The new rule, 6A-14.094, will allow Florida College System institutions to propose specialized associate in arts transfer degrees that will support students who need supplemental lower-level coursework for admission into ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-14.030Postsecondary Instructional Unit Definitions and Awards in Florida College System Institutions

6A-14.0303General Education Course Options

6A-14.094Site Determined Specialized Associate in Arts Transfer Degree Access

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The new rule, 6A-14.094, will allow Florida College System institutions to propose specialized associate in arts transfer degrees that will support students who need supplemental lower-level coursework for admission into a university baccalaureate degree program beyond the 60 semester hours required for the general associate in arts degree. The new rule will require colleges to enter into an articulation agreement with the receiving university, modify their institutional policies, procedures, advising practices, catalogs, and reporting mechanisms regarding the new degree type. Colleges that are approved to offer the degree will be required to complete annual reporting. Rules 6A-14.0303 and 6A-14.030 are being amended to include the newly created specialized associate in arts transfer degree among the degrees with general education requirements. Other technical changes for clarity and consistency will be made to the rule as well.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Degree types, general education requirements, and unit definitions.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), (2)(n), (6)(c), (d)3. 1001.03(12), 1004.91, 1004.93, 1007.25(3), (9), 1007.55, F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1001.02, 1001.03(12), 1004.02, 1004.91, 1004.93, 1007.25, 1007.55,

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: June 3, 2024, 3:00pm ET

PLACE: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Phv4Yx7qRhqKKzmStKiBGg

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: To comment on this rule development, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact Mike Sfiropoulos, Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs, Division of Florida Colleges, Department of Education, [phone] or email [e-mail], or contact Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, [e-mail].

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

 

Available at https://web02.fldoe.org/rules.