RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
6A-10.024Articulation Between and Among Universities, Community Colleges, and School Districts
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 40, No. 167, August 27, 2014 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The second sentence is amended as follows:
The authority to adopt and amend the regulation this rule aligns with the Constitutional power given the Board of Governors for the state university system and the statutory authority given the State Board of Education for the district school boards, the Florida College System, and the Department of Education.
(3) Associate in Arts (A.A.) Degree. Every associate in arts graduate of a Florida College System institution shall be granted admission to the upper division of a public postsecondary institution consistent with Section 1007.23, F.S. Admission to the student’s preferred public postsecondary institution or program is not guaranteed. The associate in arts degree is defined in subsection 6A-14.030(2), F.A.C.,(insert link) (effective March 25, 2013, and may be obtained from the Office of Articulation, Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399) which definition is incorporated by reference herein, and for purposes of this agreement, shall include:
(3)(a) Completion of sixty (60) semester hours of college credit courses in an established program of study that includes a general education curriculum of thirty-six (36) semester hours of college credit in communication, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences and foreign language competence as described in Rule 6A-10.02412, F.A.C., (insert link) (Effective June 25, 2014, and may be obtained from the Office of Articulation, Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399) which is incorporated by reference herein. The sixty (60) semester hours that comprise a completed associate in arts degree shall be accepted in total upon transfer to an upper division program at another public postsecondary institution.
(5) Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree. The associate in science degree is defined in Rule 6A-14.030(3), F.A.C., (insert link) (effective March 25, 2013, and may be obtained from the Office of Articulation, Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399) which definition is incorporated by reference herein, and for purposes of this agreement shall include:
(5)(c) Completion of common prerequisites, pursuant to Section 1007.25(5), F.S., will be required for the baccalaureate degree or as otherwise outlined in program-specific statewide agreements.
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(6)(a) Students must have a high school diploma, a high school equivalency diploma, or a certificate of completion pursuant to Section 1003.433(2)(b), F.S.; to be admitted to an applied technology diploma program; home education students may be admitted pursuant to Section 1007.263, F.S. or in the case of a student who is home educated, a signed affidavit submitted by the student’s parent or legal guardian attesting that the student has completed a home education program pursuant to the requirements of Section 1002.41, F.S., to be admitted to an applied technology diploma program. Within six (6) weeks of entry, students in applied technology diploma programs of 450 or more hours must be tested pursuant to Rule 6A-10.040, F.A.C., and, if below minimum standards for completion from the program as defined in the program standards document adopted in Rule 6A-6.0571, F.A.C., must receive remedial instruction. The minimum standards must be at least the equivalent of a score of ten (10) on all sections of any basic skills test approved in Rule 6A-10.040, F.A.C. Students must successfully complete all remedial instruction before completing the A.T.D.
(7)(f) For all Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE), and College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations, credit must be awarded at a minimum in accordance with the credit-by-examinations equivalencies determined by the Articulation Coordinating Committee, referenced in paragraph (7)(a) of this rule pursuant to Section 1007.27, F.S. The postsecondary institution shall determine the credit awarded for examinations completed prior to November 1, 2001, or examinations not included in the Articulation Coordinating Committee Credit-by-Examination Equivalencies.
(7)(g) All credit by examination that is intially awarded based on Articulation Coordinating Committee (ACC) recommended minimum scores and maximum amount of credit is guaranteed to transfer and must be accepted by all public postsecondary institutions.
(12) All postsecondary courses offered for college credit, clock hours, or developmental education credit as they are defined in Rule 6A-10.033, F.A.C., (insert link) (Effective March 25, 2013, and may be obtained from the Office of Articulation, Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399) which definitions are incorporated by reference herein, shall be entered in the statewide course numbering system. Each course shall be assigned a single prefix and a single identifying number in the course numbering system.
