Academic Catalog 2025-2026

Academic Catalog 2025 - 2026

GENERAL EDUCATION The General Education curriculum provides a foundation of basic competencies for all degree programs. General Education courses contribute to the total development and educational growth of the student. These courses are required by the Florida Department of Education and the regional accrediting body.

Competency Assessed Within:

General Education Core Competencies

Applicable GE Course(s):

Writing : Students demonstrate the ability to craft a multiple page essay that focuses on a single assertion that is supported by well chosen subordinate premises and credibly sourced outside references. Computer Literacy: Students demonstrate concepts and operations that relate to common computer software. The competencies met comprise of working independently with basic functions of the computer, ability to manage files, acclimating to updated technologies, organizing information, and manipulating software to find solutions. Quantitative Reasoning: Students demonstrate the ability to use inductive and deductive reasoning to solve real-world problems through the application of fundamental mathematical operations. Scientific Reasoning : Students demonstrate the ability to use inductive and deductive reasoning to solve real-world problems through the application of fundamental mathematical operations. Critical Thinking: Students demonstrate the ability to discriminate among degrees of truth or falsity of inferences drawn from their evaluation of available information to form a judgement. Oral Communication: Students demonstrate the ability to effectively transfer organized information verbally to an intended audience. Self-Awareness and Awareness of Others: Students demonstrate the ability to self-regulate by knowing what they are feeling as they feel and being able to take the perspective of others to address the feelings of others. Creativity: Students demonstrate the ability to discover new opportunities or solutions that consider diverse resources, look beyond current practices and utilize innovative thinking. Information Literacy : Students demonstrate the ability to recognize when information is needed and can locate, evaluate, and effectively use the needed information. Develop a learning habit so new information is being actively sought all the time, determine the importance of appraising and evaluating search results, implement citations within research context, the need to adopt appropriate data handling methods, and multiple ways data can be presented. Students will demonstrate skills in research, which leads to enhanced critical thinking.

ENG 1101 & ENG 1102

All courses

CIS 1255 MAT 1901 ANZ 1326

CIS 1255

MAT 1901 ANZ 1326 PSY 2851

MAT 1901

ANZ 1326 PSY 2851

ANZ 1326

All courses

PSY 2863

All courses

ENG 2272

COE 1100 HUM 2700

All courses

All courses

ART 2051

All courses

HIS 1620

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