053C
PHY 2048C
or PHY 2048H
EVR 1001
or EVR 1001H
ASTRONOMY
ASTRONOMY - HONORS
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
LAB IN APPLIED BIOLOGY
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE - HONORS
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY - HONORS
CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE
GENERAL CHEMISTRY WITH QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
GENERAL CHEMISTRY WITH QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS I -HONORS
EARTH SCIENCES
FUNDEAMENTALS OF PHYSICS
INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I - HONORS
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-HONORS
INSTITUTIONAL HOURS (Students may take one course from this list or two courses
from the core courses)
BOT 2010C
BOT 2800
BSC 1011C
or BSC 1011H
BSC 1020
BSC 1020C
BSC 1026
or BSC 1026H
BSC 2093C
BSC 2094C
BOTANY
ETHNOBOTANY
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY II
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY II - HONORS
HUMAN BIOLOGY
HUMAN BIOLOGY
BIOLOGY OF HUMAN SEXUALITY
BIOLOGY OF HUMAN SEXUALITY - HONORS
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II
CHM 1046C
GENERAL CHEMISTRY WITH QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS II
GENERAL CHEMISTRY WITH QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS II
HONORS
INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMESTRY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
HISTORICAL GEOLOGY
HISTORICAL GEOLOGY - HONORS
GEOLOGY OF NATURAL PARKS
INTRODUCTION TO METEORLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY-HONORS
FIELD BIOLOGY
NEOTROPICAL BIOLOGY
PHYSICS WITH MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II HONORS
MICROBIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO MARINE BIOLOGY
or CHM 1046H
CHM 1205C
CHM 2210C
CHM 2211C
GLY 2010C
GLY 2100C
or GLY 2100H
GLY 2160
MET 1010
OCE 1001
or OCE 1001H
PCB 2340
PCB 2350
PHY 1007C
PHY 2054C
PHY 2049C
or PHY 2049H
MCB 2010C
OCB 1000
Area 5. Social Science (6 Hours)
Required Courses – A minimum of six semester credits. Students must take one course from the
core course options and a course from the institutional hours. Students MUST take a Gordon
Rule course, and complete with at least a “C” to meet graduation requirements.
CORE COURSE (Requirement- At least one course from this list)
POS 2041
or POS 2041H
AMH 2020
or AMH 2020H
ECO 2013
or ECO 2013H
ANT 2000
or ANT 2000H
PSY 2012
or PSY 2012H
SYG 2000
or SYG 2000H
U.S. GOVERNMENT.
U.S. GOVERNMENT - HONORS
U.S. HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT
UNITED STATES HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT - HONORS
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS-MACRO
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS-MACRO-HONORS
INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY-HONORS
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY - HONORS
INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY.
INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY- HONORS
INSTITUTIONAL HOURS (Requirement-One course from this list)
AMH 2010
or AMH 2010H
ECO 2023
or ECO 2023H
EUH 2000
EUH 2001
INR 2002
or INR 2002H
POS 2112
UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877
UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877 - HONORS
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS-MICRO
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS-MICRO HONORS
ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL WESTERN CIVILIZATION (GR)
MODERN WESTERN CIVILIZATION (GR)
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS (GR)
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS (GR)
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (GR)
Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement
Valencia’s college-level foreign language proficiency requirement can be satisfied in one of the
following ways:
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You may complete two credits (two years) of high school instruction in one language
other than English with a passing grade each year as documented on your official high
school transcript.
You may successfully complete one of the following sequences in a single foreign
language with a letter grade of “C” or better:
FRE 1120
& FRE 1121
GER 1120
& GER 1121
LAT 1120
& LAT 1121
POR 1120
& POR 1121
SPN 1120
& SPN 1121
SPN 1340
& SPN 1341
ASL 2140
& ASL 2150
ARA 1120
& ARA 1121
ELEMENTARY FRENCH I
and ELEMENTARY FRENCH II
ELEMENTARY GERMAN I
and ELEMENTARY GERMAN II
ELEMENTARY LATIN I
and ELEMENTARY LATIN II
ELEMENTARY PORTUGESE I
and ELEMENTARY PORTUGESE II
ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
and ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKER
and SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKER II
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I
and AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II
ELEMENTARY ARABIC I
and ELEMENTARY ARABIC II
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You may satisfy this requirement by successfully completing foreign language course
work at the Elementary II college level with a minimum grade of "C."
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Demonstration of proficiency by passing a CLEP (College Level Examination Program)
foreign language test or a foreign language proficiency test administered by the
University of Central Florida. Students who earn college-level foreign language credits
through course work or CLEP may apply these credits toward the 24 Elective credits.
If your native language is a language other than English, you may satisfy the foreign
language proficiency requirement by successful completion of English for Academic
Purposes (EAP) course requirements and successful completion of the Area I
Communications requirements for the Associate in Arts degree.
Demonstrated college-level proficiency in American Sign Language (either through
completion of eight semester credits or successful completion of ASL 2150) can be used
to fulfill this requirement at Valencia.
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8
8
8
8
8
8
8
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Demonstration of proficiency by passing Advanced Placement test with a score of 4 or
higher.
American Sign Language cannot be used to fulfill the foreign language graduation
requirement at many universities. Students are responsible for verifying acceptability at
the institution to which they plan to transfer.
Note: Satisfaction of this graduation requirement for Valencia may also satisfy the foreign
language admission requirement for Florida public universities; it may or may not satisfy a
specific university graduation requirement. Students are encouraged to find out the specific
requirements of institutions in which they are interested.