Gold Standard Career Pathways Articulation Agreements are developed periodically through a consensus process with the Florida College System institutions and are based on industry certifications on the Department of Education’s “CAPE Industry Certification Funding List” including four new and approved articulation agreements. Approved by the State Board of Education, the Gold Standard Career Pathways Articulation Agreements continue to provide guaranteed college credit for students who earned the industry certification specified in the agreement and enrolled in the specified associate degree program. This saves tuition costs for students and eliminates the need to repeat coursework mastered as evidenced by passage of a third party examination leading to the award of an industry certification.