Undergraduate Degree Requirements
Degrees Offered
Florida State University confers at the bachelor's level the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of Social Work, and the Bachelor of Science degrees, the requirements for which are described in detail below. Students may find requirements for all graduate degrees (master's, specialist, professional, and doctoral) in the Graduate Bulletin.
Students pursuing a baccalaureate degree at Florida State University must meet numerous state- and University-wide degree requirements as they progress through their course of studies. In general, freshman and sophomore students in most majors emphasize work in a broad-based liberal arts curriculum, CoreFSU, and in consultation with their advisors select a major concentration. By the end of the sophomore year, all students should have completed at least half of the General Education portion of the CoreFSU curriculum, including the English Composition and Quantitative and Logical Thinking requirements.
Around the end of the sophomore year (fifty-two degree-hours), students formally select a major and request acceptance by the college in which the major is taught. Students transferring into the University with an Associate of Arts (AA) degree from a Florida public community college or university, or transferring fifty-two or more semester hours of credit, are eligible to be admitted directly into the college of their choice provided they meet minimum requirements for the major selected.
Students at the junior and senior level complete the requirements of their chosen major and often of a minor field. They may also have to fulfill additional requirements specific to their college and/or certification requirements to engage in a particular profession for which their undergraduate major is preparatory.
Understanding these degree requirements is crucial to smooth progression to graduation. Students are encouraged to consult with their academic advisors regularly throughout their undergraduate years to ensure that they are making appropriate progress toward their degree and to consult their academic deans' offices, Advising First, and the Office of the University Registrar for assistance and clarification of degree requirements.
Baccalaureate Degree Requirements
Florida State University will confer the bachelor's degree when the following conditions have been met. Restrictions may be found under ‘Transfer Credit' in the “Academic Regulations and Procedures” chapter of this General Bulletin.
Satisfactory completion of Florida State University's CoreFSU requirements with a minimum overall adjusted grade point average of 2.0. The CoreFSU curriculum requirements are divided into two curriculum segments: General Education and University-Wide Graduation Requirements, which encompass all state requirements. A full discussion of these requirements can be found in this chapter below, under the “CoreFSU Curriculum.”
- Satisfactory completion of major requirements in a chosen degree program, including additional requirements set by the college offering the degree. The student's degree program will appear on the baccalaureate diploma. A list of degree programs is available in the “Academic Degree and Certificate Programs” chapter of this General Bulletin. Major names are not printed on university diplomas.
- A minimum adjusted grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 on all coursework taken at Florida State University is required for a degree. In addition, the overall GPA on all college-level work attempted (high school dual enrollment, transfer and FSU coursework) is used as part of the determination of degrees of distinction. See the “Degrees of Distinction” section of this chapter for more information.
- Successful completion of a minimum of one hundred twenty unduplicated semester hours. Physical education activity courses may count as elective credit except in cases where an individual degree program places a specific limit.
- Completion of at least forty-five semester hours in courses numbered 3000 and above, thirty of which need to be taken at Florida State University.
- Completion of the last thirty semester hours and half of the major course semester hours, in residence at this University. In cases of emergency, a maximum of six hours of the final thirty semester hours may be completed by correspondence or residence at another accredited institution with the approval of the academic dean. College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) credit earned may be applied to the final thirty-hour requirement provided that the student has earned at least thirty semester hours credit at Florida State University.
- Students who have entered a university in the State of Florida, Division of Colleges and Universities, with fewer than sixty hours of credit in the fall of 1976 or any time thereafter are required to earn at least nine hours prior to graduation by attendance in one or more Summer terms at one of the State University System institutions. The University President may waive the application of this rule in cases of unusual hardship to the individual. Students may request waivers of this requirement by giving the details of their hardships through their academic deans to the Vice President for Faculty Development and Advancement. Prior to 2011, students who had earned nine semester hours of credit through approved acceleration methods (AP, IB, CLEP, and approved dual enrollment courses) were exempt from the summer residency requirement. Effective 2011, this exemption is no longer available.
- Satisfaction of the foreign-language admissions requirement by having two sequential units of the same foreign language in high school, or eight semester hours of the same foreign language in college, or documented equivalent proficiency.
- Successful completion of the Civic Literacy requirement.
- Successful completion of coursework constituting the student's program of studies, minor, Honors in the Major Research, or certification examination does not guarantee the awarding of the baccalaureate degree. Faculty judgment of the academic performance of the student is inherent in the educational process in determining whether the awarding of the baccalaureate degree or admission into a higher level degree program is warranted.
Note: For the purpose of establishing residency, the various Summer sessions are considered one semester.
Following is a full discussion of state- and University-wide degree requirements at the undergraduate level. Requirements specific to a particular college may be found in the section of this General Bulletin describing that college. Major and minor requirements may be found under the appropriate department in the departmental listings.
State Mandated Academic Learning Compacts (SMALCs)
The State Board of Governors has directed each university to develop Academic Learning Compacts for every baccalaureate degree program. A State University System Academic Learning Compact (SMALC) identifies for each academic bachelor's program what students will learn by the end of a program and how knowledge is measured above and beyond course grades.
A SMALC must pinpoint the core learning expectations in the areas of communication, critical thinking skills, and content/discipline knowledge and skills. Additionally, it must identify the corresponding assessments used to determine how well the student has assimilated the articulated expectations.
Successful performance related to the State Mandated Academic Learning Compacts specific to your degree is a requirement for graduation.
Visit https://provost.fsu.edu/outcomes/smalcs-report/ to view the current version of the SMALCs for your degree. Simply select your major and detailed information is provided. You may also obtain information pertaining to SMALCs by contacting the academic departments.
Division of Undergraduate Studies
Dean: Joseph O'Shea
Associate Deans: Craig Filar, Lynn Hogan, Nikki Raimondi; Assistant Deans: Courtney Barry, Heather Bishop, DeOnte Brown, Miguel Negron, Allison Peters, LaShae Roberts
The Division of Undergraduate Studies is responsible for the supervision and monitoring of state- and University-wide degree requirements as well as University-wide academic support offices. Overseen by the Dean of Undergraduate Studies, the division includes the Office of Undergraduate Studies (the academic home of most freshmen and sophomores), Advising First, the Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (CARE), the University Honors Program, Transfer and Information Services, the Academic Center for Excellence (ACE), the Office of National Fellowships, and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement. For further information on these academic support offices see ‘Honors Program' in the “University Honors Program and Honor Societies” chapter and ‘Advising First', the ‘Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement', ‘Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement', and ‘Transfer and Information Services' in the “Academic Advising and Support Services” chapter of this General Bulletin.
Freshmen and sophomores have their programs and coursework supervised by the Office of Undergraduate Studies. Exceptions to this placement are students accepted into the College of Music, College of Motion Picture Arts, or into the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program in theatre or dance. Students in these majors are advised and supervised directly within their own schools or departments. The Office of Undergraduate Studies is the dean's office that administers the academic and advisement program, regardless of intended major, for all other freshman and sophomore students.
CoreFSU Curriculum
The CoreFSU curriculum provides an educational foundation that enables FSU students to thrive in and beyond the classroom. Across the curriculum, students build the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in the major and life after college.
Statewide Requirements
College-Level Communication and Computation Requirement
The State of Florida mandates minimum communication and computation skills for all students in Florida public institutions of higher education. The Statewide General Education Core and the University-wide requirements are designed to meet these requirements. The statewide graduation requirements of these rules follow.
Students will satisfy the requirements of this rule by completing, with a grade of “C–” or higher in each course, the General Education requirements in Quantitative and Logical Thinking, English Composition, and two other approved courses that require college-level writing for a total of six additional writing credits. The six additional writing credits may be fulfilled through successful completion of approved “W” (State-Mandated Writing) or E-Series courses. These requirements must be completed prior to receipt of an Associate of Arts degree from Florida State University.
Credit by Examination. A student shall be allowed to partially satisfy the State mandates for communication and computation by earning academic credit for approved Quantitative and Logical Thinking, English Composition, or “W” (State-Mandated Writing) coursework with a passing score on an appropriate AP, IB, AICE or CLEP examination. Refer to the AP, IB, AICE, and CLEP Tables in the “Academic Regulations and Procedures” chapter of this General Bulletin for college course equivalents and credits earned. Students will still be required to take ENC 2135 (or an approved 2000-level ENC composition course) to meet FSU requirements for English Composition and General Education.
Transfer Credits or Correspondence Credits. Students transferring to Florida State University who have been certified by Florida State University as having completed the AA degree from a Florida public university, state college, community college, or other college with which Florida State University maintains an official articulation agreement are deemed to have satisfied the State mandates for communication and computation and Florida State University's General Education requirements.
Students transferring from other institutions that come under the provision of these State mandates, but who have not received the AA degree will be deemed to have satisfied the State mandates for General Education if the previous institution indicates, by notation on the transcript or by some other form of written certification, that the student has satisfied these State mandates before leaving that institution.
Transferring students who do not fall into either of the above categories will be required to satisfy Florida State University's plan for State mandates.
Statewide General Education Core
The State of Florida Statute 1007.25 regarding General Education outlines the statewide general education core for students entering the State University System (SUS) and Florida College System (FCS). Information on the statute, the implementation process, and the decisions made is posted on the official Website at http://www.fldoe.org/policy/articulation/general-edu-core-course-options.stml.
The Statewide General Education Core requirements apply to students initially entering the SUS or FCS in the 2015-2016 academic year and thereafter. Fifteen (three credit hours from each category) of the thirty-six General Education credits must be earned from the five Statewide General Education Core requirement categories (at FSU, these are: English Composition, Quantitative and Logical Thinking, Social Sciences/History, Humanities and Cultural Practice/Ethics, and Natural Sciences). All SUS and FCS institutions must accept these courses for transfer credit, but no institution must offer all courses.
General Education Digital Badge Series: Section 1007.25, Florida Statutes, was revised in 2021 to create the General Education Digital Badge Series. Career readiness competencies are evaluated for alignment with general education student learning outcomes. At the time of publication, staff from the Division of Florida College and Office of the Board of Governors identified the first digital badge with the anticipation of creating four additional badges for a total of five badges, mirroring the five General Education Core areas.
Fundamentals of Written Communication: Beginning in Fall 2022, Florida public postsecondary institutions will offer students a “Fundamentals of Written Communication” digital badge upon successful completion with a grade of “C” or better of ENC 1101 or a course with an “ENC” prefix for which ENC 1101 is an immediate prerequisite. By earning this badge, students document their personal communication skills including effective reading, writing, speaking, listening, and nonverbal communication skills. This badge will convey to future employers that students have acquired vital skills needed for professional success.
Civic Literacy
Students first entering any Florida College System institution or State University System institution as degree-seeking undergraduates in the 2018-2019 school year and thereafter must demonstrate competency in civic literacy prior to receipt of the baccalaureate degree. This includes transfer students and students seeking a second bachelor's degree who began as degree-seeking undergraduates at any FCS or SUS institution in the 2018-2019 school year or thereafter.
Visit https://core.fsu.edu, click on “For Advisors & Students” in the navigation menu, then click “Civic Literacy” for the most recent guidance on meeting the Civic Literacy requirement.
CoreFSU General Education Requirements
Satisfactory completion (a minimum adjusted grade point average of 2.0 on all courses used for General Education) of thirty-six semester hours of Florida State University's General Education courses within the CoreFSU curriculum as follows:
Quantitative and Logical Thinking. Students must complete a total of six semester hours in this area, of which at least three semester hours must be chosen from the Statewide Core list. At least three of the six hours in this area must be in the Department of Mathematics. Students must earn a “C–” or higher in these courses. Students completing these courses will be able to:
- Select and apply appropriate methods (i.e., mathematical, statistical, logical, and/or computational models or principles) to solve real world problems.
- Use a variety of forms to represent problems and their solutions.
English Composition. Students must complete a total of six semester hours in this area, three of which must be chosen from the Statewide Core list (ENC 1101). The additional hours must be earned through ENC 2135 Research, Genre, and Context (or an approved 2000-level composition course with an ENC prefix). Students must earn a “C–” or higher in these courses. Students completing these courses will be able to:
- Compose for a specific purpose, occasion, and audience.
- Compose in a process, including drafts, revision, and editing.
- Incorporate sources from a variety of text types
- Convey ideas clearly, coherently, and effectively, utilizing the conventions of standard American English where relevant.
Social Sciences/History. Students must complete at least six semester hours in the combined area of Social Sciences and History, of which three semester hours must be chosen from the Statewide Core list. Students must complete at least one Social Sciences course and one History course. Students completing these courses will be able to:
Social Sciences.
- Discuss the role of social factors in contemporary problems or personal experiences.
- Analyze claims about social phenomena.
History.
- Discuss the role of historical factors in contemporary problems or personal experiences.
- Analyze claims about historical phenomena.
Humanities and Cultural Practice/Ethics. Students must complete at least six semester hours in the combined area of Humanities and Cultural Practice and Ethics, of which at least three semester hours must be chosen from the combined Statewide Core requirement list. Students must complete at least one Humanities and Cultural Practice course and one Ethics course. Students completing these courses will be able to:
Humanities and Cultural Practice.
- Interpret intellectual or artistic works within a cultural context.
- Use a cultural, artistic, or philosophical approach to analyze some aspect of human experience.
Ethics.
- Evaluate various ethical positions.
- Describe the ways in which historical, social, or cultural contexts shape ethical perspectives.
Natural Sciences. Students must complete six semester hours in this area, of which at least three semester hours must be chosen from the Statewide Core requirement list.
Note: All students must complete at least one semester hour in a Natural Sciences laboratory course as a graduation requirement (see below). Students completing these courses will be able to:
- Pose questions or hypotheses based on scientific principles.
- Use appropriate scientific methods and evidence to evaluate claims or theoretical arguments about the natural world.
- Analyze and interpret research results using appropriate methods.
Additional CoreFSU General Education Hours. Students must complete a minimum of six additional hours of
CoreFSU courses. These six additional hours may be selected from the lists of approved General Education courses.
CoreFSU University-Wide Requirements
Satisfactory completion of university-wide graduation requirements as follows:
- “W” (State-Mandated Writing) and E-Series: In addition to the six credits required for English Composition, students must complete two three-credit courses that meet state mandates for college-level writing. These six additional writing credits may be fulfilled through successful completion of approved “W” (State-Mandated Writing) or E-Series courses. Courses must be completed with a grade of “C–” or higher to satisfy the State-Mandated Writing requirement. Students completing these courses will be able to:
- Compose for a specific purpose, occasion, and audience.
- Convey ideas in clear, coherent prose that utilizes the conventions of a standard language.
- Scholarly and Formative Experiences: Students must complete one Scholarship in Practice course and one approved Formative Experience prior to the awarding of a bachelor's degree with the following exceptions: (1) students who have completed an AA degree from an articulated institution (including those who have completed a high school AA degree from an articulated institution) and (2) transfer students who enter the University with sixty or more credit hours will only be required to complete either one Scholarship in Practice course or one approved Formative Experience. A second Scholarship in Practice course may substitute for the Formative Experience. Students completing these courses will be able to:
- Apply relevant areas of scholarship to produce an original project. (Scholarship in Practice)
- Diversity Requirement: Students must complete two Diversity courses. Both Diversity courses must be completed with a grade of “C–” or higher. Students completing these courses will be able to:
- Analyze some aspect of human experience within a culture, focusing on at least one source of diversity (e.g., age, disability, ethnicity, gender, language, race, religion, sexual orientation, social class, or other).
- Explore one's own cultural norms or values in relation to those of a different cultural group.
- Natural Sciences Laboratory Requirement: Students must complete at least one credit hour in a Natural Sciences laboratory course with a grade of “C–” or higher.
- Oral Communication Competency Requirement: Students must complete at least one course designated as meeting the Oral Communication Competency Requirement with a grade of “C–” or higher. Students completing these courses will be able to:
- Delivery original oral messages for a specific purpose, occasion, and type of audience.
