Course Descriptions and Information

Course Prefix Definitions

The course prefix is a three-letter* designator for a major division of an academic discipline, subject matter area, or sub-category of knowledge. The prefix is not intended to identify the department in which a course is offered. Rather, the content of a course determines the assigned prefix to identify the course. Following is the EFSC Directory of Course Number Prefixes. To locate courses in a given subject, consult the prefix directory below.

*At EFSC, the fourth letter indicates the following: L - course is a laboratory course; C - course is combined lecture and lab; V - course is considered developmental level

Directory of Course Number Prefixes (Alphabetical)

Course Number Prefixes

Prefix Title	Subject
ACG	Accounting - General
ACR	HVACR - Air Conditioning
ADV	Advertising
AFR	Aerospace Studies
AMH	American History
AML	American Literature
AMT	Aviation Maintenance Technology
ANS	Animal Science
ANSC	Animal Science Lec/Lab
ANT	Anthropology
APA	Accouting - Applied
ARH	Art History
ART	ART Art
ARTC	Art Lec/Lab
ASC	Aeronautical Science
ASL	American Science Language
AST	Astronomy
ATE	Animal Science Tech Lec/Lab
ATEC	Animal Science Tech Lec/Lab
ATEL	Animal Science Tech Lab
AVM	AVM Aviation Maintenance Management
BCH	Biochemistry (Biophysics)
BCHC	Biochemistry Lec/Lab
BOTC	Botany
BRC	Banking Related Courses
BSC	Biological Science
BSCC	Biological Science Lec/La
BUL	Business Law
CAP	Computer Applications
CCJ	Criminology & Criminal Justice
CEN	Computer Engineering Technology
CET	Computer Engineering Technology
CETC	Computer Engineer Lec/Lab
CGS	Computers General Studies
CHM	Chemistry
CHMC	Chemistry Lecture/Lab
CHML	Chemistry Lab
CIS	Comp Sci and Info Systems
CISC	Forensics & Dis Response
CJC	Corrections
CJE	Law Enforcement
CJJ	Juvenile Justice
CJK	Criminal Justice Basic Training
CJKC	Criminal Justice Basic Training Lec/Lab
CJL	Law and Process
CLP	Clinical Psychology
CNT	Computer Networks
COM	Communication
COP	Computer Programming
COS	Cosmetology
COSL	Cosmetology Lab
CRW	Creative Writing
CSP	Cosmetology - Specialized
CSPL	Cosmetology Speciality Lab
CTS	Computer Technology Skills
CTSC	Computer Tech Skill Lec/Lab
DAA	Dance, Emphasis on Activity
DEA	Dental Assisting
DEAL	Dental Assisting Lab
DEH	Dental Hygiene
DEHC	Clinical Dental Lec/Lab
DEHL	Clinical Dental Hygiene Lab
DEP	Developmental Psychology
DES	Dental Support
DESC	Dental Assisting Lec/Lab
DESL	Dental Assisting Lab
DSC	Domestic Security
ECO	Economics
ECP	Economic Problems and Policy
EDE	Education - Elementary
EDF	Education Foundation/Policy
EEC	Education Early Childhood
EET	Electronic Engineering Tec
EETC	Electronic Engineer Lec/Lab
EEX	Education Exceptional Child
EGN	Engineering General
EGS	Engineering Support
EME	Education Technology/Media
EMS	Emergency Medical Services
EMSL	Emergency Medical Lab
ENC	English Composition
ENCV	Writing Developmental Ed
ENL	English Literature
ENT	Entrepreneurship
ENYC	Entomology
ETD	Engineering Tech-Drafting
ETDC	Engineer Tech/Draft Lec/Lab
ETI	Engineering Tech Industrial
ETIC	Engineer Tech-Indus Lec/Lab
ETMC	Electornics Lecture/Lab
ETP	Electronic Tech: Power
ETPC	Electronic Tech: Power Lec/Lab
ETS	Engineering Tech: Specialty
ETSC	Engineering Tech: Special
EUH	European History
EVR	Environmental Studies
