General Education Courses at Palm Beach State College

General Education Courses by Area

Florida Statute 1007.25 specifies that General Education courses come from five core areas: communications, humanities, mathematics, natural science and social science. In accordance with the state articulation agreement (Florida Administrative Code 6A- 10.024), each college and/or university shall honor the completion of the General Education program if such completion is noted on the student’s transcript. The State of Florida requires all public colleges and universities to include a specified amount of writing and computation in their curriculum to ensure students have achieved substantial competency in these areas as specified in Florida Administrative Rule, Gordon Rule, 6A-10.30. Courses that satisfy Gordon Rule are indicated in each general education area.

General Education courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher to apply to any B.A.S., B.S.N., A.A., or A.S. degree program. Each degree offered by the College has its own General Education requirements. Presented below are the General Education course requirements for the B.A.S., B.S.N. and the A.A. degree. Please consult with the FloridaShines.org website or a Palm Beach State academic advisor to determine which general education courses will fulfill the common prerequisite courses needed for your major in the state university system.

A.S. students should refer to their specific program of study to determine which general education courses from the list below are required for their program.

Area I - Communications (9 Credits)

TIER 1 - Select one of the following courses:

TIER 2 - Select one of the following courses:

TIER 3 - Students must take the following course:

Area II - Humanities (6 Credits)

TIER 1 – Select one of the following courses:

TIER 2

If LIT 1000 is not selected in Tier 1, either an AML, ENL or LIT course must be selected in Tier 2

If LIT 1000 is selected in Tier 1, then any other course other than AML, ENL or LIT must be selected from either Tier 1 or Tier 2

Area III - Mathematics (6 Credits)

TIER 1 - Select one of the following courses:

TIER 2 - Select one of the following courses OR select another course from Tier 1:

Area IV - Natural Sciences (9 Credits)

TIER 1 - Select one of the following courses:

TIER 2 - Select one of the following courses OR select another course from Tier 1:

TIER 3 - Select one of the following courses:

Or

Area V - Social Science (6 Credits)

Select courses from Group 1 or Group 2 based on your enrollment status as defined below.

Group 1

You are seeking an AA or baccalaureate degree, are enrolled for the first time (including by dual enrollment) in a Florida public college or university in Fall 2018 or later, and you have no prior college credits. You must complete the requirements of both tiers shown below.

TIER 1 - Select one of the following courses:

TIER 2 - Select one of the following courses:

Group 2

You are seeking an AA or baccalaureate degree and have earned college credits prior to Fall 2018 (including those earned by dual enrollment); you earned credit at PBSC or transferred in from another institution. You must complete the requirements of both tiers shown below.

TIER 1 - Select one of the following courses:

TIER 2

If you selected AMH or POS in Tier 1, select ANT, ECO, GEA, PSY, or SYG from Tier 1 or Tier 2. If you selected ANT, ECO, PSY, or SYG in Tier 1, select AMH or POS from Tier 1 or Tier 2.