Responsibility for meeting the requirements for graduation with a Bachelor degree rests with the student. To be awarded a Bachelor degree from Valencia College a student must have an active student record and do the following:
- Complete a prescribed course of study in one of the programs described on the following pages with a minimum grade of C (2.0) in all Core and Concentration courses.
- Satisfy Valencia’s General Education requirements and Gordon Rule requirements unless you hold an Associate in Arts or Bachelor’s degree or have completed the entire general education program at a regionally accredited institution.
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Earn a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in:
- All earned credit hours at Valencia (Institutional GPA)
- All earned credit hours (Overall GPA)
- Satisfy the foreign language proficiency requirement described in the Bachelor Degree General Education and Course requirements section.
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Satisfy the Civic Literacy requirement. As per Florida Rule 6A-10.04213, prior to the award of an associate in arts or baccalaureate degree, students initially entering a Florida College System institution in the 2021-22 school year*, and thereafter must demonstrate competency in civic literacy prior to graduation by:
a. receiving a passing score on the Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE), and
b. successful completion of one of the following:
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successfully passing POS 2041 U.S. GOVERNMENT, POS 2041H U.S. GOVERNMENT - HONORS or AMH 2010 UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877 (completed after Fall 2024) or AMH 2010H UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877 - HONORS (completed after Fall 2024) or AMH 2020 U.S. HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT or AMH 2020H UNITED STATES HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT - HONORS
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successfully passing a prescribed assessment:
AP Government & Politics: United States Test** (passing score =3), or
AP United States History Test** (passing score = 4), or
CLEP American Government** (passing score = 50)
CLEP History of the United States I** (passing score = 50)
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*The Department of Education has provided guidance that the Civic Literacy requirement is based on the student's governing catalog year (e.g., it is for all students who have a catalog year of Fall 2021 or after even if they had previously attended a Florida public institution).
**receiving a passing score will satisfy both the FCLE and course requirements.
- Submit official transcripts of all college course work, including course work attempted following initial enrollment at Valencia.
- Complete at least 25% of the 120, 128 or 130 credit degree program (30, 32 or 33 credits) at Valencia College, based upon the Florida College System's requirement of a 2+2 admission into the baccalaureate program. Fifteen of those credits must be 3000 or 4000 level courses from the program core course list.
- Submit an application for graduation through Atlas by the deadline date listed in the Academic Calendar in the online official catalog. The student must have at least the minimum number of college-level credits for the degree, including all courses currently registered, in order to submit a graduation application.
- Fulfill all financial obligations to Valencia College.
Total Semester Credits required – 120 credits in addition to completing the Civic Literacy and Foreign Language requirements above for all Bachelor degrees except the B. S. in Radiologic and Imaging Sciences which has 128 credits and the B.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology which has 130 credits. The credit courses required may vary depending on the credits the student brings to the Bachelor degree program. Additional courses to complete the required credits for graduation must apply to the degree and be approved by a Student Success Coach.
