The State of Florida Statute 1007.25 regarding General Education was revised in 2012 and again in 2013 to “improve articulation and reduce excess hours” for students entering the State University System (SUS) and Florida College System (FCS). Information on the statute, implementation process and decisions made is posted on the official website at http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/hb7135gep.asp.
The Board of Governors and Department of Education established a process for determining the final list of core courses directed by a Steering Committee consisting of representatives from five SUS and five FCS institutions. In addition, five Faculty Committees were formed that made recommendations of the specific courses to be included in the core.
The bill revisions apply to students initially entering the SUS or FCS in the 2015-2016 academic year and thereafter. The bill in its current form requires that 15 of the 36 general education credits for all SUS and FCS students be chosen from a determined set of 23 courses (the General Education Core) in five categories. All SUS and FCS institutions must accept these courses for transfer credit, but institutions are not required to offer all courses.
A semester and yearly archive of all General Education Core Syllabi may be found in the following sections:
Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively. Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze communication critically.
Course: ENC X101 English Composition 1
Policy for Advanced Courses: Any student who completes a course with an ENC prefix for which ENC X101 is an immediate prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the communication core.
This applies to the following UF courses: ENC 1102, ENC 1145, ENC 2210, ENC 2305, ENC 3246, ENC 3254, ENC 3459.
Students will confirm the ability to think critically through demonstrating interpretive ability and cultural literacy. Students will acquire competence in reflecting critically upon the human condition.
Courses:
Students will determine appropriate mathematical and computational models and methods in problem solving, and demonstrate an understanding of mathematical concepts. Students will apply appropriate mathematical and computational models and methods in problem solving.
Courses:
Policy for Advanced Courses: Any student who successfully completes a mathematics course for which one of the general education core course options in mathematics is an immediate prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the mathematics core.
This applies to the following UF courses: MAC 2312 and MAC 2233
Students will demonstrate the ability to critically examine and evaluate scientific observation, hypothesis, or model construction, and to use the scientific method to explain the natural world. Students will successfully recognize and comprehend fundamental concepts, principles, and processes about the natural world.
Courses:
Policy for Advanced Courses: Any student who successfully completes a natural science course for which one of the general education core course options in natural science is an immediate prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the natural science core. The immediate prerequisite must be in the same subject area for the course to count and the subject area is determined according to the institution or SCNS catalog.
This applies to the following UF courses: AST 3018, AST 3019, BSC 2011, CHM 2046, CHM 2051, CHM 2096, PHY 2049, PHY 2054.
Students will demonstrate the ability to examine behavioral, social, and cultural issues from a variety of points of view. Students will demonstrate an understanding of basic social and behavioral science concepts and principles used in the analysis of behavioral, social, and cultural issues, past and present, local and global.
Courses:
Note: The International (N) requirement is unique to the University of Florida. More information can be found here: https://undergrad.aa.ufl.edu/general-education/gen-ed-program/program-requirements/."
UF Courses Meeting the State General Education Core Requirements |
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GE Area |
Course # |
Course Name |
GE Code |
State SLOs |
Comm. |
ENC 1101 |
Expository and Argumentative Writing |
C, WR-E6 |
• STUDENTS WILL APPLY RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE TO COMMUNICATE FOR A RANGE OF AUDIENCES AND PURPOSES. • STUDENTS WILL EMPLOY CRITICAL THINKING TO ANALYZE FORMS OF COMMUNICATION. • STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE IN WRITING PROCESSES THAT INVOLVE DRAFTING, REVISING, AND REFLECTING. |
Comm. |
ENC 1102 |
Argument and Persuasion |
C, WR-E6 |
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Comm. |
