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Palm Beach State College Board Policy
Title: General Education Program
Policy Number: 6Hx-18-2.02
Legal Authority: 1001.61 FS, 1001.64, 1007.33 FS; 6A14.030 FAC
Date Adopted/Amended: Readopted 2/27/1975; Amended 12/13/1990, 6/19/2001, 4/08/2008, 2/18/2020
There shall be a recognizable, common core of subject matter (General Education Program) that expresses the educational philosophy of the College.
- Bachelor of Applied Science Degree. A minimum of 36 semester hours in General Education shall be completed by a student who earns the Baccalaureate Degree.
- Bachelor of Science Degree. A minimum of 36 semester hours in General Education shall be completed by a student who earns the Baccalaureate Degree.
- Associate in Arts Degree. A minimum of thirty-six semester hours in General Education shall be completed by a student who earns the Associate in Arts Degree.
- Associate in Science Degree. A minimum of fifteen semester hours in General Education shall be completed by a student who earns the Associate in Science Degree.
- Associate in Applied Science Degree. A minimum of fifteen semester hours in General Education shall be completed by a student who earns the Associate in Applied Science Degree.
- The semester hours in General Education must be drawn from and must include at least one course from each of the following areas: humanities/fine arts, social behavioral sciences, and natural sciences/mathematics.