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This approach to earning a four-year degree is commonly referred to as the 2+2 system. The state of Florida guarantees that students who complete an AA degree at a Florida college have the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree at a state university or Florida college offering four-year degrees. Florida’s policies help ease student transfer Florida’s Statewide Articulation Agreement, general education requirements, common prerequisites, Statewide Course Numbering System and the Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) assist students in transitioning smoothly from two-year to four-year college or university programs. Students are provided certain guarantees and protections to ensure the Associate in Arts (AA) degree program is comparable to the first two years of a four-year program. Statewide Articulation to completing the 36-hour general whether or not the courses Agreement education requirement, the student taken and GPA earned match The Statewide Articulation may be required to take additional the prerequisites required for Agreement guarantees the transfer courses to meet the general education entrance to the bachelor’s degree of 60 credits earned as part of the requirement at the receiving program. AA degree. However, students institution. If students must transfer • Degree program requirements - are not guaranteed transfer into prior to receiving the AA degree, it provides the requirements for any the college or university of their is recommended they complete the program at any public college or choice. Admission to certain limited 36-hour general education block prior university. access programs and high-demand to transferring. Starting in 2015-16, universities is very competitive. courses taken to fulfill the general Statewide Course Numbering Admission can be based on GPA, education core requirement are System completion of common prerequisites guaranteed to transfer and fulfill core The Statewide Course Numbering and completion of foreign language requirements at receiving institutions. System facilitates the transfer requirements, among other of credit among all Florida public requirements. Common Prerequisites postsecondary institutions and Most bachelor’s degree programs participating private institutions. The articulation agreement require that specific coursework Courses with similar academic guarantees transfer students will have be completed prior to admission. content that are taught by faculty an equal opportunity to compete The amount of coursework varies with comparable credentials are against native students to enter depending on the program. These given the same prefix and number. limited-access programs. It is the courses are referred to as common These courses are considered to student’s responsibility to know the prerequisites and they are published be equivalent. By Florida law, an transfer admission requirements and annually in the Common Prerequisite institution accepting a transfer be as prepared as possible to compete Manual, which can be found at www. student from another participating for a place in the four-year program. FLVC.org. institution must award credit for Students can find these requirements equivalent courses. Credits awarded and track progress at www.FLVC.org. Students working toward an AA must satisfy the receiving institution’s degree should decide upon a requirements as though the student General Education baccalaureate program of interest as took the courses at the receiving Requirements early as possible so they can identify institutions. and complete the prerequisite Each public institution has a 36-hour courses. general education program that is Excluded from this guaranteed part of the AA degree and uniquely transfer are: The Florida Virtual Campus offers four designed to introduce students to • Career and technical preparatory advising audits that can help students the fundamental knowledge, skills courses; in the 2+2 option. and values essential to the study of • Applied courses in the performing • Graduation check - compares academic disciplines. arts; a student’s transcript to the • Clinical courses in health-related program requirements. The articulation agreement areas; • Impact of changing majors or guarantees the 36-hour general • Skill courses in criminal justice. schools - compares a student’s education block of credit earned at • Graduate courses; transcript to a different program any public college or university will be • Courses with the last three digits at the student’s current school or accepted in total by any other public ranging from 900-999; and a different school. institution in Florida and no further • Courses not offered at the • AA transfer evaluation - courses will be required to meet the receiving institution. compares a student’s transcript general education component. to the requirements for a four- However, if students transfer prior year program. This audit