General Education Standards
General education provides broad foundational knowledge to help Valencia students develop intellectual skills and habits that enable them to become more effective and lifelong learners.
In accordance with 1007.25, Florida Statute, courses included in the General Education program align withthe following standards:
- Communication courses afford students the ability to communicate effectively, including the ability to write clearly and engage in public speaking.
- Humanities courses afford students the ability to think critically through the mastering of subjects concerned with human culture, especially literature, history, art, music, and philosophy, and must include selections from the Western canon.
- Social science courses afford students an understanding of the basic social and behavioral science concepts and principles used in the analysis of behavior and past and present social, political, and economic issues.
- Natural science courses afford students the ability to critically examine and evaluate the principles of the scientific method, model construction, and use the scientific method to explain natural experiences and phenomena.
- Mathematics courses afford students a mastery of foundational mathematical and computation models and methods by applying such models and methods in problem solving.
Associate in Science General Education Program Requirements
Associate in Science students
Area 1. Communications (3 Credits)
Required Course - There are 3 required credits. Students must complete three (3) credits of Freshman Composition, with a minimum grade of C, to fulfill the Gordon Rule requirement.
Area 2. Humanities (3 Credits)
Required Courses – There are 3 required credits. Students must take 3 credits from the Humanities Core course list.
| ART APPRECIATION ~ | |
| ART APPRECIATION - HONORS |
| INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES ~ | |
| INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES - HONORS |
| INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE | |
| MUSIC APPRECIATION +*~ (GR) | |
| PHILOSOPHY ~ | |
| INTRODUCTION TO THEATER ~ | |
Area 3. Mathematics (3 Credits)
Required Courses – There are 3 required credits of math, and students should select from the Core. 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.
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA +*~ (GR) | |
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA - HONORS |
| MATHEMATICAL THINKING +*~ (GR) | |
| MATHEMATICAL THINKING - HONORS |
| CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I +*~ (GR) | |
| CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I - HONORS |
| STATISTICAL METHODS +*~ (GR) | |
| STATISTICAL METHODS - HONORS |
Area 4. Science (3 Credits)
Required Courses - There are 3 required credits of Science, and students should select from the core. 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.
Valencia does not require a science course with a laboratory; however, university majors determine if the student must take one or more laboratory science courses at Valencia. To select the most appropriate science courses for your major or transfer plan, complete an education plan through Atlas.
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY ~ | |
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY - HONORS |
| BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE ~ | |
| BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COMBINED ~ | |
| BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE - HONORS |
| GENERAL BIOLOGY I +*~ | |
| GENERAL BIOLOGY I HONORS |
| CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE ~ | |
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY WITH QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS I +*~ | |
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY WITH QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS I -HONORS |
| EARTH SCIENCES ~ | |
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ~ | |
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE HONORS |
| PHYSICAL GEOLOGY ~ | |
| INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY ~ | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS ~ | |
| GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I +*~ | |
| GENERAL PHYSICS I +*~ | |
Area 5. Social Science (3 Credits)
Required Courses - There are 3 required credits. Students must complete 3 credits in Social Science Core courses, with a minimum grade of C or better. Social Science Core courses will satisfy the Civic Literacy proficiency requirement.
| UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877 (completed Fall 2024 or after) ~ (GR) | |
| UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877 - HONORS |
| U.S. HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT ~ (GR) | |
| UNITED STATES HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT - HONORS |
| U.S. GOVERNMENT ~ (GR) | |
| U.S. GOVERNMENT - HONORS |