ENC 1145 |
Tops for Composition |
C, H, WR-E6 |
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Comm. |
ENC 2210 |
Technical Writing |
C, WR-E6 |
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Comm. |
ENC 3246 |
Professional Communication for Engineers |
C, WR-E6 |
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Comm. |
ENC 3254 |
Professional Writing in the Discipline |
C, WR-E6 |
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Human. |
ARH 2000 |
Art Appreciation |
H |
• STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND METHODS USED IN THE DISCIPLINE OF ART HISTORY. • STUDENTS WILL APPLY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND METHODS USED IN THE DISCIPLINE OF ART HISTORY TO WORKS OF VISUAL ART AND MATERIAL CULTURE. • STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE WORKS OF VISUAL ART AND MATERIAL CULTURE IN THE WORKS’ CULTURAL CONTEXT, INCLUDING WORKS FROM OR INSPIRED BY THE WESTERN CANON AND OTHER CULTURAL TRADITIONS. • STUDENTS WILL ANALYZE WORKS OF VISUAL ART AND MATERIAL CULTURE IN THE WORKS’ CULTURAL CONTEXT, INCLUDING WORKS FROM OR INSPIRED BY THE WESTERN CANON AND OTHER CULTURAL TRADITIONS. • STUDENTS WILL GENERATE AN ANALYTICAL RESPONSE TO WORKS OF VISUAL ART AND MATERIAL CULTURE IN THE WORKS’ CULTURAL CONTEXT. |
Human. |
PHI 2010 |
Intro. to Philosophy |
H, WR-E6 |
• STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. • STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF CLASSICAL WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS. • STUDENTS WILL ANALYZE, EXPLAIN, AND EVALUATE FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS OF EPISTEMOLOGY, METAPHYSICS, AND ETHICS. |
Human. |
MUL 2010 |
Intro. to Music Literature |
H, N, WR-E2 |
• STUDENTS WILL DISCUSS AND ANALYZE MUSIC USING TERMINOLOGY APPROPRIATE FOR THE COURSE. • STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORKS OF SIGNIFICANT COMPOSERS. • STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MUSIC AND THE OTHER ARTS. • STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY HISTORICAL STYLES AND PERIODS BASED ON INSTRUMENTS AND PERFORMANCE PRACTICES UTILIZED. |
Human. |
LIT 2000 |
Intro. to Literature |
H |
• STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY A VARIETY OF LITERARY MOVEMENTS, HISTORICAL ERAS, AND/OR CULTURAL CONTEXTS. |
Human. |
THE 2000 |
Theatre Appreciation |
H |
• STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE, DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY, ORGANIZATION, AND MANAGEMENT. • STUDENTS WILL ASSESS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HUMAN CONDITION AS EXPRESSED THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS. • STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE AND INTERPRET WORKS OF ART UTILIZING CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. • STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE COLLEGE-LEVEL WRITING. • STUDENTS WILL DEFINE, COMPARE AND CONTRAST THEATER AS BOTH AN EXPRESSIVE ART FORM AND A COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY. |
Math. |
MAC 1105 |
Basic College Algebra |
M |
• STUDENTS WILL SOLVE AN EQUATION OR AN INEQUALITY USING AN APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUE. • STUDENTS WILL DEFINE AND DESCRIBE FUNCTIONS, THEIR PROPERTIES, AND GRAPHS. • STUDENTS WILL MANIPULATE FUNCTIONS TO SIMPLIFY EXPRESSIONS AND FIND NEW FUNCTIONS. • STUDENTS WILL USE TRANSFORMATIONS TO WRITE AN EQUATION FOR A FUNCTION AND TO GRAPH A FUNCTION. • STUDENTS WILL MODEL AND SOLVE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS USING FUNCTIONS. |
Math. |
MAC 1140 |
Precalculus Algebra |
M |
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Math. |
MAC 1147 |
Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry |
M |
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Math. |
MAC 2233 |
Survey of Calculus 1 |
M |
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Math. |
MAC 2311 |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 |
M |
• STUDENTS WILL CALCULATE A LIMIT, DERIVATIVE, OR INTEGRAL USING APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES. • STUDENTS WILL DETERMINE THE CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY OF A FUNCTION. • STUDENTS WILL USE LIMITS AND DERIVATIVES TO ANALYZE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE EQUATION OF A FUNCTION AND ITS GRAPH. • STUDENTS WILL APPLY DIFFERENTIATION TECHNIQUES TO MODEL AND SOLVE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS. • STUDENTS WILL USE INTEGRALS AND THE FUNDAMENTAL THEOREM OF CALCULUS TO ANALYZE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INTEGRAL OF A FUNCTION AND THE RELATED AREA. |
Math. |
MAC 2312 |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 |