- Make effective use of both verbal and non-verbal delivery in presentations.
- Digital Literacy Requirement: Students must complete at least one course designated as meeting the Digital Literacy Requirement with a grade of “C–” or higher. Courses fulfilling the Digital Literacy Requirement must accomplish at least three of the following outcomes:
- Evaluate and interpret the accuracy, credibility, and relevance of digital information
- Evaluate and interpret digital data and their implications
- Discuss the ways in which society and/or culture interact with digital technology
- Discuss digital technology trends and their professional implications
- Demonstrate the ability to use digital technology effectively
- Demonstrate the knowledge to use digital technology safely and ethically
- Upper-Division Writing Requirement: Students must complete at least one course designated as meeting the Upper-Division Writing Requirement with a grade of “C–” or higher. Students completing these courses will be able to:
- Use appropriate evidence from multiple sources to illustrate how a chosen topic is relevant to a particular field.
- Convey ideas clearly, coherently, and effectively for a particular purpose, occasion, or audience representative as appropriate for the field.
- For more information, please see the CoreFSU Advising Sheet. Visit http://core.fsu.edu, click “For Advisors and Students” in the navigation bar, then click “CoreFSU Advising Sheet.”
CoreFSU
Academic Policies
The General Education requirements must be met by completion of appropriate coursework or by combination of coursework and credit by examination within the limits set below:
Credit by Examination. A maximum of thirty semester hours of credit earned through examination may be applied to the General Education requirements.
Coursework. An overall 2.0 average or higher is required for coursework used to satisfy the General Education requirements.
To satisfy state mandates and University-wide requirements, students must also earn a grade of “C–” or higher in each of the courses used to fulfill the General Education requirements in Quantitative and Logical Thinking, English Composition, and two approved courses that require college-level writing. These two additional college-level writing courses may be fulfilled through successful completion of approved “W” (State-Mandated Writing) or E-Series courses. Students with an AA degree or General Education Statement from a Florida public university, state college, community college, or other colleges with which Florida State University maintains an official articulation agreement are exempt from the state mandates for college-level writing.
Courses listed as “directed individual study” (DIS), “senior Honors in the Major Research,” or “senior seminar” cannot apply to the General Education requirements.
- No courses taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) basis may apply to the CoreFSU requirement, with the exception that a single course that counts as a designated Formative Experience may be awarded an S/U grade.
- A student who transfers to Florida State University from a Florida public community/state college or other articulated institution will be deemed to have satisfied the University's General Education requirement if all General Education requirements stipulated by the community/state college or other articulated institution have been met and the student's transcript has been so marked.
- If a course taken at FSU was approved for CoreFSU credit at the time a course is completed, it will count for CoreFSU credit, even if the course was not listed as a CoreFSU course in the General Bulletin under which the student entered.
Students should check departmental curriculum listings to determine prerequisites and potential course duplications prior to taking courses. In addition, students may search for current CoreFSU listings on the CoreFSU website. Visit http://core.fsu.edu and click on “Find a CoreFSU Course” in the navigation menu. Finally, it is important to note that designations and approved courses may change periodically. An up-to-date listing of designations can be found on the CoreFSU website and all appropriate designations are indicated in the course syllabus for individual courses.
Note: Some students will be required to take preparatory coursework prior to enrollment in Quantitative and Logical Thinking and/or English Composition courses. See ‘Required Preparatory Courses' in the “Academic Regulations and Procedures” chapter of this General Bulletin.
CoreFSU Courses
Courses within the CoreFSU curriculum are listed below by area. These lists are subject to change. For the most recent list of courses, see the CoreFSU website at http://core.fsu.edu.
Symbol Legend
- C Stands for combined lecture and laboratory
- L Stands for laboratory
- r Stands for “repeatable” and indicates that the course may be taken more than once
- d Denotes a course that meets the Diversity requirement
- # Indicates that the course has a credit limit and only one of these courses will earn credit towards meeting the CoreFSU requirements
- s Denotes a course that meets the Scholarship in Practice requirements
- w Denotes a course that meets the State-Mandated Writing requirement
General Education Curriculum
Quantitative and Logical Thinking
Students must complete (or be exempted from with credit) a total of at least six semester hours in Quantitative and Logical Thinking, of which at least three semester hours must be chosen from the Statewide Core requirement list for mathematics (see Statewide Core requirement list). Of those six required hours, three of those credit hours must be in the Department of Mathematics and three additional credit hours must be from a list approved by the CoreFSU Coordinating and Policy Committee and maintained by the Office of Undergraduate Studies. Students must complete their first Quantitative and Logical Thinking course by the time they have attempted thirty hours, which includes any credit hours earned through acceleration (i.e., AP, IB, Dual Enrollment, etc.). Students must complete or be registered for their second Quantitative and Logical Thinking course by the time they have attempted forty hours. All six semester hours of the Quantitative and Logical Thinking General Education requirement should be completed by the time the student earns fifty-two hours. All courses used to satisfy this requirement must be completed with a grade of “C–” or higher.
All incoming freshman students who intend to register for College Algebra (MAC 1105), Analytic Trigonometry (MAC 1114), Pre-Calculus Algebra (MAC 1140), Calculus with Analytical Geometry I (MAC 2311), Calculus with Analytical Geometry II (MAC 2312), or Calculus for Business (MAC 2233) as their first mathematics course at FSU (in their first semester or subsequent semesters) will be required to take the ALEKS placement exam, regardless of SAT/ACT or AP/IB/AICE/CLEP test scores. Students who bring in dual enrollment credit of a “C-” or better in a prerequisite course for one of the courses listed above are not required to take the ALEKS exam. Detailed information about taking the ALEKS placement exam can be found on the Department of Mathematics Website: https://math.fsu.edu/Undergraduate/ALEKS.
Statewide Core Courses:
MAC 1105 College Algebra (3)
MAC 2311 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (4)
MGF 1130 Mathematical Thinking (3)
STA 2023 Fundamental Business Statistics (3)
Note: Any student who successfully completes a mathematics course for which one of the General Education Core course options in mathematics is a direct prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the Statewide Core mathematics requirement.
Additional Quantitative and Logical Thinking Coursework
IDS 2400w Understanding Uncertainty: Games of Skill and Chance (3)
IDS 2401w Personally Relevant Mathematics (3)
IDS 2402w Mathematics for Civic Engagement (3)
IDS 3358w Making the Argument: Symbolic Logic and the Forms of Good Reasoning (3)
ISC 1057 Computational Thinking (3)
MAC 1114 Analytic Trigonometry (2)
MAC 1140 Precalculus Algebra (3)
MAC 1147 Precalculus Algebra/Trigonometry (5)
MAC 2233 Calculus for Business (3)
MAC 2312 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (4)
MAC 2313 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III (5)
MGF 1106 Mathematics for Liberal Arts I (3)
MGF 1107 Topics in Practical Finite Mathematics (3)
MGF 1131 Mathematics in Context (3)
PHI 2100 Reasoning and Critical Thinking (3)
STA 1013 Statistics through Example (3)
STA 1220s In My Opinion: Introduction to Designing, Conducting and Analyzing Surveys (3)
STA 2122 Introduction to Applied Statistics (3)
STA 2171 Statistics for Biology (4)
English Composition
Students must complete (or be exempted from with credit) a total of at least six semester hours in English Composition, which shall include ENC 1101 (which meets the Statewide Core requirement) and ENC 2135. All students shall complete the required English Composition courses by the time they have attempted thirty credit hours, which includes any credit hours earned through acceleration (i.e., AP, IB, Dual Enrollment, etc.) or must show an appropriate exemption, as approved by the Faculty Senate, from six semester hours of English Composition courses. The second required course in the English Composition sequence, ENC 2135, provides students a foundation for upper-division writing in the major as well as essential competencies for careers in all fields. Both courses used to satisfy this requirement must be completed with a grade of “C–” or higher.
Statewide Core Course:
ENC 1101 Freshman Composition and Rhetoric (3)*
Note: Any student who successfully completes a course with an ENC prefix for which ENC 1101 is a direct prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the Statewide Core communication requirement.*
Additional English Composition Coursework
ENC 2135 Research, Genre, and Context (3)*
- * Students must complete these courses with a grade of “C” or better to be awarded the Fundamentals of Written Communication Digital Badge.
Social Sciences/History
Students must complete six semester hours in the combined area of Social Sciences and History, of which at least three semester hours will be chosen from the combined Statewide Core requirement list. Students must complete at least one Social Sciences course and one History course.
Statewide Core Courses in Social Sciences:
ANT 2000 Introduction to Anthropology (3)
ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
POS 1041 American Government: National (3)
PSY 2012 General Psychology (3)
Statewide Core Course in History:
AMH 2010w The History of the United States to 1877 (3)
AMH 2020 A History of the United States Since 1877 (3)
Social Sciences
ANT 2410d Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
ANT 2416d Childhood Around the World (3)
ANT 3212d Peoples of the World (3)
ANT 3405d Anthropology of Sport (3)
ANT 4241d Anthropology of Religion (3)
CCJ 2020 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
CCJ 3011 Criminology (3)
CPO 2002 Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics (3)
CPO 3303 Politics of Latin America (3)
ECO 2000 Introduction to Economics (3)
ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
EGS 3045w Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Global Grand Challenges of Engineering (3)
FAD 2230 Family Relationships: A Life Span Development Approach (3)
GEA 1000d World Geography (3)
GEA 4405d Latin America (3)
GEO 1330 Environmental Science (3)
GEO 1400d Human Geography (3)
GEO 4421d Cultural Geography (3)
IDH 3117d Social (In)Equalities: Social Construction of Difference and Inequalities (3)
IDH 3402sd Youth Subcultures (3)
IDH 3403dw Feminist Perspectives on Globalization (3)
IDH 3401 Everyday Life: Time/Space/Power (3)
IDH 3404d Environmental Justice (3)
IDH 3430 Global Inequalities: The Local and the Global in the Modern World-System (3)
IDH 3702w Becoming and Being Leaders: Motivating Self and Others (3)
IDS 2108w Making Good Decisions: How to Get the Most Out of Your Money and Life (3)
IDS 2180sw Dead Cities (3)
IDS 2227w Sustainable Society (3)
IDS 2292w Communication and Dance (3)
IDS 2322rw Sexual Health in the Modern World (3)
IDS 2323dw Gendered Bodies Over the Life Course (3)
IDS 2339w The Boundaries Between Us: Exploring Racial Inequality in the U.S. (3)
IDS 2341w Relationship Status: It's Complicated–Understanding and Influencing Intimate Relationships (3)
IDS 2390w Public Opinion and American Democracy (3)
IDS 2391w Why is Good Politics Not Good Economics? (3)
IDS 2393w The Hunger Games Trilogy: Collective Action and Social Movements (3)
IDS 2431dw Thinking Beyond Ourselves: Global Perspectives (3)
IDS 2432w Political Participation in the 21st Century: From Indigenous Communities to On-line Democracy (3)
IDS 2436w Contemporary Behavioral and Substance Addictions (3)
IDS 2471w Glaciers, Geysers, and Glades: Exploring U.S. National Parks (3)
IDS 2472w Freshman Seminar (3)
IDS 2511w 21st Century Literacies (3)
IDS 2651sw Language, Body, Mind and World (3)
IDS 3137w Politics of Reproduction (3)
IDS 3336dw Great Britain? Geography, Imperialism, Industry, and Culture (3)
IDS 3365dw Global Conflicts: Analysis and Resolution (3)
IDS 3430w Sociology of Hip Hop Culture (3)
IDS 3433w Modern Death (3)
IDS 3435w “Please Please Me”: Anglo-American Youth Culture from the 1950's to the Present (3)
IDS 3512dw Examining the Educational Achievement Gap (3)
IDS 3634 Information Literacy and Society (3)
INR 2002 Introduction to International Relations (3)
INS 2912sw Developing Global Citizens: Global Issues in Theory and Practice (3)
LIS 3103 Information and Society (3)
SYD 2740sd Sociology of Law and Hispanics (3)
SYD 3800d Sociology of Sex and Gender (3)
SYD 4700d Race and Minority Group Relations (3)
SYG 1000 Introductory Sociology (3)
SYG 2010d Social Problems (3)
SYG 3245 Sociology of Food (3)
SYO 3100 Families and Social Change (3)
SYO 3200d Sociology of Religion (3)
SYP 3730 Aging and the Life Course (3)
URP 3257d Green Global Health (3)
URS 1006d World Cities: Quality of Life (3)
History
AMH 2091dw The African-American Experience in the United States (3)
AMH 2095dw American Indians in the United States (3)
AMH 2096dw Black Women in America (3)
AMH 2097dw Nationality, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States (3)
AMH 2583d The Seminoles and the Southeastern Indians (3)
AMH 3632w Environmental Policy: Twentieth Century and Beyond (3)
ANT 3133 Introduction to Underwater Archaeology (3)
ANT 3141d World Prehistory (3)
ASH 1044dw Middle Eastern History and Civilization (3)
ASH 3100dw History of Asia (3)
ASH 3230rs Middle East Research: An Interdisciplinary Seminar (3–6)
ASH 3282 From Kimchi to K-Pop: Celebrating the History of Korea from Prehistoric Times to the Present (3)
ASH 3402w China before 1898 (3)
CLA 2010sdw Peoples of the Roman World (3)
CLA 2110s Debates about the Past: Greek Civilization, History and Culture (3)
CLA 2123s Debates about the Past: Roman Civilization, History and Culture (3)
CLA 3430w History of Ancient Greece (3)
CLA 3440w History of Ancient Rome (3)
CLT 2049 Medical Terminology (3)
EUH 2000w Ancient and Medieval Civilizations (3)
EUH 2314w Spain: Prehistory to the Present (3)
EUH 3205dw 19th-Century Europe (3)
EUH 3206dw 20th-Century Europe: A Survey (3)
EUH 3295d Wars in 20th Century Europe: Film, Experience, Memory (3)
EUH 3316 The Spanish Civil War (3)
EUH 3436sd Italy During World War II (3)
EUH 3530w England, the Empire and the Commonwealth (3)
HIS 2050sw The Historian's Craft (3)
HIS 2370s Interpreting Native America (3)
HIS 2496dw Pandemics and People (3)
HIS 3205dw LGBTQ History (3)
HIS 3263dw Pirates and Patriots in the Atlantic World (3)
HIS 3464dw History of Science (3)
HIS 3491dw Medicine and Society (3)
HIS 3505 Perspectives on Science and Mathematics (3)
IDH 3113d America Abroad (3)
IDH 3114s Appropriating the Past: The Use and Abuse of the Ancient World in Modern Societies (3)
IDH 3420sw Alienating History: Ancient Aliens, Pseudoarchaeology, and Historical Inquiry (3)
IDH 3430 Global Inequalities: The Local and the Global in the Modern World-System (3)
IDH 3421s Historic Landscapes, Imagined Worlds: Ancient History Through Gaming (3)
IDS 2156w Environment and Society (3)
IDS 2196w History of American Popular Culture, 1850-Present (3)
IDS 2199w The American GI in War and Peace in World War II (3)
IDS 2376w Who Do the British Think They Are? (3)
IDS 2410w Citizenship and Debate: Models from the Ancient World (3)
IDS 2411w The Italian Mafia from Corleone to the Globalized World (3)
IDS 2412w (Re)Imagining Florida: From Spanish Colonialism to Today (3)
IDS 2413w Fight the Power: Protesting with Song in America: 20th Century versus 21st Century (3)
IDS 2414w Making Chief Osceola (3)
IDS 2417w Defining Moments and Identities: From the Persian Wars to September 11th (3)
IDS 2418w Empire and Revolution in Cold War Latin America (3)
IDS 2419w Cultures of Medicine (3)
IDS 2420dw Heretics, Rebels, and Militants in the Islamic World (3)
IDS 2681s Digital Microhistory Lab (3)
IDS 3193dw Ancient Sexualities and Modern Sexual Politics (3)
IDS 3198w Terrorism in Historical Perspective (3)
IDS 3415w Guns, Drugs, and Slaves: The History of Trafficking in the Modern World (3)
IDS 3416w Ethics and Empire in the Roman World (3)
LAH 1093dw Latin America: A Cross-Cultural History (3)
MUH 3211w Survey of Music History–Antiquity to 1750 (3)
MUH 3212 Survey of Music History–1750 to Present (3)
REL 2121dw Religion in the United States (3)
REL 2122s Culture Wars (3)
REL 3128r Topics in Religion in the Americas (3)
REL 3155 Psychology in American Religious History (3)
REL 3160 Religion and Science (3)
WOH 2023dw The Modern World to 1815 (3)
WOH 2030dw The Modern World Since 1815 (3)
WOH 2202 Mortal Combat: Eurasian Worlds of War Since 1200 (3)
WOH 3212dw Monsoon Empires: The Indian Ocean, 800-1800 (3)
WOH 3403w History of Space: Modern and Contemporary Explorations (3)
WOH 3440dw History of Refugees, 0-2000 (3)
Humanities and Cultural Practice/Ethics
Students must complete six semester hours in the combined area of Humanities and Cultural Practices and Ethics, of which at least three semester hours must be chosen from the combined Statewide Core requirement list. Students must complete at least one Humanities and Cultural Practice course and one Ethics course.
