Your next step towards meeting this civic literacy requirement depends on your current status.  All degree-seeking undergraduate students that might be required to complete the Civic Literacy test should have access to do so through the UF Canvas site. Please consult with your advisor before attempting to take the test. Please follow the steps below for students who are in your current status.

Background

In 2017, the Florida Legislature amended section 1007.25, Florida Statutes, and introduced a new civic literacy requirement for all students graduating from a Florida public postsecondary institution.

Beginning in the fall of 2018, students entering a Florida public postsecondary institution for the first time would need to demonstrate civic literacy by either taking a specific course or passing an assessment. The 2021 Legislature amended section 1007.25, Florida Statutes, requiring students to complete both a course and an assessment. In 2024, the Board of Governors revised Regulation 8.006 to include the course AMH X010 to meet civic literacy competencies and to better align the regulation to the Florida Department of Education rule. As a result of these changes, four cohorts of students are currently matriculating through Florida public postsecondary institutions subject to varying civic literacy competency requirements. Table 1 outlines the civic literacy requirements based on the specified date of the academic term in which a student initially entered a State University System (SUS) or Florida College System (FCS) institution. 

 Civic Literacy Requirements by Cohort of Students

* It is the university’s discretion to determine academic year.

Additionally, for Cohorts 3 and 4, approved accelerated mechanisms may meet the course and/or assessment requirement, and students who pass the Florida Civic Literacy Examination (FCLE) in high school are exempt from the postsecondary assessment requirement.

Meeting the Civic Literacy Requirement

All undergraduate degree-seeking students who enroll in a Florida public institution in fall 2018 and thereafter must demonstrate civic literacy competency. Table 2 details which options meet the course and assessment requirements for each cohort of students. Some options only satisfy the course or assessment requirement, while others may satisfy both.

Credit received for courses in Board of Governors Regulation 8.006 (AMHX010, AMHX020, and POSX041) via credit-by-exam will count toward the course requirement.

• If the exam used as the basis of awarding credit is in Regulation 8.006 (e.g., AP and
  CLEP), the student would be considered as having met both the civic literacy
  competency course and the assessment requirement.
• If the exam used as the basis of awarding credit is not in regulation (e.g., AICE and IB),
  the student would be considered as having met only the course requirement. These
  students would need to be assessed using an assessment approved in the regulation.

Beginning with fall term 2024 and thereafter, any undergraduate degree-seeking student, regardless of their cohort, can use any of the approved options for Cohort 4 to satisfy civic literacy competency before graduation.

Course and Assessment Options for Cohorts 2, 3, and 4

*If completed Fall 2024 or after

**Students may take these CELP exams after their first semester by exception to meet the Civic Literacy requirement