M |
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Math. |
MGF 1130 |
Mathematical Thinking |
M |
• STUDENTS WILL DETERMINE EFFICIENT MEANS OF SOLVING A PROBLEM THROUGH INVESTIGATION OF MULTIPLE MATHEMATICAL MODELS. • STUDENTS WILL APPLY LOGIC IN CONTEXTUAL SITUATIONS TO FORMULATE AND DETERMINE THE VALIDITY OF LOGICAL STATEMENTS USING A VARIETY OF METHODS. • STUDENTS WILL APPLY MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS VISUALLY AND CONTEXTUALLY TO REPRESENT, INTERPRET AND REASON ABOUT GEOMETRIC FIGURES. • STUDENTS WILL RECOGNIZE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF NUMBERS AND UTILIZE NUMBERS ALONG WITH THEIR OPERATIONS APPROPRIATELY IN CONTEXT. • STUDENTS WILL ANALYZE AND INTERPRET REPRESENTATIONS OF DATA TO DRAW REASONABLE CONCLUSIONS. |
Math. |
STA 2023 |
Intro. to Statistics 1 |
M |
• STUDENTS WILL VISUALIZE AND SUMMARIZE DATA USING DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS. • STUDENTS WILL APPLY BASIC PROBABILITY CONCEPTS TO DRAW REASONABLE CONCLUSIONS. • STUDENTS WILL EMPLOY CONCEPTS OF RANDOM VARIABLES, SAMPLING DISTRIBUTIONS, AND CENTRAL LIMIT THEOREM TO ANALYZE AND INTERPRET REPRESENTATIONS OF DATA. • STUDENTS WILL CHOOSE AN APPROPRIATE METHOD OF INFERENTIAL STATISTICS, INCLUDING CONFIDENCE INTERVALS AND HYPOTHESIS TESTING, TO MAKE BROADER DECISIONS BASED ON SAMPLE DATA. • STUDENTS WILL MODEL LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN QUANTITATIVE VARIABLES USING CORRELATION AND LINEAR REGRESSION. |
Nat. Sci. |
AST 1002 |
Discovering the Universe |
P |
• STUDENTS WILL DEFINE TERMS USED TO MEASURE AND DESCRIBE THE UNIVERSE. • STUDENTS WILL EXPLAIN THE PROCESSES INVOLVED IN THE FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF CELESTIAL BODIES OVER ASTRONOMICAL TIME ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT MODELS AND THEORIES. • STUDENTS WILL DESCRIBE HOW SCIENTIFIC THEORIES EVOLVE IN RESPONSE TO NEW OBSERVATIONS AND CRITICALLY EVALUATE THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIETY. • STUDENTS WILL FORMULATE EMPIRICALLY TESTABLE HYPOTHESES DERIVED FROM THE STUDY OF PHYSICAL PROCESSES AND PHENOMENA. • STUDENTS WILL APPLY LOGICAL REASONING SKILLS THROUGH SCIENTIFIC CRITICISM AND ARGUMENT TO SEPARATE SCIENCE FROM NON-SCIENCE. • STUDENTS WILL GATHER AND ANALYZE ASTRONOMICAL DATA AND COMMUNICATE RESULTS IN GRAPHIC AND WRITTEN FORMS. |
Nat. Sci. |
AST 3018 |
Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 |
P |
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Nat. Sci. |
AST 3019 |
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 |
P |
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Nat. Sci. |
BSC 2005 |
Biological Science |
B |
• STUDENTS WILL EVALUATE DATA REGARDING VALIDITY. |
Nat. Sci. |
BSC 2010 |
Integrated Principles of Biology 1 |
B |
• STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE SCIENTIFIC LITERACY BY ARTICULATING AND PRACTICING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD. |
Nat. Sci. |
BSC 2011 |
Integrated Principles of Biology 2 |
B |
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Nat. Sci. |
CHM 1020 |
Chemistry for the Liberal Arts |
P |
• STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND CHANGES. |
Nat. Sci. |
CHM 1030 |
Basic Chemistry Concepts and Applications 1 |
P |
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Nat. Sci. |
CHM 1031 |
Basic Chemistry Concepts and Applications 2 |
P |
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Nat. Sci. |
CHM 2045 |
General Chemistry 1 |
P |
• STUDENTS WILL APPLY THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MATTER AND ENERGY. • STUDENTS WILL IMPLEMENT RULES OF SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS TO ALL MEASUREMENTS. • STUDENTS WILL EXPLAIN THE FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ATOMIC AND ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, AND PERIODICITY. • STUDENTS WILL APPLY IUPAC RULES OF NOMENCLATURE. • STUDENTS WILL PREDICT MOLECULAR GEOMETRY AND PROPERTIES FROM BONDING THEORIES. • STUDENTS WILL PREDICT AND EXPLAIN THE PRODUCTS OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS (E.G., ACID-BASE, OXIDATION-REDUCTION, PRECIPITATION, DISSOCIATION). |
Nat. Sci. |
CHM 2046 |
General Chemistry 2 |
P |
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Nat. Sci. |
CHM 2051 |
Honors General Chemistry |
P |
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Nat. Sci. |
CHM 2096 |
Chemistry for Engineers 2 |
P |
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Nat. Sci. |
ESC 1000 |
Intro. to Earth Science |
P |