Statewide Core Courses in the Humanities and Cultural Practice:
ARH 2000d Art, Architecture, and Artistic Vision (3)
HUM 2020w The Art of Being Human: Examining the Human Condition Through Literature, Art and Film (3)
LIT 2000w Introduction to Literature (3)
MUL 2010 Music Literature, Listening, and Understanding (3)
THE 2000d Introduction to Theatre (3)
Statewide Core Courses in Ethics:
PHI 2010 Introduction to Philosophy (3)
Humanities and Cultural Practice:
AML 3311w Major Figures in American Literature (3)
ARH 2050w History and Criticism of Art I (3)
ARH 2051w History and Criticism of Art II (3)
ARH 2090sdw Great Discoveries in World Archaeology (3)
ARH 3572d History of Islamic Art (3)
ART 2003Csw Contemporary Art Scholarship and Practice (3)
ASH 3282 From Kimchi to K-Pop: Celebrating the History of Korea from Prehistoric Times to the Present (3)
ASN 3822d Traditions of East Asian Humanities (3)
CHT 3123rd Pre-Modern Chinese Literature and Culture (3)
CHT 3124rd Modern Chinese Literature (3)
CHT 3391rd Chinese Cinema and Culture (3)
CHT 3392rd Writing Women in Pre-Modern China (3)
CLA 3500s Sports in Antiquity: Olympians, Gladiators, and Superstars (3)
CLA 3501dw Gender and Society in Ancient Greece (3)
CLT 2049 Medical Terminology (3)
CLT 3370sw Classical Mythology (3)
CLT 3378sdw Ancient Mythology, East and West (3)
CLT 3510sdw The Ancient World in Film (3)
DAN 2100sw Dance Appreciation (3)
DAN 3144dw Cultural Perspectives on Dance (3)
DAN 3145w Classical Perspectives on Dance (3)
DAN 3185d African-American Perspectives on Dance (3)
ENG 2610 The Graphic Novel (3)
ENG 3116 The Documentary Film (3)
ENG 3803 History of Text Technologies (3)
EUH 3295d Wars in 20th Century Europe: Film, Experience, Memory (3)
FIL 2001s Introduction to Cinema Studies: Analysis and Practice (3)
FIL 3363rs Documentary Filmmaking (3-6)
FIL 3833 Film Styles (3)
FOW 2100w Literature and the World: An Invitation to Reading Across Modern Languages (3)
FOW 3240dw Literature and Sexuality (3)
FRT 3520rd French and Francophone Cinema (3)
FRT 3561dw French Women Writers (3)
FRW 3100s Survey of French Literature I: Early-Modern France (3)
FRW 3101s Survey of French Literature: Modern France (3)
GET 3130dw Masterpieces of German Literature in Translation: 19th and 20th Centuries (3)
GET 3524rd German Cinema (3)
HUM 2210sw Humanities: Pre-History to Late Antiquity (3)
HUM 2235sw Humanities: From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment (3)
HUM 2250sw Humanities: 18th-Century Romanticism to Postmodernism (3)
HUM 2742 Walking in London (3)
HUM 3123d Irish Culture: An Introduction (3)
HUM 3321sdw Multicultural Dimensions of Film and 20th-Century Culture (3)
IDH 2103w Museums: Three Promises for Humanity (3)
IDH 2123sdw Child and Youth Media Cultures in the U.S. (3)
IDH 2130sd Staging Identity and Difference in the American Musical Theatre (3)
IDH 2133dw Musical Theatre in the Weimar Republic: Identities and Creative Freedom (3)
IDH 3108sdw Radical Visions of Freedom (3)
IDH 3118s Utopias/Dystopias: An Homage to ‘Social Dreaming' (3)
IDS 2160dw The Tourist Trap: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (3)
IDS 2166sw Art as Propaganda: The Impact of Visual and Performing Arts on Western Society (3)
IDS 2170dw Music in the World (3)
IDS 2171w Visualizing Music: Representing Music Through Images (3)
IDS 2173dw A Social History of America's Popular Music (3)
IDS 2194w The Immigrant Experience in Contemporary America (3)
IDS 2291sw Language Birth, Language Death (3)
IDS 2293w Dangerous Liaisons: Rape Myths and Violence in Literature, the Arts and Music (3)
IDS 2335dw Central American Cinema (3)
IDS 2342w Noah's Flood Through the Ages (3)
IDS 2370d Festivals: Artisanship, Satire, and Fire (3)
IDS 2371w Music and Culture in London (3)
IDS 2372w Art Music in Contemporary Society (3)
IDS 2373w From Ballet to Beyonce: Gender and the Body in Dance and Pop Culture (3)
IDS 2374w Theory and Practice of the Encounter (3)
IDS 2375dw Third World Cinema (3)
IDS 2394w Making Babies, Making Families: Adoption and Surrogacy in Literature, Film, and Public Debate (3)
IDS 2403w Creative Inquiry (3)
IDS 2451w From Page to Screen: The Arts and Politics of Adaptation (3)
IDS 2452w Documentary Film, History, Theory, and Practice (3)
IDS 2453sdw Reality and Illusion in World Cinema (3)
IDS 2454dw Fantasy Girls: Philosophical Examinations of Women and Girls in Fantasy and Science Fiction (3)
IDS 2455w The Role of the Public Intellectual (3)
IDS 2456dw Who is Human? Culture, Gender and Human Rights (3)
IDS 2460d Global & Intercultural Communication (3)
IDS 2461dw Music and International Human Rights (3)
IDS 2462w Human Nature: Modern and Contemporary Perspectives (3)
IDS 2463w Writing/s about Music (3)
IDS 2464w Crossing the Atlantic: Lorca in America, Hemingway in Spain (3)
IDS 2465w To Work, Learn, or Play? The Role of the Child in British Fiction 1830-1914 (3)
IDS 2467rs Interdisciplinary Explorations in German Culture (3)
IDS 2660w Seeing Sound, Hearing Pictures: The Interaction of Music and Photography (3)
IDS 2672sdw Music and Film (3)
IDS 2673dw Popular Music in Literature (3)
IDS 2674sw Animation and Identity (3)
IDS 2675w Philosophy and Film (3)
IDS 2676w Understanding America: Hemingway in a World of Discredited Values and Traditions (3)
IDS 2677dw Female Friendship Alliances in Shakespeare (3)
IDS 2680w Reading, Writing, and Speaking in the Digital Age (3)
IDS 3140w Technologies of Memory from Ancient Greece to Today (3)
IDS 3167sw Contemporary Art as a Mirror (3)
IDS 3168sw Walt Disney's America (3)
IDS 3169sw Art and the Environment (3)
IDS 3188dw German Society Through Film: The Legacy of Nazi Crimes Against Humanity (3)
IDS 3195w Vistas on Florence: From Dante to the Big Flood of 1966 (3)
IDS 3197w Responses to the Holocaust (3)
IDS 3305w Music and Literature (3)
IDS 3312w Robots, Monsters, Avatars: Technology and the (Post-)Human Condition (3)
IDS 3317w Demons, the Antichrist, and Satan (3)
IDS 3320w Human Nature: The War Within (3)
IDS 3330dw The Culture is in the Cuisine: The Food of Italy (3)
IDS 3434w How Houses Build People: Ancient and Modern Domestic Life (3)
IDS 3450dw Through an Arabic Lens: The Intersection of Film and Culture (3)
IDS 3457w The Reel Middle Ages: Medieval Literature and Film (3)
IDS 3458sdw Lions and Tiger and Bears, Oh My! Multicultural Dimensions of American Cinema (3)
IDS 3459dw Cinema Gone Global (3)
IDS 3466dw India Through Bollywood Film (3)
IDS 3648w Beethoven in America (3)
IDS 3671w Science Fiction, Dystopia, Fate, and the Problem of Evil (3)
IDS 3678 Apocalypse: The End of the World in the Arts (3)
IDS 3685w Promoting Art Ethically in Social Media: Screening Truth from Fiction (3)
HIS 3126d Comics and Medicine (3)
IHS 4123d Narrative Medicine: Patient-Centered Care and the Individual Story (3)
IND 2219 Design and the Human Experience (3)
ITT 3430dw Masterpieces of Italian Literature and Culture in Translation (3)
ITT 3500dw Italian Culture and Civilization: From Origins to the Age of Romanticism (3)
ITT 3501dw Modern Italian Culture: From the Unification to the Present (3)
ITT 3520dw The Italian-American Experience in Literature and Film (3)
ITT 3523dw Italian Cinema (3)
LIN 2004d World Languages (3)
LIN 3053 Invented Languages (3)
LIT 3024d Perspectives on the Short Story (3)
LIT 3383dw Women in Literature (3)
LIT 3438rw Literature and Medicine (3)
LIT 3622 Eco-Literature and Ecocriticism (3)
MUH 2019d Modern Popular Music (3)
MUH 2051d Music in World Cultures (3)
MUH 2512d Music in World Cultures (2). (For music majors.)
MUH 3053dw American Roots Music (3)
MUL 2110 Survey of Music Literature (2)
MUT 1005s The Art of Songwriting (3)
MUT 2116s Music Theory III (3)
MUT 2117 Music Theory IV (3)
REL 1300dw Introduction to World Religions (3)
REL 2210dw Introduction to the Old Testament (3)
REL 2211w The Lost Books of the Bible (3)
REL 2240dw Introduction to the New Testament (3)
REL 2292sw Apocalypse Now and Then (3)
REL 2315d Religions of South Asia (3)
REL 2350d Religions of East Asia (3)
REL 2462sw Demons, the Antichrist and Satan (3)
REL 3112w Religion and 20th Century Fantasy Literature (3)
REL 3138d Religious Intolerance in America (3)
REL 3142 Religion, the Self, and Society (3)
REL 3145dw Gender and Religion (3)
REL 3209s The Dead Sea Scrolls (3)
REL 3224 The Hebrew Prophets (3)
REL 3293r Topics in Biblical Studies (3)
REL 3322dw Religions of the Greek and Roman World (3)
REL 3333d Ramayana in Indian Culture and Beyond (3)
REL 3337d Goddesses, Women, and Power in Hinduism (3)
REL 3340d The Buddhist Tradition (3)
REL 3345d Chan/Zen Buddhism (3)
REL 3348sd Buddhism and the Mythology of Evil (3)
REL 3351d Japanese Religions (3)
REL 3358d Tibetan and Himalayan Religions (3)
REL 3363d Islamic Traditions (3)
REL 3367d Islamic Traditions II: Islam up to the Modern World (3)
REL 3370d Religion in Africa (3)
REL 3484d New Religious Movements (3)
REL 3493s Religion, Prisons, & Abolition (3)
REL 3505w The Christian Tradition (3)
REL 3513s Christians through Roman Eyes (3)
REL 3541s American Protestant Thought in Historical Context (3)
REL 3607dw The Jewish Tradition (3)
REL 3935rd Topics in Buddhism (3)
REL 3936r Special Topics in Religion (3)
REL 4366 Seminar on Shi'ite Islam (3)
REL 4393 Islam in North America (3)
RUT 3110dw Russian Literature in English Translation (3)
RUT 3514d Russian Folklore and Fairy Tales (3)
RUT 3523rd Russian Cinema (3)
SLL 3510d The Slavic Vampire (3)
SPT 3130dw Latin American Literature in Translation (3)
SPT 3391d Hispanic Cinema (3)
SPT 3503d Introduction to Hispanic Culture Analysis (3)
SPT 3531d Past and Present in Valencia, Spain (3)
THE 3214sw World Theatre History II (3)
Ethics
CCJ 3484 Ethics in Policing and Intelligence (3)
CIS 3250 Ethics and Computer Science (3)
CJE 3648 Crime Scene Professionalism (3)
FRT 3140dw Masterworks of French Literature in Translation; French (3)
HPS 3320dw Screening the Scientific Life: Cinema and the Cultural Image of Science (3)
IDH 2602s Us and Them: Navigating Disagreements in a Polarized Society (3)
IDH 3119d Truth, Justice, and the American Way? Ethics, Religion, and Superheroes (3)
IDH 3140d Freedom and Religion: Liberal, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives (3)
IDH 3403d Feminist Perspectives on Globalization (3)
IDS 2113w Know Thyself: A Philosophical Investigation of Self-Knowledge (3)
IDS 2129dw When Culture and Business Collide: Communication in an International Context (3)
IDS 2144w Information Ethics for the 21st Century (3)
IDS 2165dw Intercultural Communication, Business, and Sustainability: Writing for “Green” Everywhere (3)
IDS 2293w Dangerous Liaisons: Rape Myths and Violence in Literature, the Arts, and Music (3)
IDS 2316w World Without God? (3)
IDS 2375dw Third World Cinema (3)
IDS 2461dw Music and Human International Rights (3)
IDS 2490w Social Responsibility (Rhetorically Speaking) (3)
IDS 2491w Communication Matters: Personal Responsibility in Public Speaking (3)
IDS 2492w Sport: Place, Competition, and Fairness (3)
IDS 2510w Questioning What We Know: Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science in the 21st Century (3)
IDS 2611w Classical Philosophy of India (3)
IDS 2661w Made in Italy: Cultural Capital and Global Exchanges (3)
IDS 2679w Need and Greed (Is Money the Root of All Evil?) (3)
IDS 3164sw Media, Culture, and the Environment (3)
IDS 3179w Ethics Through Art (3)
IDS 3188dw German Society through Film: The Legacy of Nazi Crimes Against Humanity (3)
IDS 3303w The Animal in Ancient and Modern Thought (3)
IDS 3312w Robots, Monsters, Avatars: Technology and the (Post-) Human Condition (3)
IDS 3326w Understanding Religion, Understanding People (3)
IDS 3340w Who Owns the Past: Perspectives on Ethics in Anthropology (3)
IDS 3364w Yesses and Noes: The Ethics of Consent (3)
IDS 3392w Just Torture (3)
IDS 3416w Ethics and Empire in the Roman World (3)
IDS 3433w Modern Death (3)
IDS 3495w Sport: Conscience Meets Commerce (3)
IDS 3683 Life with Google: The Unintended Consequences of Information Technology (3)
IDS 3685w Promoting Art Ethically in Social Media: Separating Truth from Fiction (3)
ITT 3114 Dante's Inferno (3)
LDR 3200 Leadership and Ethics (3)
LEI 2318 Events: Love Them, Then Leave Them, What's My Footprint? (3)
LIT 3438rw Literature and Medicine (3)
PAD 3003 Public Administration in American Society (3)
PHI 2620 Environmental Ethics (3)
PHI 2630 Ethical Issues and Life Choices (3)
PHI 2635dw Bioethics (3)
PHM 2121d Philosophy of Race, Class and Gender (3)
PHM 2300d Introduction to Political Philosophy (3)
REL 3152d Religion, Race and Ethnicity (3)
REL 3170dw Religious Ethics and Moral Problems (3)
REL 3171r Topics in Ethics (3)
REL 3178sw Religion and Law (3)
REL 3180s Religion and Bioethics (3)
REL 3346d Buddhist Ethics (3)
REL 3431w Critics of Religion (3)
SOW 3933 Seminar in Global Social Work Ethics (3)
Natural Sciences
Students must complete a minimum of six semester hours, of which at least three semester hours must be chosen from the Statewide Core requirement list.
