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\nGENERAL EDUCATION AND COURSE REQUIREMENTS   \nThe general education program is integral to the Associate in Arts degree. It includes courses that provide broad foundational knowledge to help students develop intellectual skills and habits that enable them to become more effective and lifelong learners. The Associate in Arts degree requires 60 eligible college-level credits, including all of the following:  \n• Thirty-six (36) credits in general education,  \n• Twenty-four (24) credits of acceptable electives,  \n• Demonstration of proficiency in civic literacy and foreign language requirements, and  \n• Meeting all graduation requirements.  \nGeneral Education Standards  \nGeneral education provides broad foundational knowledge to help Valencia students develop intellectual skills and habits that enable them to become more effective and lifelong learners.  \nIn accordance with 1007.25, Florida Statute, courses included in the General Education program align withthe following standards:  \n• Communication courses afford students the ability to communicate effectively, including the ability to write clearly and engage in public speaking.  \n• Humanities courses afford students the ability to think critically through the mastering of subjects concerned with human culture, especially literature, history, art, music, and philosophy, and must include selections from the Western canon.  \n• Social science courses afford students an understanding of the basic social and behavioral science concepts and principles used in the analysis of behavior and past and present social, political, and economic issues.  \n• Natural science courses afford students the ability to critically examine and evaluate the principles of the scientific method, model construction, and use the scientific method to explain natural experiences and phenomena.  \n• Mathematics courses afford students a mastery of foundational mathematical and computation models and methods by applying such models and methods in problem solving.  \nGeneral Education Program Requirements for the Associate in Arts Degree (36 Credits)  \nThe general education program is 36 semester credits and serves as the core of the curriculum. The 36 credits are selected from five core areas of academic courses offered at Valencia as listed below.  \nCore courses are established by the State Board of Education to create a common general education experience across all public institutions. Core courses must be offered and accepted by every Florida College System (FCS) and State University System (SUS) institution.  \nInstitutional courses are established by each college and university to support their general education program outcomes. Institutional courses, combined with Core courses beyond the minimum required for general  \neducation, account for the remaining 12 of the 36 general education program credits.  \nArea 1: Communications 9  \nArea 2: Humanities 3  \nArea 3: Mathematics 6  \nArea 4: Science 3  \nArea 5: Social Sciences 3  \nArea 6: General Education Student Choice 12  \n\n| Total Credit Hours 36\u003Cbr>Required Courses\u003Cbr>Area 1: Communications\u003Cbr>Required Courses-There are a required 9 credits. These courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C to fulfill the Gordon Rule Requirement |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Freshman Composition I |  |  |\n| ENC 1101 or ENC 1101H | FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I +*~ (GR)1\u003Cbr>FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I - HONORS | 3 |\n| Freshman Composition II |  |  |\n| ENC 1102 FRESHMAN COMPOSITION II +*~ (GR)\u003Cbr>or ENC 1102H FRESHMAN COMPOSITION II - HONORS |  | 3 |\n| Select one of the following Oral Communication courses: |  | 3 |\n| SPC 1608 or SPC 1608H | FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH +~ (GR)\u003Cbr>FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH-HONORS |  |\n| SPC 1017 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION\u003Cbr>+~ (GR) |  |  |\n| or SPC 1017H INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION HONORS |  |  |\n\nTotal Credit Hours 9  \nArea 2: Humanities  \nRequired Courses-There are 3 required credits. 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