• STUDENTS WILL USE CRITICAL THINKING TO RECOGNIZE THE RIGOROUS STANDARDS OF SCIENTIFIC THEORIES. • STUDENTS WILL ANALYZE AND SYNTHESIZE EARTH SCIENCE DATA TO DRAW SCIENTIFICALLY VALID CONCLUSIONS. • STUDENTS WILL RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENT TIME SCALES ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT EARTH PROCESSES. • STUDENTS WILL EFFECTIVELY DESCRIBE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN HUMANS AND THE EARTH’S SPHERES. • STUDENTS WILL APPLY THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH SCIENCE PRINCIPLES TO COMPLEX GLOBAL AND LOCAL ISSUES. |
Nat. Sci. |
GLY 2010C |
Intro to Geology |
P |
• STUDENTS WILL USE CRITICAL THINKING TO RECOGNIZE THE RIGOROUS STANDARDS OF SCIENTIFIC THEORIES. |
Nat. Sci. |
OCE 1001 |
Intro to Oceanography |
P |
• STUDENTS WILL USE CRITICAL THINKING TO RECOGNIZE THE RIGOROUS STANDARDS OF SCIENTIFIC THEORIES. |
Nat. Sci. |
MCB 3020 |
Basic Biology of Microorganisms |
B |
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Nat. Sci. |
PHY 2020 |
Intro. to the Principles of Physics |
P |
• STUDENTS WILL CRITICALLY EVALUATE EVERYDAY PHENOMENA USING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD. |
Nat. Sci. |
PHY 2048 |
Physics with Calculus 1 |
P |
• STUDENTS WILL SOLVE ANALYTICAL PROBLEMS DESCRIBING DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOTION, INCLUDING TRANSLATIONAL, ROTATIONAL, AND SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION. |
Nat. Sci. |
PHY 2049 |
Physics with Calculus 2 |
P |
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Nat. Sci. |
PHY 2053 |
Physics 1 |
P |
• STUDENTS WILL SOLVE ANALYTICAL PROBLEMS DESCRIBING DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOTION, INCLUDING TRANSLATIONAL, ROTATIONAL, AND SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION USING ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY. |
Nat. Sci. |
PHY 2054 |
Physics 2 |
P |
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Social Sci. |
PSY 2012 |
General Psychology |
S |
• STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES, TERMS, AND PRINCIPLES FROM HISTORICAL AND CURRENT PERSPECTIVES. |
Social Sci. |
AMH 2010 |
US to 1877 |
S |
· STUDENTS WILL DESCRIBE THE FACTUAL DETAILS OF THE SUBSTANTIVE HISTORICAL EPISODES UNDER STUDY. · STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE FOUNDATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT SHAPED AMERICAN HISTORY FROM BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACT TO 1877 USING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. · STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRIMARY IDEAS, VALUES, AND PERCEPTIONS THAT HAVE SHAPED UNITED STATES HISTORY. · STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCY IN CIVIC LITERACY. |
Social Sci. |
ANT 2000 |
General Anthropology |
S |
• STUDENTS WILL EXPLAIN SCIENTIFIC APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF HUMAN VARIATION AND HUMAN ORIGINS, INCLUDING PRIMATOLOGY, EXTINCT AND EXTANT HUMAN CULTURES, LANGUAGE, AND ETHNICITY. • STUDENTS WILL EXPLAIN THE ORIGINS OF ANTHROPOLOGY AS A FOUNDATION DISCIPLINE IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES THAT EXAMINES THE NATURE AND DEFINITION OF CULTURE. • STUDENTS WILL APPLY ANTHROPOLOGICAL CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES, AND METHODS TO THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF PAST AND PRESENT HUMAN BEHAVIOR. • STUDENTS WILL EXPLAIN HOW ANTHROPOLOGY INCORPORATES MULTIDISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES. • STUDENTS WILL DESCRIBE CONTEMPORARY ANTHROPOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. |
Social Sci. |
POS 2041 |
American Federal Government |
S |
• STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF AMERICA’S CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC. • STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION AND CIVIL DEBATE ON AMERICAN POLITICS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE POINTS OF VIEW. |
Social Sci. |
AMH 2020 |
US Since 1877 |
S |
• STUDENTS WILL DESCRIBE THE FACTUAL DETAILS OF THE SUBSTANTIVE HISTORICAL EPISODES UNDER STUDY. |
Social Sci. |
ECO 2013 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
S |
• STUDENTS WILL RECOGNIZE THAT ALL DECISIONS HAPPEN IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF SCARCITY. • STUDENTS WILL EXAMINE THEORIES AND EVIDENCE REGARDING HOW CHANGES IN AGGREGATE MEASUREMENTS ARE RELATED TO ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE. • STUDENTS WILL RECOGNIZE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS. • STUDENTS WILL ANALYZE THEORY AND EVIDENCE REGARDING FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICIES AND HOW THEY AFFECT THE ECONOMY. • STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY THEORIES OF LONG-TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EXAMINE EVIDENCE FOR THOSE THEORIES. |