Note: All students must complete at least one credit hour in a Natural Sciences laboratory course as a graduation requirement.
Statewide Core Courses in the Natural Sciences:
AST 1002 Planets, Stars, and Galaxies (3)
BSC 1005 General Biology for Nonmajors (3)
BSC 2010 Biological Science I (3). (For science majors.)
BSC 2085 Anatomy and Physiology I (3)
CHM 1020C Chemistry for Liberal Studies (4)
CHM 1045 General Chemistry I (3). (For science majors.)
ESC 1000 Introductory Earth Science (3)
EVR 1001 Introduction to Environmental Science (3)
GLY 2010C Physical Geology (4). (For science majors.)
OCE 1001 Elementary Oceanography (3)
PHY 1020 Physics and Technology for Future Presidents (3)
PHY 2048C General Physics A (5). (For science majors.)
PHY 2053C College Physics A (4). (For science majors.)
Note: Any student who successfully completes a Natural Science course for which one of the General Education core course options in Natural Sciences is a direct prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the Natural Sciences Core requirement. The direct prerequisite must be in the same subject area for the course to count and the subject area is determined according to the institution or SCNS catalog.
Natural Sciences
ANT 2100 Introduction to Archaeology (3)
ANT 2100L Introduction to Archaeology Laboratory (1)
ANT 2301 Evolution of Human Sexuality (3)
ANT 2511 Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Prehistory (3)
ANT 2511L Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Prehistory Laboratory (1)
ANT 4468 Bones, Bodies and Disease (3)
AST 1002L Planets, Stars, and Galaxies Laboratory (1)
BSC 1005L General Biology Laboratory for Nonmajors (1)
BSC 1100 Natural History, Biodiversity, and the Growth of Evolutionary Thought (3)
BSC 2010L Biological Science I Laboratory (1). (For science majors.)
BSC 2011 Biological Science II (3). (For science majors.)
BSC 2011Ls Biological Science II Laboratory (1). (For science majors.)
Note: Only Scholarship in Practice if taken with BSC 2011]
BSC 2085L Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory (1). (For science majors.)
CHM 1045L General Chemistry Laboratory (1). (For science majors.)
CHM 1046 General Chemistry II (3)
CHM 1046L General Chemistry II Laboratory (1). (For science majors.)
CHM 1050 Honors General Chemistry I (3). (For science majors.)
CHM 1050L Honors General Chemistry I Laboratory (1). (For science majors.)
CHM 1051 Honors General Chemistry II (3). (For science majors.)
CHM 1051L Honors General Chemistry II Laboratory (2). (For science majors.)
CHM 1082 Kitchen Chemistry (3)
CHM 1582 Chemistry in Art: From Pottery to Forgery (3)
CHM 2047 One-Semester General Chemistry (3)
CHM 2047L One-Semester General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHM 3217L One-Semester Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CJE 3652 Forensic Science in the Crime Lab (3)
CJE 3652L Forensic Science in the Crime Lab Laboratory (3)
CJE 3762 Forensic Science in Investigation (3)
CJE 3762L Forensic Science in Investigations Laboratory (1)
CLA 2810sdw Ancient Science for Non-Science Majors (3)
ESC 1000L Introductory Earth Science Laboratory (1)
EVR 1001L Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory (1)
GLY 1000 Dynamic Earth (3)
GLY 1000L Dynamic Earth Laboratory (1)
GLY 1030 Environmental Issues in Geology (3)
GLY 1102 Dinosaurs and Disasters on an Evolving Earth (3)
HUN 1201 The Science of Nutrition (3)
IDH 2351w An Apple a Day: Natural Science Honors Seminar (3)
IDS 2132w Busting Common Biological Myths (3)
IDS 2133w Trilobites to T. Rex: History of Life on Earth (3)
IDS 2134w Evolution, Medicine and Evidence (3)
IDS 2135w Genetics in Society (3)
IDS 2136w Biotechnology: Impact of Life and Science on Society (3)
IDS 2240w Sustainable Food and Water: Soil, Animals, Vegetables, and Grain (3)
IDS 2274w Green Chemistry in a Changing World (3)
IDS 2278s Ocean Sustainability (3)
IDS 2470w The Ecology of Food (3)
IDS 2473w Putting Science into Action: Field Methods in Plant Ecology (3)
IDS 2650w Thinking about Language: How Cognition and Language Interact (3)
IDS 3232w Living Green, Theory to Action (3)
IDS 3700w Broken Clocks and Disrupted Sleep: Impacts of Technology (3)
ISC 2003 Global Change: Its Scientific and Human Dimensions (3)
ISC 3063 Scientific Underwater Investigation (3)
ISC 3063L Scientific Underwater Investigation Laboratory (1)
ISC 3523C Research Methods (3)
MET 1010 Introduction to the Atmosphere (3)
MET 1050 Natural Hazards and Disasters: From Hurricanes to Meteorites (3)
PHY 1020L Physics and Technology for Future Presidents Laboratory (1)
PHY 1102 Applications of Modern Research (3)
PHY 2049C General Physics B (5)
PSB 2000 Introduction to Brain and Behavior (3)
SPA 2001 Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders (3)
Note: Certain restrictions exist regarding the allotment of course credit for the chemistry and geology courses listed above. Students should refer to the course descriptions of each department for specific credit information before registering for these courses.
University-Wide Curriculum
“W” (State-Mandated Writing) and E-Series Courses
To satisfy the state writing mandates, students must complete two approved three-credit college-level writing courses beyond the six hours required for English Composition. These two additional college-level writing courses may be fulfilled through successful completion of “W” (State-Mandated Writing) or E-Series courses. Transfer students who entered the University without having completed the General Education requirements elsewhere or who have not completed an articulated AA degree must complete two approved courses that meet the State-Mandated Writing requirement. To fulfill the college-level writing requirement, students must earn a grade of at least a “C–” in the course, and also earn at least a “C–” average on the required writing assignments. If a student does not earn a “C–” average or higher on the required writing assignments, the student will not earn an overall grade of “C–” or higher in the course, no matter how well the student performs in the remaining portion of the course. Students with an AA degree or General Education Statement from a Florida public university, state college, community college, or other colleges with which Florida State University maintains an official articulation agreement are exempt from the state mandates for college-level writing.
“W” Courses
AFA 2000w Introduction to the African-American Experience (3)
AFA 3101dw Theories of African American Studies (3)
AFA 3353dw Race, Class, and Gender Inequities in the United States (3)
AMH 2010w The History of the United States to 1877 (3)
AMH 2091dw The African-American Experience in the United States (3)
AMH 2095dw American Indians in the United States (3)
AMH 2096dw Black Women in America (3)
AMH 2097dw Nationality, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States (3)
AMH 3632w Environmental Policy: Twentieth Century and Beyond (3)
AML 2010w American Authors to 1875 (3)
AML 2600dw Introduction to African-American Literature (3)
AML 3041w American Authors Since 1875 (3)
AML 3311w Major Figures in American Literature (3)
AML 3630w Latino/a Literature in English (3)
AML 3682dw American Multi-Ethnic Literature (3)
ARH 2050w History and Criticism of Art I (3)
ARH 2051w History and Criticism of Art II (3)
ARH 2090sdw Great Discoveries in World Archaeology (3)
ARH 3130w Survey of Greek Art and Archaeology (3)
ARH 3150w Art and Archaeology of Ancient Italy (3)
ART 2003Csw Contemporary Art Scholarship and Practice (3)
ASH 1044dw Middle Eastern History and Civilization (3)
ASH 3100dw History of Asia (3)
ASH 3236dw History of Modern Turkey (3)
ASH 3402w China before 1898 (3)
CLA 2010sdw Peoples of the Roman World (3)
CLA 2110sw Debates about the Past: Greek Civilization, History, and Culture (3)
CLA 2123sw Debates about the Past: Roman Civilization, History, and Culture (3)
CLA 2810sdw Ancient Science for Non-Science Majors (3)
CLA 3430w History of Ancient Greece (3)
CLA 3440w History of Ancient Rome (3)
CLA 3501dw Gender and Society in Ancient Greece (3)
CLA 3502w Women, Children, and Slaves in Ancient Rome: The Roman Family (3)
CLT 3370sw Classical Mythology (3)
CLT 3378sdw Ancient Mythology, East and West (3)
CLT 3510sdw The Ancient World in Film (3)
DAN 2100sw Dance Appreciation (3)
DAN 3144dw Cultural Perspectives on Dance (3)
DAN 3145w Classical Perspectives on Dance (3)
EGS 3045w Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Global Grand Challenges of Engineering (3)
ENL 2022w British Authors: Early Romantics to the Present (3)
ENL 3334w Introduction to Shakespeare (3)
EUH 2000w Ancient and Medieval Civilizations (3)
EUH 2314w Spain: Prehistory to the Present (3)
EUH 3205dw 19th-Century Europe (3)
EUH 3206dw 20th-Century Europe: A Survey (3)
EUH 3530w England, the Empire and Commonwealth (3)
FOW 2100w Literature and the World: An Invitation to Reading Across Modern Languages (3)
FOW 3240dw Literature and Sexuality (3)
FRT 3140dw Masterworks of French Literature in Translation; French (3)
FRT 3561dw French Women Writers (3)
GET 3130dw Masterpieces of German Literature in Translation: 19th and 20th Centuries (3)
HIS 2050sw The Historian's Craft (3)
HIS 2496dw Pandemics and People (3)
HIS 3205dw LGBTQ History (3)
HIS 3263dw Pirates and Patriots in the Atlantic World (3)
HIS 3464dw History of Science (3)
HIS 3491dw Medicine and Society (3)
HPS 3320dw Screening the Scientific Life: Cinema and the Cultural Image of Science (3)
HUM 2210sw Humanities: Pre-History to Late Antiquity (3)
HUM 2235sw Humanities: From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment (3)
HUM 2250sw Humanities: 18th-Century Romanticism to Postmodernism (3)
HUM 3321sdw Multicultural Dimensions of Film and 20th-Century Culture (3)
IDH 3420sw Alienating History: Ancient Aliens, Pseudoarcheology, and Historical Inquiry (3)
IDS 2491w Communication Matters: Personal Responsibility in Public Speaking (3)
IDS 3167sw Contemporary Art as a Mirror (3)
IDS 3169sw Art and the Environment (3)
INS 2912sw Developing Global Citizens: Global Issues in Theory and Practice (3)
ITT 3430dw Masterpieces of Italian Literature and Culture in Translation (3)
ITT 3500dw Italian Culture and Civilization: From Origins to the Age of Romanticism (3)
ITT 3501dw Modern Italian Culture: From the Unification to the Present (3)
ITT 3520dw The Italian-American Experience in Literature and Film (3)
ITT 3523dw Italian Cinema (3)
JPT 3391rdw Japanese Film and Culture (3)
LAH 1093dw Latin America: A Cross-Cultural History (3)
LIT 2010w Introduction to Fiction (3)
LIT 2030w Introduction to Poetry (3)
LIT 2081w Contemporary Literature (3)
LIT 2230w Introduction to Global Literature in English (3)
LIT 3043w Modern Drama (3)
LIT 3383dw Women in Literature (3)
LIT 3438rw Literature and Medicine (3)
MUH 3053dw American Roots Music (3)
MUH 3211w Survey of Music History-Antiquity to 1750 (3)
PHH 3130w Plato and His Predecessors (3)
PHH 3140w Aristotle to Augustine (3)
PHH 3400w Modern Philosophy (3)
PHI 2635dw Bioethics (3)
PHM 3020w Philosophy of Sex (3)
REL 1300dw Introduction to World Religions (3)
REL 2121dw Religion in the United States (3)
REL 2210dw Introduction to the Old Testament (3)
REL 2211w The Lost Books of the Bible (3)
REL 2240dw Introduction to the New Testament (3)
REL 2292sw Apocalypse Now and Then (3)
REL 2462sw Demons, the Antichrist and Satan (3)
REL 3112w Religion and 20th Century Fantasy Literature (3)
REL 3145dw Gender and Religion (3)
REL 3170dw Religious Ethics and Moral Problems (3)
REL 3178sw Religion and Law (3)
REL 3322dw Religions of the Greek and Roman World (3)
REL 3431w Critics of Religion (3)
REL 3505w The Christian Tradition (3)
REL 3607dw The Jewish Tradition (3)
RUT 3110dw Russian Literature in English Translation (3)
SPT 3130dw Latin American Literature in Translation (3)
THE 3214sw World Theatre History II (3)
WOH 2023dw The Modern World to 1815 (3)
WOH 2030dw The Modern World Since 1815 (3)
WOH 3212dw Monsoon Empires: The Indian Ocean, 800-1800 (3)
WOH 3403w History of Space: Modern and Contemporary Explorations (3)
WOH 3440dw History of Refugees, 0-2000 (3)
WST 3251dw Women in Western Culture: Images and Realities (3)
Scholarly and Formative Experiences
To satisfy this requirement, students will be required to take one course from each of the two categories described below. All students are required to complete at least one Scholarship in Practice course and one approved Formative Experience, with the following exceptions: students who have completed an AA degree from an articulated institution (including those who have completed a high school AA degree from an articulated institution) and transfer students who enter the University with sixty or more credit hours are only required to complete either one Scholarship in Practice or one Formative Experience course.
The Scholarly and Formative Experiences requirement must be completed prior to the receipt of the baccalaureate degree.
Scholarship in Practice courses are classroom-based experiences that allow students to apply relevant areas of scholarship to an original project. A Scholarship in Practice course must be completed with a grade of “C–” or higher prior to the receipt of the baccalaureate degree. A Scholarship in Practice course at any level will count towards the graduation requirement.
Formative Experiences are a type of hands-on, high impact practice through which students engage in independent, immersive learning settings outside the classroom that are relevant to their educational, professional, and life goals. Student participation in Formative Experiences must be evaluated by an instructor of record (faculty or qualified staff). Formative Experiences must be completed with a grade of “C–” or higher (or an “S” if taken on an S/U basis) in an approved course or through successful completion of the Experience Recognition Program through the FSU Career Center prior to the receipt of the baccalaureate degree. Students may satisfy the Formative Experience requirement by completing a second Scholarship in Practice course. For a Scholarship in Practice course to fulfill the Formative Experience requirement, the student must earn a “C–” or higher.
