Gordon Rule

This rule applies to all students prior to receipt of an associate in arts (A.A.) degree from a public community college or university or prior to entry into upper division of a public university. For the purpose of this rule, a grade of "C" or better shall be considered successful completion. All students entering SCF under this Catalog are required to meet the Gordon Rule requirements. 

Included in SCF's  associate in arts degree of 60 A.A. credits is the requirement that students complete SCF's Gordon Rule writing and mathematics requirements. Students who do not complete all of the Gordon Rule courses within the 60 credits must complete additional courses to fulfill A.A. degree requirements.

Writing Requirements:

In accordance with Florida Department of Education Administrative Rule Number 6A-10.030, all students are mandated to complete satisfactorily 12 semester hours of courses which include written assignments demonstrating college-level writing skills. 

Each of the following courses is designed to meet this requirement and requires a prerequiste of ENC 1101-Written Communications I.

• AML 2010 American Literature I  *
• AML 2020 American Literature II  *
• AML 2600 African-American Literature  *
• ANT 2000 Intro to Anthropology
• ARH 2050 Intro to History of Art I
• ARH 2051 Intro to History of Art II
• CRW 2001 Creative Writing I  *
• CRW 2002 Creative Writing II *
• ENC 1101 Written Communications I
• ENC 1102 Written Communications II
• ENC 2210 Technical Reporting
• ENL 2010 English Literature I
• ENL 2022 English Literature II
• FIL 1007 Foundations of Story
• HUM 2210 Intercultural Humanities I
• HUM 2230 Intercultural Humanities II
• INR 2002 International Relations
• JOU 1100 Basic Reporting
• LIT 2012 The Novel *
• LIT 2020 Short Story *
• LIT 2030 Introduction to Poetry  *
• LIT 2090 Contemporary Literature *
• LIT 2110 World Literature I *
• LIT 2120 World Literature II *
• LIT 2310 Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction *
• LIT 2380 Women in Literature *
• MMC 2100 Writing for Mass Communications
• MUH 2110 Intro to Music History and Literature
• PGY 2000 History of Photography 
• PLA 1104 Legal Research & Writing I
• PLA 2114 Legal Research & Writing II
• REL 2130 Religion & Contemporary Society
• THE 2000 Theatre Appreciation
• THE 2020 Theatre Fundamentals

* ENC 1102 with a grade of "C" or better is a pre- or co-requisite to this course.

Exceptions:

1. Any student who completes the first six (6) hours of the English coursework required by this rule with an "A" (grade point average of 4.0) may waive completion of the remaining six (6) hours until after entry into the university.
2. Completion of an Advanced Placement English course with a score of "3"or better on AP exam will meet the ENC 1101-1102 portion of this requirement.
3. Students who enrolled prior to January 1983 and have maintained continuous enrollment may be exempt.

Mathematics Requirements:

In accordance with Florida Department of Education Administrative Rule Number 6A-10.030, all students enrolling in any college for the first time on or after January 1, 1983 are mandated to complete satisfactorily a minimum of six (6) semester hours of mathematics from any of the following courses:

• MAC 1105 College Algebra
• MAC 1114 Trigonometry
• MAC 1140 Precalculus Algebra
• MAC 2147 Precalculus Algebra/Trigonometry
• MAC 2233 Applied Calculus
• MAC 2311 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
• MAC 2312 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
• MAC 2313 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
• MAD 2104 Discrete Mathematics
• MAP 2302 Differential Equations
• MAS 2103 Linear Algebra
• MGF 1106 Topics in Mathematics
• MGF 1107 Liberal Arts Mathematics
• STA 2023 Elementary Statistics

Exceptions:

1. Any student who has satisfied CLEP requirements in mathematics and whose high school transcript shows successful completion of higher mathematics coursework, including college algebra, trigonometry and calculus, shall be exempted from the mathematics requirements of this rule
2. Completion of an AP calculus course with a score of "3" or better on the AP exam will meet this requirement.