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For students planning to transfer to one of Florida’s state universities, the Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree is the transferable degree. The A.A. degree contains the General Education portion (lower division) of the bachelor’s degree. Therefore, a student can only earn one A.A. degree.
Advisors assist A.A. students with planning their programs of study for transfer to a four-year university. Students wishing to transfer should also obtain additional academic advisement from the upper division school to which they expect to apply.
All students must view their degree audit via eSantaFe each semester and are encouraged to meet with an advisor for proper course selection prior to registration.
Advisors are available at the Northwest Campus and at the Blount, Andrews, Watson, Davis, Perry, and Kirkpatrick centers. Service hours may vary by location so students ae encouraged to review each location’s advisement page for details.
A.A. students who meet stated requirements have the right to participate in the college’s guaranteed transfer programs. Students may qualify for guaranteed admission into specific programs at the University of Florida, Florida A&M University, Florida International University, New College of Florida, the University of North Florida, the University of South Florida, and the University of Virgin Islands. Visit our website https://www.sfcollege.edu/transfer/guaranteed/ for more information.
Math Sequence Guideline
All A.A. degree seeking students who are either registering for 12 or more credits or who have earned 12 or more credits should register for a math course each term until they have met their general education math requirements of 6 completed credit hours. This does not include HSDE (high school dual enrollment) students, transient students, students registered for one or more EAP courses, and students under warning for SAP or SOAP standards. Students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor to discuss their academic plan.
Individual Study
Individual Study credit may satisfy General Education requirements for the Associate in Science or Associate in Applied Science degree, at the discretion of the department and provided that no more than three semester hours of credit are applied to any one specific area. For the Associate in Arts degree, Individual Study may not be used to meet the General Education requirements although it may be used as elective credit.
No more than three semester hours of credit can be applied to any one Individual Study request. An Individual Study may not duplicate any preexisting course in the college curriculum. Forms are available in the offices of the academic chairpersons and academic directors.
The Individual Study outline must be typed. The outline must include objectives, texts and/or materials, meeting times with the designated instructor, and methods of evaluation (exam, term paper, etc.). It is the student’s responsibility, rather than the instructor’s, to prepare the outline. Individual Study forms must be completed and submitted with the typed outline to the appropriate chairperson or academic director by the first day of the term in which credit is to be awarded. Students must then submit the form to the Office of Curriculum and Scheduling, located in the Robertson Administration Building, room 15, to have the course created. Students will register for Individual Study courses with their copy of the form on or before the last day to add classes for the term that credit is to be awarded. Individual Study credit is awarded and applied to the transcript at the end of the term.
Specialized Group Study
Specialized Group Study credits may satisfy General Education requirements for the Associate in Science (A.S.) or Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in the areas of Communications/Humanities, Math/Science and Social/Behavioral Sciences, at the discretion of the department provided that no more than three semester hours of such credit are applied to any one specific area. For the Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree and the Associate in Science (A.S.) degrees, however, Specialized Group Study credits may not be used to meet the General Education requirements, although they may be used as elective credits.
Career and Technical Education Advisement
Students interested in any of the Career and Technical Education programs, which have selective admission requirements, are urged to contact the appropriate program advisor as early as possible. Admission to the college does not guarantee entry into any program that has selective admission requirements.
As explained by the Office of Admissions, a standard high school diploma or its equivalent are required of all applicants seeking admission to college credit programs and courses at SF. For information on admissions, please visit our website at www.sfcollege.edu.
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