Scholarship in Practice Courses
ADV 3823rs Advertising Team II (3)
ANT 4041s Museum Anthropology (3)
ANT 4525s Human Osteology (3)
ARE 4254sd Art and Public Pedagogy (3)
ARE 4932rs Introduction to Arts Administration (3)
ARH 2090sdw Great Discoveries in World Archaeology (3)
ARH 2814s Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age (3)
ARH 3391s The Renaissance Apprentice: Artistic Practice in Fifteenth Century Florence (3)
ARH 4800rs Methods of Art History and Criticism (3)
ART 2003Csw Contemporary Art Scholarship and Practice (3)
ART 4851s BA: Exploring Opportunities in the Arts (3)
ART 4970s BFA Thesis Project and Exhibition (3)
ASH 3230rs Middle East Research: An Interdisciplinary Seminar (3-6)
AST 3721Ls Astrophysics Laboratory (2)
BCH 4053Ls General Biochemistry I Laboratory (3)
BME 4801s Biomedical Engineering Process Design I (3)
BSC 2011Ls Biological Science II Lab (1) (For science majors
Note: Only Scholarship in Practice if taken with BSC 2011
CEN 4090Ls Software Engineering Capstone (1)
CGN 4800s Senior Design Project (3)
CJE 3617s Cold Case Investigations (3)
CLA 2010sd Peoples of the Roman World (3)
CLA 2110s Debates About Past: Greek Civilization, History and Culture (3)
CLA 2123sw Debates About Past: Roman Civilization, History and Culture (3)
CLA 2810sdw Ancient Science for Non-Science Majors (3)
CLA 3500s Sports in Antiquity: Olympians, Gladiators, and Superstars (3)
CLA 4935rs Seminar in Classical Civilization (3)
CLT 3370sw Classical Mythology (3)
CLT 3378sdw Ancient Mythology, East and West (3)
CLT 3510sdw The Ancient World in Film (3)
CLT 4300s Greek and Roman Comedy (3)
CLT 4320s Lyric and Elegiac Poetry (3)
COM 2740s Contemporary Issues in Communication (3)
COM 3521s Introduction to Digital Media Campaigns (3)
COM 4905rs Directed Individual Study (1–3)
CRW 3753s Writing Florida (3)
CRW 4120rs Fiction Workshop (3)
CRW 4320rs Poetry Workshop (3)
DAN 2100sw Dance Appreciation (3)
DAN 4971s Senior Capstone Experience (3)
ECH 4604s Chemical Engineering Process Design I (4)
ECO 4450s Introduction to Research in Economics (3)
ECP 3617s Land Use, Housing and Government Regulation (3)
ECP 3930s Seminar in Applied Economic Policy Writing (3)
ECP 4618s Research Methods for Studying Housing, Land, and Cities (4)
EEL 4911Cs Senior Design Project I (3)
EIN 4890s Industrial Engineering Senior Design Project (3)
EML 4551Cs Senior Design Project I (3)
ENC 4311rs Advanced Article and Essay Workshop (3)
ENG 4910s Research in Renaissance Literature (3)
ENG 4934s Senior Seminar in Literature (3)
ENT 2630s The Themed Experience (3)
ENT 3605s Systems Innovation by Design (3)
ENT 3607s Innovation by Design (3)
EUH 3436sd Italy During World War II (3)
FIL 2001s Introduction to Cinema Studies: Analysis and Practice (3)
FIL 2043rs History of Visual Effects and Animation (1-6)
FIL 3363rs Documentary Filmmaking (3-6)
FRW 3100s Survey of French Literature I: Early-Modern (3)
FRW 3101s Survey of French Literature II: Modern France (3)
GLY 4544Cs Sedimentation and Stratigraphy (4)
HFT 2704sd A Survey of Eco-Tourism (3)
HIS 2050sw The Historian's Craft (3)
HIS 2370s Interpreting Native America (3)
HIS 4164s Digital History (3)
HIS 4935s Senior Seminar (3)
HUM 2210sw Humanities: Pre-History to Late Antiquity (3)
HUM 2235sw Humanities: From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment (3)
HUM 2250sw Humanities: 18th–Century Romanticism to Postmodernism (3)
HUM 2831s Digital Literacy in the Humanities (3)
HUM 3321sdw Multicultural Dimensions of Film and 20th–Century Culture (3)
IDH 2123sdw Child and Youth Media Cultures in the U.S. (3)
IDH 2130sd Staging Identity and Difference in the American Musical Theatre (3)
IDH 2602s Us and Them: Navigating Disagreements in a Polarized Society (3)
IDH 3108sdw Radical Visions of Freedom (3)
IDH 3114s Appropriating the Past: The Use and Abuse of the Ancient World in Modern Societies (3)
IDH 3118s Utopias/Dystopias: An Homage to “Social Dreaming” (3)
IDH 3402sd Youth Subcultures (3)
IDH 3420sw Alienating History: Ancient Aliens, Pseudoarcheology, and Historical Inquiry (3)
IDH 3421s Historic Landscapes, Imagined Worlds: Ancient History Through Gaming (3)
IDS 2104sw Foundations of Research and Inquiry (3)
IDS 2128sw The Lean Machine: The 21st Century Entrepreneur (3)
IDS 2141sw Innovation and Emerging Technologies (3)
IDS 2166sw Art as Propaganda: The Impact of Visual and Performing Arts on Western Society (3)
IDS 2180sw Dead Cities (3)
IDS 2278s Ocean Sustainability (3)
IDS 2291sw Language Birth, Language Death (3)
IDS 2321sdw The Blindness Experience (3)
IDS 2453sdw Reality and Illusion in World Cinema (3)
IDS 2467rs Interdisciplinary Explorations in German Culture (3)
IDS 2494sw Creating Experiences (3)
IDS 2651sw Language, Body, Mind, and World (3)
IDS 2672sdw Music and Film (3)
IDS 2674sw Animation and Identity (3)
IDS 2681s Digital Microhistory Lab (3)
IDS 3121sw Business Case Analysis and Solution Development (3)
IDS 3164sw Media, Culture, and the Environment (3)
IDS 3167sw Contemporary Art as a Mirror (3)
IDS 3168sw Walt Disney's America (3)
IDS 3169sw Art and the Environment (3)
IDS 3458sdw Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Multicultural Dimensions of American Cinema (3)
IDS 3493sw Empowering Health Consumers in the eHealth Era (3)
IDS 3496sw Exploring the World of Sports (3)
IDS 3682sw Technical Communication in the Information Age (3)
IHS 4901s Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences Capstone Course (3)
IND 4243Cs Interior Design Studio IV (4)
INS 2912sw Developing Global Citizens: Global Issues in Theory and Practice (3)
ISM 4545s Data Analytics and Mining for Business (3)
ISS 4304s Contemporary Social Problems and Integrative Solutions (3)
LDR 2101s Leadership Theory and Practice (3)
LDR 2160s Peer Leadership (3)
LDR 2162s Leadership in Groups and Communities (3)
LDR 2163s Emerging Leaders (3)
LDR 2213sd Leadership for Social Justice (3)
LDR 2290s Leadership and Sustainability in Action (3)
LDR 2560s Leadership in Film (3)
LDR 3215s Leadership and Change (3)
LDR 3221s Contemporary Issues in Leadership (3)
LDR 4105s Leadership and Complexity (3)
LDR 4404s Student Affairs Leadership (3)
LIN 4201s Sounds of the World's Languages (3)
LIS 3793s Information Architecture (3)
MAN 4310sd Disability Inclusion in the Workforce (3)
MAP 4103s Mathematical Modeling (3)
MET 3220C Meteorological Computations (3)
MMC 4200s Media Law and Digital Innovation (3)
MMC 4302s Comparative and International Media Studies (3)
MUO 4006rs Music Theatre Workshop (2)
MUT 1005s The Art of Songwriting (3)
MUT 2116s Music Theory III (3)
MUT 3574s Popular Music Analysis (3)
NUR 4837Cs Nursing Leadership in Systems of Care (3)
PAD 3012s Mayhem Media: Aliens, Zombies, and Human Error (3)
PAD 4393s Emergency Management Programs, Planning, and Policy (3)
PAD 4481s Intelligence Analysis and Communication (3)
PHI 3681s Ethics, Data, and Technology (3)
PHY 3802Ls Intermediate Laboratory (2)
PHY 4822Lrs Advanced Laboratory (2)
PSY 3213Cs Research Methods in Psychology with Laboratory (4)
REL 2122s Culture Wars (3)
REL 2462sw Demons, the Antichrist and Satan (3)
REL 2292sw Apocalypse Now and Then (3)
REL 3178sw Religion and Law (3)
REL 3180s Religion and Bioethics (3)
REL 3209s The Dead Sea Scrolls (3)
REL 3348sd Buddhism and the Mythology of Evil (3)
REL 3493s Religion, Prisons, & Abolition (3)
REL 3513s Christians through Roman Eyes (3)
REL 3541s American Protestant Thought in Historical Context (3)
REL 4044s What is Religion? What is Religious Studies? (3)
REL 4335s Modern Hinduism (3)
SOW 4522s Integrative Field Seminar (2)
SPA 4056s Clinical Methods (3)
SPW 3493sd Readings from Spanish America (3)
SPW 4774sd Cuba: Diaspora, Race, and Cultural Identity (3)
STA 1220s In My Opinion: Introduction to Designing, Conducting and Analyzing Surveys (3)
STA 3064s Introduction to Statistical Modeling with SAS (3)
SYD 2740sd Sociology of Law and Hispanics (3)
THE 3214sw World Theatre History II (3)
TPA 4400s Theatre Management (3)
Formative Experience Courses
ACG 4941 Accounting Internship (3)
ACG 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
AFA 4940r African American Studies Internship (3-6)
ANT 4914r Honors in the Major Research (1-3)
ARA 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ARH 4815r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ARH 4941r Internship in Museum Studies (3-12)
ART 4943 Internship in Creative Art (1-12)
ART 4981r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ASN 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ATR 3942r Sports Medicine Practicum (0-6)
ATR 4842 Athletic Training Clinical IV (1)
BME 4802 Biomedical Engineering Process Design II (3)
BME 4906r Honors URP in Biomedical Engineering (1-3)
BSC 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
CCJ 4909r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
CCJ 4940 Internship in Criminology (15)
CCJ 4942 Part Time Internship in Criminology (8)
CCJ 4970r Honors in the Major in Public Safety and Security (3)
CGN 4802 Senior Design II (3)
CGN 4906r Honors in the Major Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering (1-6)
CHI 4942r Internship in Applied Chinese (1-6)
CHI 4970r Honors in the Major Thesis (1-6)
CHM 4906r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
CIS 3943r Internship in Computer Science (3-6)
CIS 4933r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
CJE 4710r Public Safety and Security Capstone (3)
CLA 4780r Classical Archaeology: Fieldwork (1-6)
CLA 4909r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
CLP 4950 Abnormal Psychology Field Experience (1)
COM 3933r Application of Communication Skills (1-6)
COM 3951 Global Exchange Formative Experience (0)
COM 4909r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
COM 4910r Application of Research Methods (3)
COM 4941r Application of Instructional Methods (0-3)
COM 4945r Communication Internship (1-12)
CTE 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
DAN 4910r Dance Internship (1-6)
ECH 4615 Chemical Engineering Process Design II (3)
ECH 4906r Honors URP in Chemical Engineering (1-3)
ECH 4615 Chemical Engineering Process Design II (3)
ECH 4906r Honors URP in Chemical Engineering (1-3)
ECO 4934r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ECO 4941 Economics Internship (0-6)
EDE 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
EEL 4906r Honors in the Major Research in Electrical Engineering (1-6)
EEL 4914C Computer Engineering Senior Design Project II (3)
EEL 4915C Electrical Engineering Senior Design Project II (3)
EEX 4941 Practicum in High Incidence Disabilities (1)
EIN 4892 Industrial Engineering Senior Design Project II (3)
EIN 4934r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
EML 4552C Senior Design Project II (3)
EML 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ENC 4942r Internship in Editing (1-6)
ENG 3943r Kudzu Review Undergraduate Magazine (0-3)
ENG 4936r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ENT 4601 Innovation Grand Challenge (3)
ENT 4943 Entrepreneurship Internship (3)
ENT 4991r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
EUS 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
EVR 4922 Environmental Science Capstone (4)
FAD 4805 Practicum in Family and Child Sciences (6)
FAD 4910r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
FIL 4973r BFA Thesis Production (1-15)
FIL 4975r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
FIN 4941 Finance Internship (3)
FIN 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
FRE 4935r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
FRE 4942r Internship in Applied French (1-6)
GEB 3934 Business and Professional Development (3)
GEB 4034 Learning Experientially in Business (0-6)
GEB 4941r Business Internship (0-6)
GEO 4932r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
GEO 4941r Internship (3-6)
GER 4935r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
GER 4942r Internship in Applied German (1-6)
GLY 4790 Field Course (6)
GLY 4915r Undergrad Research (1-9)
GLY 4917 Senior Thesis (1)
GLY 4989r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
HEE 4912r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
HFT 3941r Management Internship (1-12)
HFT 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
HIS 4936r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
HIS 4162r History Online (3)
HIS 4944r Undergraduate History Internship (3)
HUM 4044r Presidential Scholars Fourth-Year Capstone Salon (0)
HUM 4907r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
HUN 4913r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
HUN 4941r Nutrition Practicum (1-4)
IDH 4020r FSU Honors Formative Experience (0-3)
IDS 2060 Global Engagement (1)
IDS 2920r UROP Colloquium (1)
IDS 2922 UROP Colloquium II (1)
IHS 4943 Medical Interpreter Practicum (9)
IND 4947r Internship (3)
IND 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
INR 4937r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
INS 3005 Global Scholars Reflection Course (0-1)
INS 4941r International Affairs Internship (3-6)
ISC 4134C Introduction to Leadership for Professional Diving (3)
ISC 4135C Advanced Leadership for Professional Diving (3)
ISC 4943r Practicum in Scientific Computing (3)
ISC 4971r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ISM 4941 Field Study in MIS (3)
ISM 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ISS 4907r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ISS 4944r Internship (3-6)
ITA 4935r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ITA 4942r Internship in Applied Italian (1-6)
JPN 4942r Internship in Applied Japanese (1-6)
JPN 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
LAE 4937r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
LAS 4935r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
LDR 3263 Leadership Experience (3)
LEI 4921r Fieldwork in Recreation, Tourism and Events (1-3)
LEI 4940r Internship in Recreation, Tourism and Events (15)
LIN 4911r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
LIS 4940r Internship in Information Technology (1-6)
LIS 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
MAN 4941 Field Study in Management (1-3)
MAN 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
MAR 4941 Marketing Internship (3)
MAR 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
MAT 4934r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
MET 4900r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
MET 4945r Meteorology Internship (1-9)
MUC 4950 Composition Senior Recital (0)
MUE 4092r Arts in Medicine Service (1-3)
MUE 4940 Internship in Music (12)
MUS 4904r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
MUS 4970r Senior Project/Thesis/Recital (2)
MUY 4940r Clinical Internship in Music Therapy (1-12)
MV(B, K, P, S, V, W) 4971r Senior Recital (0)
NUR 4945 Professional Nursing Internship (6)
NUR 4946L Nursing Care in Specialty Areas Lab (1-3)
NUR 4975r Honors Thesis (1-6)
PHC 4918 Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
PHI 4083 Research in Philosophy (3)
PHI 4912r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
PHC 4944r Public Health Internship (3)
PHY 4910r Research Participation (1-3)
PHY 4942r Formative Experience in Physics (0)
PHY 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
POS 4935r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
POS 4941r Political Science Internship (3-6)
PSY 4039r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
PSY 4910r Augmented Research Topics (1-3)
PSY 4915r Honors Advanced Research Topics (1-3)
PSY 4920r Research Topics (1-3)
PSY 4944r Psychology Internship (1-6)
PUR 4940r Public Relations Internship (1-12)
REE 4941 Real Estate Internship (3)
REE 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
REL 4932r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
RMI 4941 Risk Management and Insurance Internship (3)
RMI 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
RTV 3941r Radio Practicum (1-9)
RTV 4800 Broadcast Operations and Management (3)
RUS 4935r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
RUS 4942r Internship in Applied Russian (1-6)
SDS 3802r Experiential Learning (0)
SLS 3717r Peer Learning Assistance (0-1)
SOW 3203 The Social Work Profession (3)
SOW 4360 Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations (3)
SOW 4911r Honors in the Major Research in Social Work (1-6)
SPA 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
SPM 4941r Practicum in Sport Administration (3)
SPM 4951 Sport, Service, and Social Change (3)
SPN 4935r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
SPN 4942r Internship in Applied Spanish (1-6)
STA 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
SYA 4931r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
SYA 4940 Sociology Internship (3-6)
THE 4917r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
TPA 4940r Internship in Stage Design, Technical Theatre and Management (1-12)
TPP 4940r Internship in Theatre Performance (1-12)
TSL 4251 Applied Linguistics for Second Language Learning (3)
TSL 4324 ESOL Instruction in the Content Areas (3)
WST 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
Diversity Requirement
To satisfy this requirement, students will be required to take two approved diversity courses. Students who have completed an AA degree from an articulated institution (including those who have completed a high school AA degree from an articulated institution) and transfer students who enter the University with sixty or more credit hours are only required to complete one Diversity course.
