The Gordon Rule

State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.030, the Gordon Rule, requires that students complete with grades of C or better 12 credits in designated courses in which the student is required to demonstrate college-level writing skills through multiple assignments and six credits of mathematics course work at the level of college algebra or higher. These courses must be completed successfully (grades of C or better) prior to the receipt of an A.A. degree and prior to entry into the upper division of a Florida public university. Students who have not earned an Associate in Arts degree must complete the Gordon Rule requirement prior to being admitted to a Bachelor degree program. 

For graduation with the Associate in Arts degree from Valencia, the Gordon Rule requirements can be satisfied by completing either the writing and mathematics requirements listed below.

Writing

Required: Freshman Composition I and II
ENC 1101	FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I (GR)	3
or ENC 1101H	FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I - HONORS (GR)
ENC 1102	FRESHMAN COMPOSITION II (GR)	3
or ENC 1102H	FRESHMAN COMPOSITION II - HONORS (GR)
Humanities
HUM 2220	GREEK AND ROMAN HUMANITIES (GR)	3
or HUM 2220H	GREEK AND ROMAN HUMANITIES-HONORS (GR)
HUM 2223	MEDIEVAL HUMANITIES (GR)	3
or HUM 2223H	MEDIEVAL HUMANITIES - HONORS (GR)
HUM 2232	RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE HUMANITIES (GR)	3
or HUM 2232H	HUMANITIES - RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE - HONORS (GR)
HUM 2234	18TH AND 19TH CENTURY HUMANITIES (GR)	3
or HUM 2234H	18TH AND 19TH CENTURY HUMANITIES - HONORS (GR)
HUM 2250	20TH AND 21ST CENTURY HUMANITIES (GR)	3
or HUM 2250H	20TH AND 21ST CENTURY HUMANITIES - HONORS (GR)
HUM 2310	MYTHOLOGY (GR)	3
or HUM 2310H	MYTHOLOGY - HONORS (GR)
HUM 2403	MIDDLE EASTERN HUMANITIES (GR)	3
HUM 2410	ASIAN HUMANITIES (GR)	3
HUM 2454	AFRICAN - AMERICAN HUMANITIES (GR)	3
HUM 2461	LATIN AMERICAN HUMANITIES (GR)	3
ARC 1701	HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE I (GR)	3
ARH 2051	INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY II (GR)	3
MUL 1010	MUSIC APPRECIATION (GR)	3
PHI 2600	ETHICS AND CRITICAL THINKING (GR)	3
REL 2300	WORLD RELIGIONS (GR)	3
or REL 2300H	WORLD RELIGIONS - HONORS (GR)
Social Science
ANT 2410	CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (GR)	3
ASL 2510	DEAF CULTURE (GR)	3
EUH 2000	ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL WESTERN CIVILIZATION (GR)	3
EUH 2001	MODERN WESTERN CIVILIZATION (GR)	3
INR 2002	INTERNATIONAL POLITICS (GR)	3
or INR 2002H	INTERNATIONAL POLITICS HONORS (GR)
POS 2112	STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (GR)	3
or POS 2112H	STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT - HONORS
SYG 2000	INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY (GR)	3
or SYG 2000H	INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY- HONORS
SYG 2010	SOCIAL PROBLEMS (GR)	3
WOH 2012	WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 (GR)	3
WOH 2022	WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 (GR)	3

Mathematics

Students must complete, with grades of C or better, at least six credits from the following list:

MAC 1105	COLLEGE ALGEBRA (GR)	3
or MAC 1105H	COLLEGE ALGEBRA - HONORS (GR)
MAC 1114	COLLEGE TRIGONOMETRY (GR)	3
MAC 1140	PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA (GR)	3
MAC 2233	CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (GR)	3
or MAC 2233H	CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (GR)
MAC 2311	CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I (GR)	4
or MAC 2311H	CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I - HONORS (GR)
MAC 2312	CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II (GR)	4
or MAC 2312H	CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II - HONORS (GR)
MGF 1130	MATHEMATICAL THINKING (GR)	3
MGF 1131	MATHEMATICS IN CONTEXT (GR)	3
STA 2023	STATISTICAL METHODS (GR)	3
or STA 2023H	STATISTICAL METHODS - HONORS (GR)