Eastern Florida State College

College Level Communication and Computation Skills

Requirements

In compliance with Florida State Board of Education Administrative Rule 6A-10.030, students must demonstrate competency in college-level communication and computation skills by successful completion of coursework in English and mathematics. For the purposes of this rule, a grade of C or higher shall be considered successful completion.

  • Prior to receipt of an Associate of Arts degree from a public Florida College System institution or university or prior to entry into the upper division of a public university or college, a student shall complete successfully the following:
    • Six (6) semester hours of English coursework and six (6) semester hours of additional coursework in which the student is required to demonstrate college-level writing skills through multiple assignments. Each institution shall designate the courses that fulfill the writing requirements of this section. These course designations shall be submitted to the Statewide Course Numbering System. An institution to which a student transfers shall accept courses so designated by the sending institution as meeting the writing requirements outlined in this section.
    • Six (6) semester hours of mathematics coursework at the level of college algebra or higher. For the purposes of this rule, applied logic, statistics and other such computation coursework which may not be placed within a mathematics department may be used to fulfill three (3) hours of the six (6) hours required by this section.
  • Students awarded college credit in English based on their demonstration of writing skills through dual enrollment, advanced placement, or international baccalaureate instruction pursuant to Rule 6A-10.024, F.A.C., and students awarded college credit based on their demonstration of mathematics skills at the level of college algebra or higher through one (1) or more of the acceleration mechanisms in Rule 6A-10.024, F.A.C., shall be considered to have satisfied the requirements in subsection 6A-10.030(2), F.A.C., to the extent of the college credit awarded.
  • Honors sections of these courses will also satisfy the requirements.

Math: Students must complete six (6) semester hours of designated mathematics coursework at the level of college algebra or higher with a grade of “C” or better.

English Composition: Students must complete six credits including ENC 1101 Composition 1 and ENC 1102 Composition 2, or other designated English Composition courses with a grade of “C” or better. To satisfy the multiple assignments criteria in ENC 1101 Composition 1 and ENC 1102 Composition 2, each course will require that a minimum of three out-of-class writing assignments be completed. One of those assignments must be a fully documented research paper with a variety of sources, which earns a grade of “C” or better.

Humanities: Students must complete six credits from the approved courses with a grade of “C” or better. To satisfy the multiple assignments criteria, each course will require that a minimum of two out-of-class writing assignments be completed, one of which must earn a “C” or better.

Behavioral and Social Sciences: Students must complete eight credits from the designated behavioral and social sciences courses with a grade of “C” or better. To satisfy the multiple assignments criteria, each course will require that a minimum of two out-of-class writing assignments be completed and passed with a “C” or better.