Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Fall 2017 (535)
The requirements shown below are valid beginning Fall 2017 (535), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.
Program Leadership Information
Natavia Middleton, Interim Dean, (727) 398-8288
Program Summary
The following requirements are intended for students who are interested in transferring to the USF Tampa Environmental Microbiology program.
The Academic Pathway is a tool for students that lists the following items:
o the recommended order in which to take the program courses
o suggested course when more than one option exists
o which semester each course is typically offered
o if the course has a prerequisite
o courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)
If you are starting the program this term, click here to access the recommended Academic Pathway.
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Please verify the Academic Pathway lists your correct starting semester.
Florida CIP Code
1192401010: GENERAL DEGREE TRANSFER (AA)
Federal CIP Code
24.0101: Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
STATE MANDATED PREREQUISITES
Mathematics Core
Completion of this requirement satisfies the General Education Mathematics Core requirement and if MAC 2311 is chosen, 2 elective credits required for the AA degree.
Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
5
STATE MANDATED PREREQUISITES
Mathematics Elective
Completion of this requirement satisfies the General Education Mathematics Elective requirement and if MAC 2312 is chosen, 2 elective credits required for the AA degree.
Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
5
STATE MANDATED PREREQUISITES
Natural Sciences Core, Elective, and Laboratory
Completion of this requirement satisfies the General Education Natural Sciences Core, Elective, and Laboratory requirements and 10 elective credits required for the AA degree.
Biology I Cellular Processes
3
Biology I Cellular Processes Laboratory
1
Biology II Organisms & Ecology
3
General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis Laboratory I
1
General Chemistry Laboratory II
1
STATE MANDATED PREREQUISITES
Electives
Choose either the CHM or the PHY course sequence.
Completion of this requirement satisfies 8 elective credits required for the AA degree.
Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
1
Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
1
AA GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Communications - Composition
Complete 3 credits from the approved coursework below. Minimum grade of "C" required. This requirement must be completed within the first 24 credits of coursework toward the AA degree.
Interdisciplinary Studies I: Composition I and Introduction to Humanities
6
AA GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Communications - Literature
Complete 3 credits from the approved coursework below. Minimum grade of "C" required. This requirement must be completed within the first 36 credits of coursework toward the AA degree.
Completing IDS 1337H, LIT 2110, LIT 2110H, LIT 2120, or LIT 2120H will also satisfy the Enhanced World View Requirement.
African-American Literature
3
American Literature to 1865
3
Honors American Literature I
3
American Literature From 1865 To Present
3
Honors American Literature II
3
British Literature I (to 1800)
3
Honors British Literature I (To 1800)
3
British Literature II (since 1800)
3
Honors Interdisciplinary Studies: The Modern World
6
Honors Interdisciplinary Studies: Modern Cultures, Global Insights
6
Interdisciplinary Studies: Literature and Psychology
6
World Literature I (Ancient World Through Renaissance)
3
Honors World Literature I (Ancient World through Renaissance)
3
World Literature II (Renaissance to the Present)
3
Honors World Literature II (Renaissance to the Present)
3
AA GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Communications - Speech
Complete 3 credits from the approved coursework below. Minimum grade of "C" required.
Introduction to Speech Communication
3
Honors Introduction to Speech Communication
3
Business and Professional Speaking
3
AA GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Social and Behavioral Sciences - American Government
Complete 3 credits from the approved coursework below. Minimum grade of "C" required.
American National Government
3
Honors American National Government
3
Honors Interdisciplinary Studies: The American Experience
6
AA GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Elective
Complete 3 credits from the approved coursework below. Minimum grade of "C" required.
History of the United States II
3
Honors History of the US II
3
Introduction to Anthropology
3
Principles of Macroeconomics
3
Interdisciplinary Studies: Literature and Psychology
6
Honors General Psychology
3
AA GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Humanities and Fine Arts - Core
Complete 3 credits from the approved coursework below. Minimum grade of "C" required. Completing HUM 1020 or IDS 1106 will also satisfy the Enhanced World View Requirement.
Introduction to Humanities
3
Interdisciplinary Studies I: Composition I and Introduction to Humanities
6
Introduction to Philosophy
3
Honors Introduction to Philosophy
3
Introduction to Theatre Arts
3
AA GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Humanities and Fine Arts - Elective
Complete 3 credits from the approved coursework below. Minimum grade of "C" required.
Completing HUM 2270, HUM 2270H, IDS 1337H, REL 2300 or REL2300H will also satisfy the Enhanced World View Requirement.
Art History:Ancient to Gothic
3
Art History:Renaissance to Contemporary
3
Western Humanities:Ancient to Renaissance
3
Honors Western Humanities: Ancient to Renaissance
3
Western Humanities:Baroque to Contemporary
3
Honors Western Humanities:Baroque to Contemporary
3
Humanities (East-West Synthesis)
3
Honors Humanities (East-West Synthesis)
3
Honors Interdisciplinary Studies: The Modern World
6
Honors Interdisciplinary Studies: Modern Cultures, Global Insights
6
Introduction to Music History
3
AA GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Ethics
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Ethics coursework below. Minimum grade of "C" required.
Studies in Applied Ethics
3
Honors Studies in Applied Ethics
3
AA GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Computer and Information Literacy Competency
Competency may be demonstrated by completing the Computer Information and Literacy Exam (CGS
1070T) OR by successful completion of one of the approved Computer/Information Literacy Competency courses below. No minimum credits required.
Basic Computer and Information Literacy
1
Computer and Information Technology Concepts
3
Introduction to Educational Technology
3
AA GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Foreign Language
This degree program requires a minimum of two consecutive years of a foreign language in high school OR two semesters of a foreign language at the college level.
Basic American Sign Language with Lab
4
Intermediate American Sign Language with Lab
4
Honors Elementary Spanish I
4
Honors Elementary Spanish II
4
AA GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Enhanced World View
Complete at least one 3-credit course from the approved General Education Enhanced Worldview coursework below. This requirement is intended to enhance the student's world view in light of an increasingly globalized economy. Minimum grade of "C" required.
Any college-level foreign language course, excluding American Sign Language, will meet this requirement.
Introduction to Humanities
3
Humanities (East-West Synthesis)
3
Honors Humanities (East-West Synthesis)
3
Interdisciplinary Studies I: Composition I and Introduction to Humanities
6
Honors Interdisciplinary Studies: Modern Cultures, Global Insights
6
International Relations
3
Honors International Relations
3
World Literature I (Ancient World Through Renaissance)
3
Honors World Literature I (Ancient World through Renaissance)
3
World Literature II (Renaissance to the Present)
3
Honors World Literature II (Renaissance to the Present)
3
Honors The Twentieth Century
3
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
Electives
2-6
Complete 24 credits to satisfy the 60 credit requirement for the Associate of Arts degree: 18-22 credits from the above State Mandated Prerequisites and 2-6 additional elective credits.
The courses used to satisfy the Computer and Information Literacy Requirement and Foreign Language Requirement will be counted as Elective credits.
The courses used to satisfy the Enhanced World View requirement will be counted as Elective credits UNLESS counted in another General Education Requirement.
60
Total Credits
