General Education Requirements for the Associate in Arts Degree

Gordon Rule (State Rule 6A-10.30) requires all students enrolling in a Florida public college or university after October 1982 to complete four courses (twelve credit hours) with multiple writing assignments and two courses (six credit hours) of mathematics at the level of college algebra or higher. Each Gordon Rule course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better. All courses in the general education core requirements marked with an "*" are acceptable Gordon Rule courses.

COMMUNICATION …………………………………………………...………………….....6 Hours 

• ENC 1101 Freshman English I*
• ENC 1102 Freshman English II* 

* A grade of "C" or better must be earned in order for the course to meet General Education Requirements.

HISTORY and SOCIAL SCIENCES…………………………..................………........…..9 Hours

Students must select six (6) semester hours from the following list of courses:

• AMH 1070 - History of Florida
• AMH 2010 - American History I
• AMH 2020 - American History II
• AMH 2091 - African-American History & Culture
• WOH 2040 - World History in 20th Century 
• WOH 1012 - World History to 1600
• WOH 1022 - World History Since 1600

Students must select three (3) semester hours from the following list of courses:  

• AMH 2097 - Race, Nationality and Ethnicity in U.S. History
• CCJ 1020 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
• DEP 2004 - Human Development
• ECO 2013 - Macroeconomics
• ECO 2023  - Microeconomics
• HIS 1930 - Special Topics in History
• POS 2041 - American National Gov
• PSY 2012 - General Psychology
• SYG 1000 - Introductory Sociology
• SYG 2010 - Social Problems  

SCIENCE..............................................................................................................................6 Hours

The six (6) hours must include at least one (1) course with lab and it is highly recommended that students take one (1) course from the biological/life sciences and one (1) course from the physical sciences.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

• BOT 2010C - General Botany
• BSC 1005C - Introduction to Biology
• BSC 1010C - Principles of Biology I
• BSC 1011C - Principles of Biology II
• BSC 1050 - Man and Environment I
• BSC 2084C - Essentials of Anatomy & Phys.
• BSC 2085C - Human Anatomy & Physiology I
• BSC 2086C - Human Anatomy & Physiology II
• MCB 2010C - Microbiology I
• ZOO 2010C - General Zoology

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

• AST 1002 - Introduction to Astronomy*
• AST 1002L - Introduction to Astronomy Lab
• CHM 1033C - Survey of Chemistry
• CHM 1045 - General Chemistry I
• CHM 1045L - General Chemistry I Lab
• CHM 1046 - General Chemistry II
• CHM 1046L - General Chemistry II Lab
• CHM 2210 - Organic Chemistry I
• CHM 2210L - Organic Chemistry I Lab
• CHM 2211 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHM 2211L - Organic Chemistry II Lab
• PHY 1053 - General Physics I
• PHY 1053L - General Physics Lab I
• PHY 1054 - General Physics II
• PHY 1054L - General Physics II Lab
• PHY 2048 - Physics for Scientists & Engineers I
• PHY 2048L - Physics for Scientists & Engineers II Lab
• PHY 2049 - Physics for Scientists & Engineers II
• PHY 2049L - Physics for Scientists & Engineers II Lab
• PSC 1341C - Physical Science I

A science sequence is not required; however, transfer students whose major requires two courses in a sequence, such as General Chemistry I and II, should take both courses at NFCC.

MATHEMATICS.......................................................................................................................6 Hours

• MAC 1105 - College Algebra*
• MAC 1114 - Trigonometry*
• MAC 2140 - Precalculus
• MAC 2233 - Calculus for Business and Social Sciences*  
• MAC 2311 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I*  
• MAC 2312 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II*
• MAC 2313 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry III*
• MAP 2302 - Ordinary Differential Equations*
• MGF 1106 - Math for Liberal Arts I*
• MGF 1107 - Math for Liberal Arts II*
• MTG 2204 - Geometry for College Students*
• STA 2023 - Introductory College Statistics*

* A grade of "C" or better must be earned in order for the course to meet General Education Requirements.

HUMANITIES.......................................................................................................................9 Hours

Prerequisite for humanities courses is successful completion of ENC 1101.

MUST select six (6) semester hours from:

• ARH 2000 - Humanities Art*
• HUM 2210 - General Humanities I*
• HUM 2230 - General Humanities II*  
• REL 2300 - Introduction to World Religion*
• HUM 2931R - Special Topics in Humanities*
• MUH 2011 - Humanities Music*
• MUH 1360 - American Music Since 1865*

Prerequisite for Literature courses is successful completion of ENC 1102.

MUST select three (3) semester hours from:

• AML 2010 - American Literature I*
• AML 2020 - American Literature II*
• ENL 2012 - British Literature I*
• ENL 2022 - British Literature II* 
• LIT 2110 - World Literature I*
• LIT 2120 - World Literature II*
• LIT 2931R - Special Topics in Literature*
• LIT 2020 - Short Story*

* A grade of "C" or better must be earned in order for the course to meet General Education Requirements.

General Education Total     36 Hours
Electives                                 24 Hours
Total Hours Required          60 Hours