To fulfill FSU's Diversity requirement, the student must earn a “C–” or higher in the course.
Diversity Courses
ABT 3504d Trailblazing Arab Women (3)
ADV 3410d Hispanic Marketing Communication (3)
AFA 1003d Diversity and Justice (3)
AFA 3101dw Theories of African-American Studies (3)
AFA 3353dw Race, Class, and Gender Inequities in the United States (3)
AFA 3373d Psychology of Hip Hop (3)
AMH 2091dw The African–American Experience in the United States (3)
AMH 2095dw American Indians in the United States (3)
AMH 2096dw Black Women in America (3)
AMH 2097dw Nationality, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States (3)
AMH 2583d The Seminoles and the Southeastern Indians (3)
AML 2600dw Introduction to African-American Literature (3)
AML 3682dw American Multi-Ethnic Literature (3)
AML 4604d The African-American Literary Tradition (3)
ANT 2410d Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
ANT 2416d Childhood Around the World (3)
ANT 3141d World Prehistory (3)
ANT 3212d Peoples of the World (3)
ANT 3300d Masculinity in Global Perspective (3)
ANT 3302d Sex and Culture (3)
ANT 3405d Anthropology of Sport (3)
ANT 3451d Race: Biology and Culture (3)
ANT 3610d Language and Culture (3)
ANT 4241d Anthropology of Religion (3)
ARE 4254sd Art and Public Pedagogy (3)
ARH 2000d Art, Architecture and Artistic Vision (3)
ARH 2090sdw Great Discoveries in World Archaeology (3)
ARH 3515d History of African Art (3)
ARH 3572d History of Islamic Art (3)
ARH 4372d Spanish Colonial Art: The Hapsburg Period, 1492/1506–1700 (3)
ARH 4413d Spanish Colonial Art: The Bourbon Period; 1700–1821/1898
ARH 4882d Visual Cultures of the African Diaspora (3)
ASH 1044dw Middle Eastern History and Civilization (3)
ASH 3100dw History of Asia (3)
ASH 3236dw History of Modern Turkey (3)
ASH 3382d The History of the U.S. and East Asia: 1850 to the Present (3)
ASL 2510d Deaf Culture (3)
ASN 3822d Traditions of East Asian Humanities (3)
CCJ 3678d Policing Diversity: Race, Gender, Religion, and Crime (3)
CCJ 4662d Minorities, Crime, and Social Policy (3)
CHT 3123rd Pre-Modern Chinese Literature and Culture (3)
CHT 3124rd Modern Chinese Literature (3)
CHT 3301rd Chinese Folklore: Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales (3)
CHT 3391rd Chinese Cinema and Culture (3)
CHT 3392rd Writing Women in Pre-Modern China (3)
CHT 3501rd Chinese Civilization (3-6)
CJE 3280d Women on All Sides of the Law (3)
CJE 3450d Bias Awareness in Public Safety and Security (3)
CJE 3703d Black and White: Recognizing Disparities in the Criminal Justice System (3)
CJJ 3013d Youth Culture and Crime (3)
CLA 2010sdw Peoples of the Roman World (3)
CLA 2810sdw Ancient Science for Non-Science Majors (3)
CLA 3501dw Gender and Society in Ancient Greece (3)
CLT 3378sdw Ancient Mythology, East and West (3)
CLT 3510sdw The Ancient World in Film (3)
COM 3421d Queer Studies (3)
CTE 2630d The Social Psychology of Dress (3)
CTE 3512d History of Dress (3)
DAN 3144dw Cultural Perspectives on Dance (3)
DAN 3185dw African-American Perspectives on Dance (3)
EDF 2085d Teaching Diverse Populations (3)
EUH 3205dw 19th–Century Europe (3)
EUH 3206dw 20th-Century Europe: A Survey (3)
EUH 3295d Wars in 20th Century Europe: Film, Experience, Memory (3)
EUH 3436sd Italy During World War II (3)
FOW 3240dw Literature and Sexuality (3)
FRT 3140dw Masterworks of French Literature in Translation; French (3)
FRT 3503d Paris, World Capital (3)
FRT 3511d Cultures of the Caribbean (3)
FRT 3520rd French and Francophone Cinema (3)
FRT 3561dw French Women Writers (3)
GEA 1000d World Geography (3)
GEA 4405d Latin America (3)
GEO 1400d Human Geography (3)
GEO 4421d Cultural Geography (3)
GET 3130dw Masterpieces of German Literature in Translation: 19th and 20th Centuries (3)
GET 3524rd German Cinema (3)
HFT 2060d Coffee, Tea and International Culture (3)
HFT 2061d Ales, Lagers and International Culture (3)
HFT 2062d International Wine and Culture (3)
HFT 2063d Distilled Spirits and International Culture (3)
HFT 2080d International Protocol on Western Behavior and Service Standards (3)
HFT 2704sd A Survey of Eco-Tourism (3)
HFT 2890d International Food and Culture (3)
HIS 2496dw Pandemics and People (3)
HIS 3205dw LGBTQ History (3)
HIS 3263dw Pirates and Patriots in the Atlantic World (3)
HIS 3464dw History of Science (3)
HIS 3491dw Medicine and Society (3)
HPS 3320dw Screening the Scientific Life: Cinema and the Cultural Image of Science (3)
HUM 3123d Irish Culture: An Introduction (3)
HUM 3321sdw Multicultural Dimensions of Film and 20th-Century Culture (3)
HUN 2125d Food and Society (3)
IDH 2123sdw Child and Youth Media Cultures in the U.S. (3)
IDH 2130sd Staging Identity and Difference in the American Musical Theatre (3)
IDH 2133dw Musical Theatre in the Weimar Republic: Identities and Creative Freedom (3)
IDH 3108sdw Radical Visions of Freedom (3)
IDH 3109d Sustainability in Public Discourse (3)
IDH 3113d America Abroad (3)
IDH 3117d Social (In)Equalities: Social Construction of Difference and Inequalities (3)
IDH 3119d Truth, Justice, and the American Way? Ethics, Religion, and Superheroes (3)
IDH 3140d Freedom and Religion: Liberal, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives (3)
IDH 3402sd Youth Subcultures (3)
IDH 3403d Feminist Perspectives on Globalization (3)
IDH 3404d Environmental Justice (3)
IDH 3405d LGBTQ Oral History Methods (3)
IDH 3407d Global Urbanization: Urban Diversity and Culture in the Age of Globalization (3)
IDH 3611sd Race and Religion in America Today: The Legacies of the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements (3)
IDS 2129dw When Culture and Business Collide: Communication in an International Context (3)
IDS 2160dw The Tourist Trap: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (3)
IDS 2165dw Intercultural Communication, Business, and Sustainability: Writing for “Green” Everywhere (3)
IDS 2170dw Music in the World (3)
IDS 2173dw A Social History of America's Popular Music (3)
IDS 2321sdw The Blindness Experience (3)
IDS 2323dw Gendered Bodies over the Life Course (3)
IDS 2335dw Central American Cinema (3)
IDS 2370dw Festivals: Artisanship, Satire, and Fire (3)
IDS 2375dw Third World Cinema (3)
IDS 2420dw Heretics, Rebels and Militants in the Islamic World (3)
IDS 2431dw Thinking Beyond Ourselves: Global Perspectives (3)
IDS 2453sdw Reality and Illusion in World Cinema (3)
IDS 2454dw Fantasy Girls: Philosophical Examination of Women and Girls in Fantasy and Science Fiction (3)
IDS 2456dw Who is Human? Culture, Gender and Human Rights (3)
IDS 2460d Global & Intercultural Communication (3)
IDS 2461dw Music and International Human Rights (3)
IDS 2672sdw Music and Film (3)
IDS 2673dw Popular Music in Literature (3)
IDS 2677dw Female Friendship Alliances in Shakespeare (3)
IDS 3188dw German Society Through Film: The Legacy of Nazi Crimes Against Humanity (3)
IDS 3193dw Ancient Sexualities and Modern Sexual Politics (3)
IDS 3330dw The Culture is in the Cuisine: The Food of Italy (3)
IDS 3336dw Great Britain? Geography, Imperialism, Industry and Culture (3)
IDS 3365dw Global Conflicts: Analysis and Resolution (3)
IDS 3450dw Through an Arabic Lens: The Intersection of Film and Culture (3)
IDS 3458sdw Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Multicultural Dimensions of American Cinema (3)
IDS 3459dw Cinema Gone Global (3)
IDS 3466dw India Through Bollywood Film (3)
IDS 3512dw Examining the Educational Achievement Gap (3)
HIS 3126d Comics and Medicine (3)
IHS 4123d Narrative Medicine: Patient-Centered Care and the Individual Story (3)
ISS 4159d Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality (3)
ITT 3430dw Masterpieces of Italian Literature and Culture in Translation (3)
ITT 3500dw Italian Culture and Civilization: From Origins to the Age of Romanticism (3)
ITT 3501dw Modern Italian Culture: From the Unification to the Present (3)
ITT 3520dw The Italian–American Experience in Literature and Film (3)
ITT 3523dw Italian Cinema (3)
JPT 3122d Modern Japanese Literature in Translation (3)
JPT 3330d Premodern Japanese Literature in Translation (3)
JPT 3391rdw Japanese Film and Culture (3)
JPT 3511rd Japanese Popular Culture (3)
JPT 4504d The Culture of Tea in Japan (3)
LAH 1093dw Latin America: A Cross-Cultural History (3)
LDR 2213sd Leadership for Social Justice (3)
LDR 2241d Black Male Leadership (3)
LDR 2242d Gender and Leadership (3)
LDR 2243d Latinx Leadership Development (3)
LEI 1181d Leisure and Recreation Adaptations for All Ages and Abilities (3)
LIN 2004d World Languages (3)
LIN 4600d Sociolinguistics (3)
LIT 3024d Perspectives on the Short Story (3)
LIT 3313d Science Fiction (3)
LIT 3383dw Women in Literature (3)
LIT 4103d World Literature (3)
LIN 4656d Language and Gender (3)
MAN 4310sd Disability Inclusion in the Workforce (3)
MAN 4605d Cross-Cultural Management (3)
MUH 2019d Modern Popular Music (3)
MUH 2051d Music in World Cultures (3)
MUH 2512d Music in World Cultures (2). (For music majors.)
MUH 3053dw American Roots Music (3)
NSP 3185d Multicultural Factors and Health (3)
PHI 2635dw Bioethics (3)
PHM 2121d Philosophy of Race, Class, and Gender (3)
PHM 2300d Introduction to Political Philosophy (3)
REL 1300dw Introduction to World Religions (3)
REL 2121dw Religion in the United States (3)
REL 2210dw Introduction to the Old Testament (3)
REL 2240dw Introduction to the New Testament (3)
REL 2315d Religions of South Asia (3)
REL 2350d Religions of East Asia (3)
REL 3138d Religious Intolerance in America (3)
REL 3145dw Gender and Religion (3)
REL 3152d Religion, Race and Ethnicity (3)
REL 3170dw Religious Ethics and Moral Problems (3)
REL 3322dw Religions of the Greek and Roman World (3)
REL 3333d Ramayana in Indian Culture and Beyond (3)
REL 3337d Goddesses, Women, and Power in Hinduism (3)
REL 3340d The Buddhist Tradition (3)
REL 3345d Chan/Zen Buddhism (3)
REL 3346d Buddhist Ethics (3)
REL 3348sd Buddhism and the Mythology of Evil (3)
REL 3349d Buddhist Meditation (3)
REL 3351d Japanese Religions (3)
REL 3358d Tibetan and Himalayan Religions (3)
REL 3363d Islamic Traditions (3)
REL 3367d Islamic Traditions II: Islam up to the Modern World (3)
REL 3370d Religion in Africa (3)
REL 3484d New Religious Movements (3)
REL 3607dw The Jewish Tradition (3)
REL 3935rd Topics in Buddhism (3)
RMI 4304d Applied Learning in Risk Management and Insurance (3)
RUT 3110dw Russian Literature in English Translation (3)
RUT 3505d Russian Culture and Civilization (3)
RUT 3514d Russian Folklore and Fairy Tales (3)
RUT 3523rd Russian Cinema (3)
SDS 4481d Communication and Human Relations (3)
SLL 3500d Slavic Culture and Civilization (3)
SLL 3510d The Slavic Vampire (3)
SOP 3742d Psychology of Women (3)
SOP 3782d Psychology of the African-American (3)
SOW 4620d Diversity and Social Justice (3)
SPC 4710d Interracial/Intercultural Communication (3)
SPM 4013d Cross-Cultural Sport (3)
SPT 3130dw Latin American Literature in Translation (3)
SPT 3391d Hispanic Cinema (3)
SPT 3503d Introduction to Hispanic Cultural Analysis (3)
SPT 3531d Past and Present in Valencia, Spain (3)
SPW 3493sd Readings from Spanish America (3)
SPW 4774sd Cuba: Diaspora, Race, and Cultural Identity (3)
SYD 2740sd Sociology of Law and Hispanics (3)
SYD 3800d Sociology of Sex and Gender (3)
SYD 4700d Race and Minority Group Relations (3)
SYG 2010d Social Problems (3)
SYO 3200d Sociology of Religion (3)
THE 2000d Introduction to Theatre (3)
THE 4433d Gender, Race and Performance (3)
URP 3527d Green Global Health (3)
URS 1006d World Cities: Quality of Life (3)
WOH 2023dw The Modern World to 1815 (3)
WOH 2030dw The Modern World Since 1815 (3)
WOH 3212dw Monsoon Empires: The Indian Ocean, 800-1800 (3)
WOH 3440dw History of Refugees, 0-2000 (3)
WOH 4222d The Worlds Captain Cook (3)
WST 3251dw Women in Western Culture: Images and Realities (3)
Natural Sciences Laboratory Requirement
Students must complete at least one semester hour of a Natural Sciences laboratory course as a graduation requirement. Students will demonstrate the ability to apply scientific principles in designing and conducting experiments and interpret evidence. Laboratory courses are designated by the suffixes “L” or “C” appended to the course number. Students will typically take this course concurrently with the associated course (e.g., students will enroll in both BSC1005 and BSC 1005L). The Natural Sciences Laboratory requirement must be completed with a grade of “C–” or higher.
Upper-Division Writing Requirement
Skill in professional writing is critical to the long-term success of all FSU graduates. All students will be required to demonstrate competency in professional writing by completing one approved upper-division course that includes a substantial writing component. This coursework may be completed outside or within a student's major course of study or by Honors in the Major theses credit. The Upper-Division Writing requirement must be completed with a grade of “C–” or higher.
Note: Students must complete an Upper-Division Writing course in addition to the courses used to satisfy the State-Mandated Writing requirements.