FFP	Firefighting & Protection
FIL	Film
FIN	Finance
FRE	French Language
FSSC	Culinary Management Lec/Lb
GEB	General Business
GER	German
GEY	Gerontology
GIS	Geography Info Systems
GLY	Geology
GRAC	Graphics Lec/Lab
HCP	Health Care Providers (Assistants)
HFT	Hospitality Management
HIM	Medical Coder/Biller
HIMC	Medical Code/Biller Lec/Lab
HIS	History - General
HLP	Health, Leisure & PE
HOS	Horticultural Science
HOSC	Horticultural Sci Lec/Lab
HSA	Health Services Administration
HSC	Health Sciences
HSCC	Health Sciences Lec/Lab
HUM	Humanities
HUN	Human Nutrition
HUNC	Human Nutrition Lec/Lab
HUS	Human Services
IDH	Interdisciplinary Honors
IDS	Interdisciplinary Studies
IPMC	Integrated Pest Maintenance
ISC	Interdisciplinary Science
ISM	Information Systems Management
ISS	Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
LDE	Landscape Design
LIS	Library and Inform Studies
LIT	Literature
MAC	Math Calculus & Precalculus
MAD	Mathematics - Discrete
MAN	Management
MAP	Mathematics - Applied
MAR	Marketing
MAS	Math - Algebraic Structures
MAT	Mathematics
MATV	Math Developmental Ed
MCB	Microbiology
MCBC	Microbiology Lec/Lab
MEA	Medical Assisting Tech
MEAC	Medical Assisting
MET	Meterology
MGF	Mathematics General & Finite
MKA	Marketing Applications
MLT	Medical Lab oratoryTechnology
MLTC	Medical Laboratory Tech Lec/Lab
MLTL	Medical Laboratory Tech Lab
MMC	Mass Media Communications
MNA	Management - Applied
MUC	Music Composition
MUG	Music Conducting
MUL	Music Literature
MUM	Music Commercial/Mgmt/Admin
MUMC	Music Commerical/Mgmt/Admin-Lec/Lab
MUML	Music Commercial/Mgmt/Admin Lab
MUN	Music Ensembles
MUS	Music
MUT	Music Theory
MUTC	Music Theory Lec/Lab
MVB	Applied Music Brasses
MVK	Applied Music Keyboard
MVP	Applied Music Percussion
MVS	Applied Music Strings
MVV	Applied Music Voice
MVW	Applied Music Woodwinds
NUR	Nursing General Undergrad
NURC	Nursing General Undergrad Lec/Lab
NURL	Nursing Lab
OCE	Oceanography
ORHC	Horticulture
OST	Office Administration
PAD	Public Administration
PCB	Process Biology
PEL	Physical Education Land
PEM	Physical Education Perform
PGY	Photography
PGYC	Photography Lec/Lab
PHC	Public Health
PHI	Philosophy
PHT	Physical Therapy
PHTC	Physical Therapy Lec/Lab
PHTL	Physical Therapy Lab
PHY	Physics
PHYC	Physics Lec/Lab
PHYL	Physics Lab
PLA	Paralegal/Legal Assistant
PLPC	Plant Pathology Lec/Lab
PLSC	Plant Science
PMT	Precision Metal Technology
PMTC	ARC Welding Lec/Lab
PMTL	ARC Welding Lab
POS	Political Science
PRN	Practical Nursing
PRNC	Practical Nursing Lec/Lab
PRNL	Practical Nursing Lab
PSC	Physical Science
PSY	Psychology
QMB	Quant Methods in Business
REAV	Reading Developmental Ed
REE	Real Estate
REL	Religion
RET	Respiratory Care
RETL	Respiratory Care Lab
RTE	Radiography
RTEC	Radiography Lec/Lab
RTEL	Radiography Lab
RTV	Radio - Television
SBM	Small Business Management
SCE	Science Education
SLS	Student Life Skills
SON	Sonography
SONL	Sonography Lab
SOW	Social Work
SPC	Speech Communication
SPM	Sports Management
SPN	Spanish Language
STA	Statistics
STS	Surgical Tech Studies
STSC	Surgical Tech Studies Lec/Lab
SYG	Sociology
TARC	Architectural Drafting
TAX	Taxation
THE	Theatre Studies
TPA	Theatre Production & Administration
TPAL	Theatre Perform/Admin Lab
TPP	Theatre Performance & Training
TPPC	Theatre Performance Lec/Lab
TRA	Transportation Logistics
ZOO	Zoology
ZOOC	Zoology Lec/Lab

