Associate in Arts Degree - Associate in Arts Degree
- General -
GEN-AA
Program Leadership Information
Dean, Communications
leopold.joseph@spcollege.edu
727-341-3719
Dean, Mathematics
chang.jimmy@spcollege.edu
727-341-4305
Dean, Natural Sciences
middleton.natavia@spcollege.edu
727-394-6995
Dean, Social & Behavioral Science
smiley.joseph@spcollege.edu
727-712-5851
Dean, Humanities & Fine Arts
hubbard.barbara@spcollege.edu
727-394-6011
Program Summary
This program is offered as a Fully Online program. The General Education program at SPC introduces all students to the fundamental knowledge, skills, and abilities that are essential to study further in the major, to develop educated members of the community and the world, to provide the foundation for becoming informed, independent thinkers, who can comprehend, evaluate, and address the issues that human beings face in their personal lives, careers, and community affairs. The Associate in Arts degree emphasizes a Liberal Arts education and is designed to transfer to a bachelor's degree at a state university or SPC. Along with classes to prepare you for your major at the four-year level, you also take at least 36 hours in general education areas. This requirement is in compliance with Rule 6A-14.0303 of the Florida Administrative Code.
- the recommended order in which to take the program courses
- suggested course when more than one option exists
- which semester each course is typically offered
- if the course has a prerequisite
- courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)
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Graduation Requirements
In addition to satisfying the General Education and Elective course requirements, students must:
- complete at least 60 college-level credits
- complete at least 15 credits in residence (at SPC)
- earn a cumulative 2.0 GPA in all courses completed
- earn a cumulative 2.0 GPA in all courses completed at SPC
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: If you have not completed two consecutive years of the same foreign language in high school or 8 credits in college, you will need to complete 8 credits of foreign language before completing the AA program.
CIVIC LITERACY: As per Florida Rule 6A - 10.04213, Associate in Arts degree students entering a Florida College System (FCS) or State university System (SUS) institution in the 2021-2022 academic school year and thereafter must demonstrate competency through successful completion of a civic literacy course AND by achieving a passing score on the Florida Civic Literacy Examination (FCLE).
Program Requirements
Complete 3 credits.
Minimum grade of "C" required.
Complete 3 credits.
Minimum grade of “C” required.
Completing POS 2041 or POS 2041H will satisfy the course component of the Civic Literacy Requirement.
Complete 3 credits.
Minimum grade of “C” required.
Completing INR 2002/H or WOH 2040 will also satisfy the Enhanced World View requirement.
Completing AMH 2020/H will satisfy the course component of the Civic Literacy Requirement.
Completing AMH 2010/H in Fall 2024 or thereafter will satisfy the course component of the Civic Literacy Requirement.
*** Effective Fall 2024, SYG 2000 will no longer satisfy the General Education Social and Behavioral Science Core requirement. Students who have successfully completed SYG 2000 prior to Fall 2024 will satisfy the Social and Behavioral Science Core.
Complete 3 credits.
Minimum grade of “C” required.
Completing ARH 1000, HUM 1020, or MUL 1010 will also satisfy the Enhanced World View requirement.
Complete an additional 3 credits from either Humanities and Fine Arts Core or Humanities and Fine Arts Elective course options.
Minimum grade of "C" required.
Completing REL 2300/H will also satisfy the Enhanced World View requirement.
Complete 3 credits.
Minimum grade of “C” required.
Must be completed within the first 12 credits of coursework toward the AA degree.
Complete an additional 3 credits from Mathematics Core course options
Select 3 credits from any Mathematics course with MAC, MAP, MAS, MGF, MTG, or STA prefix course options.
Minimum grade of “C” required.
Complete 3 credits.
Minimum grade of "C" required.
Completing any course with an "L" or "C" in the number will also satisfy the Natural Sciences Laboratory requirement.
Complete an additional 3 credits from either Natural Sciences Core or Natural Sciences Elective course options.
Minimum grade of "C" required.
Completing any course with an "L" or "C" in the number will also satisfy the Natural Sciences Laboratory requirement.
Complete at least 1 course from the Natural Sciences coursework that includes a laboratory component. Natural Sciences Laboratory courses include any "C" or "L" course with the following prefixes: APB, AST, BCH, BOT, BSC, CHM, ESC, EVR, EVS, GLY, MCB, MET, OCB, OCE, PCB, PHY, PSC, or ZOO.
Minimum grade of “C” required.
No minimum credits required.
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.
Complete at least one 3-credit course from the approved General Education Enhanced World View coursework. This requirement is intended to enhance the student's world view in light of an increasingly globalized economy. Any college-level foreign language course, excluding American Sign Language, will meet this requirement.
Minimum grade of "C" required.
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.
Competency may be demonstrated by completing at least one course from the approved General Education Civic Literacy coursework (minimum grade of "C" required) AND satisfactory completion of an assessment (exam). Students completing AMH 2010/H in Fall 2024 or thereafter will satisfy the Civic Literacy course requirement. This requirement is in compliance with Rule 6A-10.02413 of the Florida Administrative Code.
Complete 24 credits to satisfy the 60-credit requirement for the Associate of Arts degree. The college-level course (credits) used to satisfy the Computer and Information Literacy Requirement and Foreign Language Requirement will be counted as Elective credits. The college-level course (credits) used to satisfy the Enhanced World View requirement and Civic Literacy requirement will be counted as Elective credits UNLESS counted in another General Education Requirement.