Upper-Division Writing Courses
ABT 3504d Trailblazing Arab Women (3)
ACG 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ADV 3001 Advertising Strategy (3)
ADV 4300 Media Planning (3)
AFA 4853 Research Methods and Scholarly Writing in Africana Studies (3)
AML 4604d The African-American Literary Tradition (3)
ANT 4241d Anthropology of Religion (3)
ANT 4312 Contemporary Native American Cultures (3)
ANT 4914r Honors in the Major Research (1-3)
ARA 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ARH 4800s Methods of Art History and Criticism (3)
ARH 4815r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ART 4801r BFA All-Media Critique (3)
ART 4851s BA: Exploring Opportunities in the Arts (3)
ART 4981r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ASH 3230s Middle East Research: An Interdisciplinary Seminar (3)
ASN 4463 Conceptualizations of the Imagination in East Asia (3)
ASN 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
AST 3721Ls Astrophysics Laboratory (2)
BCH 4053Ls General Biochemistry I Laboratory (3)
BME 4801s Biomedical Engineering Design Process I (3)
BME 4906r Honors URP in Biomedical Engineering (1-3)
BSC 3402L Experimental Biology Laboratory (3)
BSC 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
CCJ 3024 The Criminal Justice System (3)
CCJ 3032 Crime in Media (3)
CCJ 3134 Portrayals of Policing in Cinema (3)
CCJ 4909r Honors in Criminology (3)
CEN 4020s Software Engineering I (3)
CGN 4800s Senior Design I (3)
CGN 4906r Honors in the Major Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering (1-6)
CHI 4410 Advanced Chinese (3)
CHI 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (3)
CHM 4906r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
CIS 4933r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
CJE 3617s Cold Case Investigations (3)
CLA 4909r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
CLA 4935rs Seminar in Classical Civilization (3)
CLT 4300s Greek and Roman Comedy (3)
CLT 4320s Lyric and Elegiac Poetry (3)
CLT 4532 The Return Home in Greek Myth (3)
COM 4712 Writing to Persuade (3)
COM 4909r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
CRW 3753s Writing Florida (3)
CTE 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
DAN 3146 Contemporary Perspectives on Dance (3)
ECH 4404L Unit Operations Laboratory (3)
ECH 4906r Honors URP in Chemical Engineering (1-3)
ECO 4934r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ECP 3617s Land Use, Housing and Government Regulation (3)
ECP 3930s Seminar in Applied Economic Policy Writing (3)
ECP 4530 Economics of Health (3)
ECP 4618s Research Methods for Studying Housing, Land, and Cities (3)
ECS 4504 Economics of the Middle East (3)
EDE 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
EEL 3927 Engineering Design Concepts (3)
EEL 4906r Honors in the Major Research in Electrical Engineering (1-6)
EIN 4890s Industrial Engineering Senior Design Project I (3)
EIN 4934r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
EML 3012L Mechanics and Materials Lab (1)
EML 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ENC 3310 Article and Essay Technique (3)
ENC 3416 Writing and Editing in Print and Online (3)
ENG 4934s Senior Seminar in Literature (3)
ENG 4936r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ENT 3629 Entrepreneurial Technologies (3)
ENT 4114 Business Plan Design (3)
ENT 4991r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
EUH 3183 Robin Hood (3)
EUH 3316 The Spanish Civil War (3)
EUH 4465 Weimar and Nazi Germany (3)
EUS 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
EVR 4922 Environmental Science Capstone (4)
FAD 3343 Contexts of Adult Development and Aging (3)
FAD 4910r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
FIL 4135 Thesis Development (3)
FIL 4975r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
FIN 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
FRE 4422 Advanced Grammar and Composition (3)
FRE 4935r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
FRT 3511d Cultures of the Caribbean (3)
GEB 3211 Communications and Critical Thinking in the Business World (3)
GEB 3213 Business Communications (3)
GEO 4421d Cultural Geography (3)
GEO 4932r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
GER 4420 Advanced Composition (3)
GER 4935r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
GLY 4790 Field Course (6)
GLY 4989r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
HEE 4912r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
HFT 3242 Communication in Hospitality (3)
HFT 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
HIS 3505 Perspectives on Science and Mathematics (3)
HIS 4935s Senior Seminar (3)
HIS 4936r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
HUM 3218 Humanism and the Humanities (3)
HUM 4907r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
HUN 4913r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
IDH 3109d Sustainability in Public Discourse (3)
IDH 3114s Appropriating the Past: The Use and Abuse of the Ancient World in Modern Societies (3)
IDH 3117d Social (In)equalities: Social Construction of Difference and Inequalities (3)
IDH 3118s Utopias/Dystopias: An Homage to Social Dreaming (3)
IDH 3140d Freedom and Religion: Muslim and Liberal Perspectives (3)
IDH 3401 Everyday Life: Time/Space/Power (3)
IDH 3403d Feminism and Globalization (3)
IDH 3404d Environmental Justice (3)
IDH 3405d LGBTQ Oral History Methods (3)
IDS 3678 Apocalypse: The End of the World in the Arts (3)
IHS 4901s Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences Capstone (3)
IND 4506 Business Practices (3)
IND 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
INR 4937r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
INS 3003 Introduction to International Affairs (3)
ISC 3402 Historical, Social, and Critical Perspectives of Disciplinary Engagement in STEM (3)
ISC 4044 Upper Division Technical Writing (3)
ISC 4943r Practicum in Scientific Computing (3)
ISC 4971r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ISM 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ISS 4014 Evidence Based Public Policy (3)
ISS 4159d Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality (3)
ISS 4164 Intersections, Power, & Policy (3)
ISS 4907r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
ISS 4944r Internship (Interdisciplinary Social Science) (3-6)
ITA 4450 Advanced Italian Composition and Style (3)
ITA 4935r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
JPN 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
JPN 4505 War and Representation (3)
LAE 4937r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
LAS 4935r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
LEI 4524 Leadership and Supervision in Recreation, Tourism and Events (3)
LIN 4040 Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics (3)
LIN 4911r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
LIS 3793s Information Architecture (3)
LIS 4022 Writing for the Information Professions (3)
LIS 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
LIT 3024d Perspective on the Short Story (3)
MAN 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
MAR 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
MAT 4934r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
MET 4501C Synoptic Lecture-Laboratory II: Four-Dimensional Structure (4)
MET 4900r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
MHF 3111 Calculus and its History (3)
MMC 4200s Media Legalities (3)
MMC 4203 Media Ethics (3)
MMC 4302s Comparative and International Media Studies (3)
MMC 4504 Writing Media Criticism (3)
MUH 3212 Survey of Music History: 1750 to Present (3)
MUS 4904r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
NUR 4169 Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice (3)
NUR 4975r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
PAD 4481s Intelligence Analysis and Communication (3)
PHC 4918r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
PHI 4912r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
PHI 4938r Seminar for Majors (3)
PHY 3802Ls Intermediate Laboratory (2)
PHY 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
POS 4935r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
PSY 3213Cs Research Methods in Psychology with Laboratory (4)
PSY 4039r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
PSY 4910r Augmented Research Topics (1-3)
PUR 3100 Writing for Public Relations (3)
RED 4310 Early Literacy Learning (3)
RED 4335 Literacy Across the Content Areas (3)
REE 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
REL 3138d Religious Intolerance in America (3)
REL 3370d Religion in Africa (3)
REL 3484d New Religious Movements (3)
REL 3513s Christians through Roman Eyes (3)
REL 4044s What is Religion? What is Religious Studies? (3)
REL 4335s Modern Hinduism (3)
REL 4366 Seminar on Shi'ite Islam (3)
REL 4393 Islam in North America (3)
REL 4932r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
RMI 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
RTV 3101 Writing for the Electronic Media (3)
RUS 4935r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
RUW 3100 Survey of Russian Literature I (3)
SOW 4232 Social Welfare Policies and Programs (3)
SOW 4911r Honors in the Major Research in Social Work (1-6)
SPA 4101C Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism (4)
SPA 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
SPM 4014 Sport and Literature (3)
SPN 4420 Advanced Spanish Composition and Translation (3)
SPN 4935r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
STA 4931 Statistics in Practice (3)
STA 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
SYA 4931r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
SYG 3245 Sociology of Food (3)
SYO 4402 Medical Sociology (3)
THE 4303 Play Analysis (3)
THE 4917r Honors in the Major Research (Theatre) (1-6)
WOH 4222d The Worlds of Captain Cook (3)
WST 3015 Introduction to Women's Studies (3)
WST 4970r Honors in the Major Research (1-6)
Oral Communication Competency
Students will develop effective oral communication skills through the use of public speaking activities in courses designed to provide instruction and ample opportunities for guided practice in oral communication. Through these courses, students master the kinds of oral communication that are appropriate for their academic or professional majors and future leadership roles. In order to meet the Oral Communication Competency requirement students must attain a grade of “C-” or higher in an approved Oral Communication Competency course.
Oral Communication Courses
ARE 4144 Introduction to Art Education (3)
BME 4802 Biomedical Engineering Process Design II (3)
BSC 3402L Experimental Biology Laboratory (3)
BSC 4945 Undergraduate Supervised Teaching (1)
CGN 4800s Senior Design I (3)
AND
CGN 4802 Senior Design II (3)
Note: Both courses must be taken to satisfy the requirement.
CIS 3250L Ethics and Computer Science Public Speaking Lab (1)
CJE 3612 Interview and Interrogation (3)
CJL 4565 Courts and Social Policy (3)
CLA 2110s Debates about the Past: Greek Civilization, History and Culture (3)
CLA 2123s Debates about the Past: Roman Civilization, History and Culture (3)
COM 2080 Online Communication and Presence (3)
COM 3110 Communication for Business and the Professions (3)
ECH 2050 Engineering Communications (2)
ECH 3274L Transport Phenomena laboratory (3)
EDG 4410 Classroom Management and Legal Issues (3)
EEL 4911Cs Senior Design Project I (3)
EIN 3010 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Tools (3)
EML 4551Cs Senior Design Project I (3)
AND
EML 4552C Senior Design Project II (3)
Note: Both courses must be taken to satisfy the requirement.
ENL 4336 Orality and Poetics: Shakespeare's Sonnets (3)
ENT 3111 Creating Value Through Customer Acquisition (3)
FIL 2090r Professional Communication (1)
FRE 4410 Advanced Conversation (3)
GEB 3211 Communications and Critical Thinking in the Business World (3)
GEB 3213 Business Communications (3)
GER 3400 Composition and Conversation (3)
HIS 4065 Public History Theory and Methods (3)
HUM 4924 Engage 100 Peer Instruction (1)
IDH 2602s Us and Them: Navigating Disagreements in a Polarized Society (3)
IDH 3402sd Youth Subcultures (3)
IDH 3611d Race and Religion in America Today: The Legacies of the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements (3)
IDS 2402w Mathematics for Civic Engagement (3)
IDS 2490w Social Responsibility (Rhetorically Speaking) (3)
IDS 2491w Communication Matters: Personal Responsibility in Public Speaking (3)
IDS 2680w Reading, Writing, and Speaking in the Digital Age (3)
ISC 4044 Upper Division Technical Writing (3)
ITA 4410 Advanced Italian Conversation (3)
JPN 3250 Practical Skills in Japanese Communication (3)
LIS 2527 Digital Storytelling in Information Environments (3)
LIS 3021 Technical Communication for the Information Professions (3)
MET 3940r Weathercasting (1)
MSL 4301 Leadership & Management (3)
MUE 3491 Communication Skills for the Musician: Choral (2)
AND
MUE 3495r Music Education Laboratory: Choral (1)
Note: Both courses must be taken to satisfy the requirement.
MUE 3493 Communication Skills for the Musician: Instrumental (2)
AND
MUE 3496r Music Education Laboratory: Instrumental (1)
Note: Both courses must be taken to satisfy the requirement.
MUT 3574s Popular Music Analysis (3)
MUY 4402 Music Therapy: Methods and Practicum II (3)
MVK 3631 Piano Pedagogy I (3)
MVK 4641 Advanced Piano Pedagogy I (3)
NUR 3076 Communication in Health Care (3)
PHY 3091 Communication in Physics (2)
REL 2211w The Lost Books of the Bible (3)
REL 4044s What Is Religion? What Is Religious Studies? (3)
SDS 4481d Communication and Human Relations (3)
SMT 4664 Project-Based Instruction (FSU-Teach) (3)
SOW 3350 Interviewing and Documentation (3)
SPC 1017 Fundamentals of Speech (3)
SPC 2067 Communication for Arts and Design (3)
SPC 2608 Public Speaking (3)
SPC 4620 Strategic Speech Making (3)
THE 2020 Introduction to Theatre for Majors (3)
Digital Literacy
All undergraduates at Florida State University must demonstrate digital literacy prior to graduation. The Digital Literacy requirement may be satisfied by earning a grade of “C–” or higher in a course(s) that has been approved by the CoreFSU Coordinating and Policy Committee as satisfying Digital Literacy in the major.
Courses approved to meet the Digital Literacy requirement include at least three of the following student learning outcomes:
- Evaluate and interpret the accuracy, credibility, and relevance of digital information
- Evaluate and interpret digital data and their implications
- Discuss the ways in which society and/or culture interact with digital technology
- Discuss digital technology trends and their professional implications
- Demonstrate the ability to use digital technology effectively
- Demonstrate the knowledge to use digital technology safely and ethically
Students passing an approved course(s) with a grade of “C–” or higher will be considered to have completed the requirement. Students should check with their major department to identify the course(s) designated by the department as satisfying the Digital Literacy requirement in the major.
Digital Literacy Courses
ARH 2814s Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age (3)
ART 1602C Digital Foundations (3)
BSC 2011Ls Biological Science II Lab (1) (For science majors
Note: Only Scholarship in Practice if taken with BSC 2011
BME 3702 Biocomputations (3)
CCJ 3071 Computer Applications in Criminal Justice (3)
CGN 3326 Introduction to Civil Engineering Graphics and Design Tools (3)
CGS 2060 Computer Fluency (3)
CGS 2100 Microcomputer Applications for Business/Economics (3)
CGS 2518 Spreadsheets for Business Environments (3)
CGS 3406 Object-Oriented Programming in C++ (3)
CGS 3465 Introduction to Programming Using Python (3)
CHM 1020C Chemistry for Liberal Studies (4)
CHM 1045L General Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
CHM 3120L Analytical Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
CLA 2050 Programming for Digital Humanities (3)
COM 4470 Desktop Multimedia (3)
COP 3014 Programming I (3)
COP 3363 Introduction to Programming in C++ for Majors (3)
CTE 3416 Retail Technologies (3)
DAN 4418 Survey of Dance Technologies (3)
ECH 3854 Chemical Engineering Computations (4)
ECO 4421 Introduction to Econometrics (3)
EEL 4746 Microprocessor-Based System Design (3)
EME 2040 Introduction to Educational Technology (3)
EML 4550 Engineering Design Methods (3)
EVR 1001L Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory (1)
FIL 2043s History and Practice of Visual Effects and Animation (3)
FRT 3503d Paris, World Capital (3)
GIS 3015 Map Analysis (3)
GIS 4043 Geographic Information Systems (3)
AND
GIS 4043L GIS Lab (1)
Note: Both GIS4043 and GIS4043L must be taken and passed with a grade of C- or better to fulfill the requirement.
