General Education Course Requirements

(To include GE courses that are required B.S.E. Common Prerequisites)

NWFSC General Education Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of general education coursework, the student will:

•    Successfully apply critical thinking skills to a topic or problem.
•    Create an effective response using communication skills that are appropriate for the situation.
•    Critically assess credible and relevant information sources.
•    Responsibly use information.
•    Discuss various events, theories, and/or viewpoints.
•    Interpret data using quantitative analysis, logical reasoning, and/or theoretical reasoning.

• ENC1101 English Composition I -  3 Credit Hours ♦
      
• ENC1102 English Composition II -  3 Credit Hours
       
• Core Humanities 3 Credit Hours ♦  (recommended HUM1020 Humanities – Introduction -  3 Credit Hours ♦   or other core humanities)
•  General or Core Humanities 3 Credit Hours
• MGF1130 Mathematical Thinking -  3 Credit Hours ♦  
• General Education or Core Mathematics 3 Credit Hours ♦
• General Education or Core Biological Science 3 Credit Hours* (due to FTCE subject area content strongly recommended BSC1010C Principles of Biology I - 4 Credit Hours ♦    or other general or core science)

• General Education or Core Physical Science 3 Credit Hours* 

One of the following Social Sciences courses is required to meet the Civic Literacy Competency requirement: 

• AMH2010 American History I - 3 Credit Hours ♦ Ω  
• AMH2020 American History II - 3 Credit Hours ♦ Ω  
• POS1041 American Government - 3 Credit Hours ♦ Ω    

Per Florida Statutes § 1007.25 (2021) and Rule 6A-10.02413 F.A.C., all students initially entering the B.S. program in Fall 2021 or later must complete both: > 1. A state-approved civic literacy course (e.g., AMH2010, AMH2020, POS2041, AMS2010) with a minimum grade of “C”. > 2. A passing score on an approved civic literacy assessment (e.g., Florida Civic Literacy Exam, CLEP American Government, AP U.S. Government, AP U.S. History).

• Additional General Education Credits 6 Credit Hours

It is recommended that at least one physical or biological science include a lab.


 

State-Mandated Prerequisite

• EDF1005 Introduction to the Teaching Profession (Elementary Education) -  3 Credit Hours

Additional Lower Division Coursework

• Astronomy 3 Credit Hours

• ESC1000 Earth Science -  3 Credit Hours ♦

• Geological Science 4 Credit Hours

• EEX2010 Introduction to Exceptional Children -  3 Credit Hours
• EVR1001C Environmental Science -  4 Credit Hours ♦
• MAT1033A Intermediate Algebra -  4 Credit Hours

Total Lower Division (Associate Degree) Credits Required: 60

Program Content Courses

• EME3410 Integrating Technology in the Classroom -  3 Credit Hours
• EDE4226C Integrated Language Arts, Social Science and Literature -  3 Credit Hours
• EDE4930C Professional Elementary Educator -  1 Credit Hour
• EDF3214 Human Development and Learning -  3 Credit Hours
• EDF3430 Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment in Education -  3 Credit Hours
• EDG3410C Classroom Management, School Safety, Law, and Ethics -  3 Credit Hours
• EDG3343 Instructional Strategies -  3 Credit Hours
• EDG4940 Internship -  9 Credit Hours
• EEX3070 Methods of Inclusion and Collaboration -  3 Credit Hours
• LAE4343C Writing Across the Curriculum -  3 Credit Hours
• MAE3350C Principles and Methods for Teaching Mathematics K-6 -  3 Credit Hours
• RED3309C Early and Emergent Literacy K-2 -  3 Credit Hours
• RED3511C Intermediate Literacy 3-6: Reading and Thinking -  3 Credit Hours
• RED4312 Integration of Assessment into Classroom Reading -  3 Credit Hours
• RED4519C Diagnostic and Instructional Interventions in Reading -  3 Credit Hours
• RED4854C Reading Field Experience -  2 Credit Hours
• SCE3350C Principles and Methods for Teaching Science K-6 -  3 Credit Hours
• TSL3081C TESOL Issues and Practice -  3 Credit Hours
• TSL4140C ESOL Methods, Curriculum and Assessment -  3 Credit Hours

Total Upper Division Credits Required: 60