Eastern Florida State College

Associate in Arts Graduation Requirements

Responsibility for meeting the requirements for graduation with an associate in arts (A.A.) degree rests with the student.  To be awarded an A.A. degree from Eastern Florida State College a student must do the following:

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  1. File a graduation application and pay the graduation fee by the published deadline.
  2. Complete all admission requirements, including the submission of all transcripts, testing, and other required documents.
  3. Complete the prescribed course of study for the applicable catalog in compliance with Florida State Statutes and Florida Administrative Code Rules. This includes 36 general education credits and 24 acceptable electives credits for a total of 60 credit hours, with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher.
  4. Satisfy college-level communication and computation requirements as outlined by the State Board of Education 6A-10.030.
  5. Satisfy the Florida State Statutes (1007.25(3)) and Florida Administrative Code (6a.14.0303) rule requirements for completing core courses as defined in each subject area.
  6. Satisfy the Florida Administrative Code Rules for civic literacy (6A-10.02413) and foreign language (6A-10.02412) competencies.
  7. Complete 25 percent of the prescribed college-level credit hours through traditional coursework at EFSC per accreditation requirements.
  8. Complete all coursework with a final grade. Students with a grade of “I - Incomplete” will not be processed for graduation until a final grade is posted.
    • For graduation in the term of application, the final grade must be posted within the first three weeks of the following term. If not, student must reapply and repay for graduation in the term they complete all requirements. Student may request through the instructor to have the “I” converted to a permanent "F" if the course is not required to graduate.
  9. Earn an overall (cumulative) grade point average of 2.0 or higher at EFSC, including transfer credits.
    • College developmental courses, clock hour courses, audited courses, 3000-4999 (upper level) courses, and continuing education courses are not applicable toward credit hours for the A.A. degree.  
    • Transfer courses with a grade of T% do not calculate into the GPA.
  10. Fulfill all obligations to the College.

Student should be aware of their Governing Catalog