HIS 4164s Digital History (3)
HUM 2831s Digital Literacy in the Humanities (3)
IDS 2141sw Innovation and Emerging Technologies (3)
IDS 2144w Information Ethics for the 21st Century (3)
IDS 2681s Digital Microhistory Lab (3)
IDS 3634 Information Literacy and Society (3)
IDS 3683 Life With Google: The Unintended Consequences of Information Technology (3)
IND 3469 Computer-Aided Design II (3)
ISC 3313 Introduction to Scientific Computing (3)
ISC 3523C Research Methods (3)
LEI 4864 Technology for Events (3)
LIN 3771 AI-Assisted Python Programming for Language Data (3)
MUE 4690 Technology for the Music Classroom (3)
MUS 2360 Introduction to Technology in Music (3)
NUR 4169 Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice (3)
PSY 3213Cs Research Methods in Psychology with Laboratory (4)
PHZ 1140C Computational Physics Laboratory (3)
STA 3024 SAS for Data and Statistical Analysis (3)
SYO 4461 New Media and Social Change (3)
THE 4954 Culminations (1)
Transfer Credit and CoreFSU
The Office of Undergraduate Studies evaluates transfer credits as they apply to the courses within the General Education and State-Mandated Writing requirements of the CoreFSU curriculum and the Civic Literacy requirement. Students with the AA degree or General Education Statement from a Florida public university, state college, community college, or other colleges with which Florida State University maintains an official articulation agreement are exempted from the General Education and State-Mandated Writing courses within the CoreFSU curriculum. However, transfer students will be required to complete graduation requirements as specified in this chapter of the General Bulletin, with the following exceptions: transfer students who have earned sixty or more hours will only be required to take one Scholarship in Practice or Formative Experience course and one Diversity course. Visit https://core.fsu.edu, click on “For Advisors & Students” in the navigation menu, then click “Civic Literacy” for the most recent guidance on meeting the Civic Literacy requirement.
Progression to Upper Division
For progression to upper-division status at Florida State University, a student must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Completion of at least fifty-two semester hours of college credit
- Achievement of a minimum GPA of 2.0 on all work attempted at Florida State University
Note: Some degree programs require a higher GPA for admission to upper-division status.
- Students who began college work prior to October 15, 1982 must complete a minimum of one-half of the required semester hours from the required General Education curriculum, including English Composition and undergraduate mathematics (computation).
- Students who began their college-level work on or after October 15, 1982 and prior to Summer C semester 2015 must complete a minimum of one-half of the required semester hours from the General Education curriculum, including the completion of State mandates and University-wide requirements for specific coursework in writing and computation. A minimum grade of “C–” is required in each of the courses used to fulfill the General Education requirements in computation and English Composition.
- Students who began their college-level work on or after the start of Summer C semester 2015 must complete a minimum of one-half of the required semester hours from the General Education curriculum, including the completion of all State-mandated computation coursework and the two required English composition courses (ENC 1101 and ENC 2135). A minimum grade of “C–” is required in each of the courses used to fulfill the General Education requirements in Quantitative and Logical Thinking and English Composition.
- Acceptance by a college for admission to a degree program
Transfer from a lower-division major advisement program to an upper-division degree program is completed by the student's baccalaureate dean after the student has declared a choice and has been declared eligible for transfer under the above requirements. Transfer from undergraduate studies directly into a baccalaureate degree program is accomplished between the Office of Undergraduate Studies and the appropriate baccalaureate dean under the same conditions.
All transfer students admitted to the University who do not meet the above requirements for admission to an upper-division degree program (except those students majoring in music, dance, or the BFA in theatre) and who have fewer than fifty-two semester hours of transferable credit will be assigned to the Division of Undergraduate Studies. Students with fifty-two or more semester hours of transferable credit will be assigned to the lower-division major advisement program under the appropriate baccalaureate dean unless they request assignment to the Division of Undergraduate Studies. Students requesting assignment to Undergraduate Studies must do so through the undergraduate admissions office at least one month prior to registration. All students, including transfer students, must have met the requirements for transfer from the Division of Undergraduate Studies by the time they have attempted a total of seventy-five semester hours of college work.
Transfer Among Colleges for Upper-Division Students
For an upper-division student to change colleges within the University, the student must meet the following requirements:
- Obtain a signed approval form from the dean of the college to which the student wishes to transfer. The original copy of the approved change form, or notification from the academic dean, must be submitted to the Office of the University Registrar. The academic dean's office of the new college may choose to process the major change within the student system and retain the documentation within their office.
- Students seeking to add a second major must be on-track with the milestones of the intended second major based on their current map term (or one fewer) at the point the second major is added. However, the mapping status of the second major will not be monitored afterwards. If the primary major is considered a “specialized admissions,” students must have approval from their current department before a second major can be added. All second majors must be declared/added by the end of the semester in which a student will earn ninety cumulative credit hours toward their degree program at Florida State University.
The Associate of Arts
The Associate of Arts (AA) degree may be granted through the Division of Undergraduate Studies to students who have completed sixty semester hours with an adjusted GPA of 2.0 or higher at Florida State University and an overall 2.0 GPA on all college work attempted. A minimum of twenty of the last thirty semester hours of work must be earned in residence. Successful completion of the General Education portion of the CoreFSU curriculum with a 2.0 GPA or higher is required for the AA degree. Students beginning their college program January 1983 or later must also meet state mandates and University-wide requirements for specific coursework in writing and computation. Students interested in receiving the AA degree from FSU and who are completing or have completed all the requirements must officially apply at the Office of Undergraduate Studies.
Students cannot apply for both an AA degree and a bachelor's degree to be awarded in the same semester. Also, the Associate of Arts degree cannot be awarded once a bachelor's degree has been conferred.
The awarding of the AA degree from Florida State University does not alter the calculation of the cumulative GPA at Florida State University. Certification for the AA degree in no way affects the requirements of individual colleges for the completion of the major/minor for a baccalaureate degree.
FSU students who transfer more than 30 hours from a single FCS institution may also be eligible to receive an AA degree from their home FCS institution if the student has earned at least a combined total of 60 semester hours, including 30 or more semester hours from the home FCS institution with an overall cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. However, students may NOT receive an AA degree from both FSU and the home FCS institution. Students are notified by FSU about this option to receive the AA degree through this reverse transfer agreement. Once notified, students must consent to FSU sharing their information with the home FCS institution regarding this option. Once consent is given, FSU will inform the appropriate FCS institution about the student's interest in receiving an AA degree and provide any applicable information.
Educator Preparation
Students planning to enroll in an Educator Preparation program at Florida State University must: (1) complete all University CoreFSU requirements and (2) acquire a passing score on the FTCE General Knowledge, Professional Education, and Subject Area tests prior to the final term internship. Students enrolled in an Educator Preparation Combined BS/MS Pathway are exempt from the FTCE General Knowledge Exam. Students must also complete: (1) specified degree prerequisites referred to in the appropriate program chapters of this General Bulletin; (2) specific admission criteria described in the “Admissions” and “College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences” chapters of this General Bulletin; and (3) the “Baccalaureate Degree Requirements” described earlier in this chapter of the General Bulletin.
Students must consult with an advisor to determine how to simultaneously satisfy Florida State University's CoreFSU requirements and the teacher preparation general education core curriculum requirements.
The Baccalaureate Degree
Florida State University's general requirements for all baccalaureate degrees (bachelor's degrees) are listed at the beginning of this chapter under “Baccalaureate Degree Requirements.”
Graduation Planning and Strategies Office
The Graduation Planning and Strategies (GPS) Office provides programming and academic support activities for undergraduate students with high credit hours and other general advising needs to promote long-term planning and support student-driven goals for graduation and beyond.
The GPS Office establishes and implements programs, policies, and procedures that affect timely graduation and encourage students to maximize available options for degree completion. In consultation with colleges and departments, Graduation Specialists mediate, design, and manage graduation plans for students while providing intensive advising and degree planning assistance to facilitate timely degree completion.
Academic Progress Checks
All undergraduate students complete the online request for a University academic progress check from the Office of the University Registrar, no later than the time the student has earned ninety semester hours of credit or two terms prior to the planned graduation date. Students will receive holds on their account prompting them to request an academic progress check from the Office of the University Registrar and an academic progress check from their college(s).
Application for Graduation
Application for a degree must be made during the application period defined in the academic calendar in the term in which the student expects to graduate. Students can apply for graduation online through the Apply for Graduation link under myFSU Links on the myFSU portal (https://my.fsu.edu/). If the student is unable to graduate at the end of the term for which application was made, the application for graduation will carry forward to the subsequent term. Students with 160 or more earned hours may be placed on the graduation list by the University. Students in this category who are added to the graduation list will be notified by the Graduation Planning and Strategies Office and provided detailed information as to their options at that time.
The Bachelor of Science Degree
The Bachelor of Science (BS) degree requires all the general criteria listed at the beginning of this section.
The Bachelor of Arts Degree
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree requires all the general criteria listed at the beginning of this section, and
- Completion of a classical or modern foreign language through the 2000 level (2200 or equivalent course)
- Nine semester hours in the fields of humanities and history, in addition to the General Education and the world language requirement. Courses may be selected from the following colleges, and departments: College of Fine Arts; College of Music; College of Communication and Information (not including work in Communication Disorders or Information), and the departments of Classics, English, History, Modern Languages and Linguistics, Philosophy, or Religion in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Second Baccalaureates and Second Majors
Students should note that there is a difference between a second major and a second baccalaureate degree.
Bachelor's degree with more than one major. To obtain a second major, one must meet all requirements of the college of the primary major, but only the major requirements of the secondary major. For information about the second major see ‘Second Majors and Academic Regulations' in the “Academic Regulations and Procedures” chapter of this General Bulletin.
Dual bachelor's degrees. In rare cases students may pursue multiple bachelor's degrees simultaneously. The requirement for earning concurrent, or dual bachelor's degrees, are: (1) satisfy the requirements for each major/minor as well as individual college requirements for both the first and the second degrees; (2) complete thirty semester hours in residence, in addition to the hours required for the first degree, for a minimum total of 150 earned hours, and 3) complete all University degree requirements. There are no CoreFSU requirements for the additional degree(s). Both degrees will be awarded in the same term.
Consecutive bachelor's degree beyond the first bachelor's. Students may receive additional baccalaureate degrees beyond the first degree in cases where a bachelor's degree has already been awarded. The requirements for an additional bachelor's degree are: (1) the requirements for each major/minor as well as individual college requirements for the second degree are satisfied; (2) a minimum of thirty semester hours in residence are completed, in addition to the hours required for the first degree; and (3) the State of Florida Civic Literacy Requirement. The additional thirty semester hours must be completed in residence after the completion of the first degree. Hours earned by the student during the completion of the first baccalaureate degree, over and above those extra credit hours required for the first degree, may not be included in the thirty semester hours. There are no CoreFSU requirements for the second degree except for Civic Literacy.
University policy prohibits the awarding of more than one degree from a specific degree program due to the overlap of core requirements of that degree program. Students should seek guidance from their advisors or their college when choosing to pursue a double major or dual degree. This policy applies to both current and readmitted students.
Dual degrees and double majors must be declared by the end of the semester in which a student will earn ninety cumulative credit hours toward their degree program at Florida State University. In special circumstances, students may petition their primary academic dean for an exception. Petitions should document the students plan to graduate within four years at Florida State University. Special consideration will be given to students whose total hours include a substantial amount of accelerated credit earned while in high school.
Combined Bachelor's/Master's Pathways, Direct-Entry Pathways
Combined Bachelor's/Master's Pathways. Combined bachelor's/master's pathways provide academically talented undergraduate students an opportunity to complete both a bachelor's and a master's degree. Upon approval, a combined bachelor's/master's pathway allows for up to 12 graduate hours to be shared with an undergraduate degree program and the associated graduate program.
Direct-Entry Pathways. Direct-Entry Pathways are a type of combined pathway structured such that the curricula for two academic degrees are interwoven. Students are admitted to the bachelor's degree program with the understanding that they are expected to complete both degrees.
Note: Students interested in pursuing either a combined degree or direct-entry pathway should speak with their academic advisor as soon as possible to determine appropriate options and course selections. Additional admission criteria and procedurals are typically required.
Degrees of Distinction
Three degrees of distinction are granted to all native graduating students based on all college-level work attempted (excluding physical education activity courses) and including the term's work in which baccalaureate degree requirements are completed:
- Cum Laude for an overall average of 3.500
- Magna Cum Laude for an overall average of 3.700
- Summa Cum Laude for an overall average of 3.900
Degrees with distinction are granted to transfer students who meet all three of the following requirements:
- The student must complete at this University at least forty semester hours of letter-graded work, including the final term's work.
- The student must have the required minimum grade point average for each distinction level on all work taken at this University.
- The student must have the required overall grade point average on all work attempted, including any transfer and dual-enrollment credit excluding any physical education activity courses or vocational courses, regardless of how many years have elapsed since the credit was earned. Transfer credit cannot raise a student's Florida State University grade point average. Therefore, if the transfer grade point average is higher than the Florida State grade point average, the level of distinction will be based on the Florida State grade point average.
Graduation “With Honors”
Students who complete and successfully defend an upper-division Honors in the Major Research or equivalent honors projects (as defined by individual departments offering honors in the major) will graduate with the designation “With Honors.” Students may graduate with one of the three degrees of distinction described above and “With Honors.” The “University Honors Program and Honor Societies” chapter of this General Bulletin fully describes the Honors in the Major Program.
Policy for Awarding Degrees
Florida State University helps students meet their academic goals by monitoring academic progress toward their degree. In addition to the academic dean, the Graduation Planning and Strategies Office may contact students to assist with finalizing their degree plans in order to meet their individual goals and graduate.
If an undergraduate student has completed his or her respective degree requirements, the Academic Dean of the student's program confirms this, and the student is eligible to be awarded the degree, the University reserves the right to award the degree. Once the degree is awarded, the student must be readmitted to Florida State University in order to enroll in any courses.
Students pursuing double majors or dual degrees must formally notify their academic dean of their intent. Undergraduate students pursuing dual degrees in different disciplines must obtain formal approval of their academic dean, following established University procedures for such approvals.
Should the University invoke its prerogative to award a degree once a student has completed all stated degree requirements, the student may appeal this decision. If the student can demonstrate that continued enrollment is necessary to achieve his or her academic goals, the appeal may be granted. Reasons such as, but not limited to, desire to continue financial aid, participate in student activities, and access student services do not constitute legitimate reasons for appeal.
Any undergraduate student who wishes to appeal for continued enrollment, thereby postponing graduation, must submit a written request to the student's academic dean no later than ten class days after being notified that the University is invoking its right to award the degree. This appeal will be reviewed by a committee composed of the student's primary academic dean, the Dean of Undergraduate Studies, and the University Registrar. The committee must find evidence to support the student's claim of a legitimate academic need in order to grant permission to continue taking courses.
Once a degree has been awarded, all coursework leading to that degree is considered final and not subject to change. “Incomplete” grade changes or any other grade changes should be submitted prior to the posting of the degree. Grade changes or withdrawals for coursework that applies to the awarded degree may be considered only in cases of documented University error or in cases where the courses in question are documented as applying to a degree that is still in progress.
Undergraduate Level Certificate Programs
The University offers a variety of certificate programs, which consist of an organized curriculum of courses that lead to specific educational or occupational goals. A list of the certificate programs offered by the university is available in the Academic Degree and Certificate Programs chapter of the General Bulletin. These programs are generally considered professional in nature and the completion of these programs are noted on the student's official university transcript, if the following conditions are met:
- The student must apply and be admitted into the certificate program in order to be officially recognized as pursuing the program by the university.
- Some certificate programs may be restricted by degree level or offered only to degree-seeking students, while others are open to all enrolled students.
- The admissions criteria may include previous educational background, grade point average, or other qualifications.
- For formal admission requirements and procedures, students should contact the department offering the certificate program.
- The student must apply to the certificate program prior to completing the second course in the program.
- Completing the certification program coursework without proper admission to the program could jeopardize future enrollment opportunities in certificate program courses or the recognition of the completion of the certificate program by the university.
- Once the student has been admitted to the certificate program, the department will notify the Registrar's Office, so it is reflected on the student's official academic record
- Once the student has completed the last course required for the certificate program, the department will notify the Registrar's Office and the certificate will be posted to the student's official transcript.
Should a degree-seeking student complete a degree program prior to completing the requirements for the certificate, the student would be required to be readmitted as a degree seeking or non-degree seeking student to complete the certificate program.