Florida Statewide Course Numbering System

Courses in this catalog are identified by prefixes and numbers that were assigned by Florida’s Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNS), Section 1007.24, Florida Statutes. This numbering system is used by all public postsecondary institutions in Florida and by participating nonpublic institutions. The major purpose of this system is to facilitate the transfer of courses between participating institutions. Students and administrators can use the online SCNS to obtain course descriptions and specific information about course transfer between participating Florida institutions. This information is at the SCNS website at https://flscns.fldoe.org.

Each participating institution controls the title, credit, and content of its own courses and recommends the first digit of the course number to indicate the level at which students normally take the course. Course prefixes and the last three digits of the course numbers are assigned by Discipline Coordinators.

The course prefix and each digit in the course number have a meaning in the SCNS. The listing of prefixes and associated courses is referred to as the “SCNS taxonomy.” Descriptions of the content of courses are referred to as “statewide course profiles.”

The Statewide Course Numbering System is a classification system based on course content. A course is identified by a prefix, level number, course number, and lab code.

The prefix is a three-letter abbreviation representing a broad subject area.

The level number is the first numeric digit of the course number, representing the year in college the course is usually taken:

Level Number

Number	Description
0	college preparatory or vocational
1-2	lower-level college courses (freshman, sophomore)
3-4	upper-level college courses (junior, senior)
5-9	graduate courses

The three-digit course number identifies the specific content of the course.

The lab code is used to indicate that a course is a laboratory component of a lecture/lab pair, or that an integrated lab is a component of a combined course. If no lab code is specified, the course does not include a laboratory component.

• L = lab section of a lecture/lab pair
• C = combined lecture/lab course

The following is an example of a course identifier:

Course Idendifier

Prefix (subject area)	Level	Course Number	Lab Code
AMH	2	020	--

In this example, AMH 2020 US History Since 1877 is an US History Since 1877 course within the American History (AMH) subject area that is taught at the lower (sophomore) level. The course has no lab component.

The Course Prefix

The course prefix is a three-letter designator for a major division of an academic discipline, subject matter area, or subcategory of knowledge. The prefix is not intended to identify the department in which a course is offered. Rather, the content of a course determines the assigned prefix to identify the course.

Authority for Acceptance of Equivalent Courses

Under Section 1007.24(7), Florida Statutes

Any student who transfers among postsecondary institutions that are fully accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and that participate in the statewide course numbering system shall be awarded credit by the receiving institution for courses satisfactorily completed by the student at the previous institutions. Credit shall be awarded if the courses are judged by the appropriate statewide course numbering system faculty committees representing school districts, public postsecondary educational institutions, and participating nonpublic postsecondary educational institutions to be academically equivalent to courses offered at the receiving institution, including equivalency of faculty credentials, regardless of the public or nonpublic control of the previous institution. The Department of Education shall ensure that credits to be accepted by a receiving institution are generated in courses for which the faculty possess credentials that are comparable to those required by the accrediting association of the receiving institution. The award of credit may be limited to courses that are entered in the statewide course numbering system. Credits awarded pursuant to this subsection shall satisfy institutional requirements on the same basis as credits awarded to native students.

Exceptions to the General Rule for Equivalency

Since the initial implementation of the SCNS, specific disciplines or types of courses have been excepted from the guarantee of transfer for equivalent courses. These include courses that must be evaluated individually or courses in which the student must be evaluated for mastery of skill and technique. The following courses are exceptions to the general rule for course equivalencies and may not transfer. Transferability is at the discretion of the receiving institution.

1. Courses not offered by the receiving institution.
2. For courses at non-regionally accredited institutions, courses offered prior to the established transfer date of the course in question.
3. Courses in the X900-999 series are not automatically transferrable, and must be evaluated individually (see Appendix B).
4. College preparatory and vocational preparatory courses (0-level).
5. Graduate courses.
6.  Internships, apprenticeships, practicums, clinical experiences and study-abroad courses with numbers other than those in the X900-999 series.
7. Applied courses in the performing arts (Art, Dance, Interior Design, Music, and Theatre) and skills courses in Criminal Justice (academy certificate courses) are not guaranteed as transferable. These courses need evidence of achievement (i.e., portfolio, audition, interview, etc.). The specific categories or courses that are not guaranteed to transfer are as follows:
   • Art Courses prefixed ART are not guaranteed transferable.
   • Criminal Skills courses in Criminal Justice (academy certificate Justice courses) are not guaranteed transferable.
   • Dance Courses prefixed DAA are not guaranteed transferable.
   • Interior All courses in Interior Design are not guaranteed Design transferable.
   • Music Courses prefixed MVB, MVH, MVJ, MVK, MVO, MVP, (Applied) MVS, MVV, and MVW are not guaranteed transferable. Theatre Courses prefixed TPP with numbers ranging from 000–299 are not guaranteed transferable.

Dual enrollment courses completed in high school, and credit completed by examination for which credit is awarded by a participating institution, will transfer on the same basis as courses satisfactorily completed at the participating institution. The receiving institution is never precluded from accepting nonequivalent courses to satisfy certain requirements (e.g., electives).

More information is available in the SCNS Handbook linked under Latest News on the SCNS home page.

Courses at Non-regionally Accredited Institutions

The SCNS makes available on its home page (https://flscns.fldoe.org/) a report entitled “Courses at Non-regionally Accredited Institutions” that contains a comprehensive listing of all nonpublic institution courses in the SCNS inventory, as well as each course’s transfer level and transfer effective date. This report is updated monthly.

Questions about the SCNS and appeals regarding course credit transfer decisions should be directed to Eastern Florida State College, Office of the Registrar at 321-433-7284 or to the:

Florida Department of Education
Office of Articulation
1244 Turlington Building
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.

Reports and technical information may be requested by calling the SCNS office at (850) 245-0427 or at https://flscns.fldoe.org/.