2024-25 Catalog

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 1101FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I (GR)3
or ENC 1101H FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I - HONORS (GR)
ENC 1102FRESHMAN COMPOSITION II (GR)3
or ENC 1102H FRESHMAN COMPOSITION II - HONORS (GR)
Humanities
HUM 2220GREEK AND ROMAN HUMANITIES (GR)3
or HUM 2220H GREEK AND ROMAN HUMANITIES-HONORS (GR)
HUM 2223MEDIEVAL HUMANITIES (GR)3
or HUM 2223H MEDIEVAL HUMANITIES - HONORS (GR)
HUM 2232RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE HUMANITIES (GR)3
or HUM 2232H HUMANITIES - RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE - HONORS (GR)
HUM 223418TH AND 19TH CENTURY HUMANITIES (GR)3
or HUM 2234H 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY HUMANITIES - HONORS (GR)
HUM 225020TH AND 21ST CENTURY HUMANITIES (GR)3
or HUM 2250H 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY HUMANITIES - HONORS (GR)
HUM 2310MYTHOLOGY (GR)3
or HUM 2310H MYTHOLOGY - HONORS (GR)
HUM 2403MIDDLE EASTERN HUMANITIES (GR)3
HUM 2410ASIAN HUMANITIES (GR)3
HUM 2454AFRICAN - AMERICAN HUMANITIES (GR)3
HUM 2461LATIN AMERICAN HUMANITIES (GR)3
ARC 1701HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE I (GR)3
ARH 2051INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY II (GR)3
MUL 1010MUSIC APPRECIATION (GR)3
PHI 2600ETHICS AND CRITICAL THINKING (GR)3
REL 2300WORLD RELIGIONS (GR)3
or REL 2300H WORLD RELIGIONS - HONORS (GR)
Social Science
ANT 2410CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (GR)3
ASL 2510DEAF CULTURE (GR)3
EUH 2000ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL WESTERN CIVILIZATION (GR)3
EUH 2001MODERN WESTERN CIVILIZATION (GR)3
INR 2002INTERNATIONAL POLITICS (GR)3
or INR 2002H INTERNATIONAL POLITICS HONORS (GR)
POS 2112STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (GR)3
or POS 2112H STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT - HONORS
SYG 2000INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY (GR)3
or SYG 2000H INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY- HONORS
SYG 2010SOCIAL PROBLEMS (GR)3
WOH 2012WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 (GR)3
WOH 2022WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 (GR)3

Mathematics

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

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