College Credit Course Descriptions

Statement on Florida’s Statewide Course Numbering System

The course numbers appearing in the catalog are part of a statewide system of prefixes and numbers developed for use by all public postsecondary and participating private institutions in Florida. One of the major purposes of this system is to make transferring easier by identifying courses which are equivalent, no matter where they are taught in the state. All courses designated as equivalent will carry the same prefix and last three numeric digits.

The classifying and numbering of courses was done by postsecondary faculty members in each academic discipline. Their work was reviewed by faculty members in all of Florida’s postsecondary institutions, who made suggestions and changes to be incorporated into the system.

The course numbering system is, by law, descriptive, not prescriptive. It in no way limits or controls what courses may be offered or how they are taught. It does not affect course titles or descriptions at individual schools. It seeks only to describe what is being offered in postsecondary education in Florida in a manner that is intelligible and useful to students, faculty and other interested users of the system.

The course numbering system was developed so that equivalent courses could be accepted for transfer without misunderstanding. Each public institution is to accept for transfer credit any course which carries the same prefix and last three numeric digits as a course at the receiving institution.

For example, if a student has successfully completed SYG 000 at a community college, the student cannot be required to repeat SYG 000 at the school to which he or she transfers. Further, credit for any course or its equivalent, as judged by the appropriate faculty task force and published in the course numbering system, which can be used by a native student to satisfy degree requirements at a state university, can also be used for that purpose by a transfer student regardless of where the credit was earned.

It should be noted that a receiving institution is not precluded from using non-equivalent courses for satisfying certain requirements.

General Rule for Course Equivalencies

All undergraduate courses bearing the same alpha prefix and last three numbers (and alpha suffix, if present) have been agreed upon to be equivalent. For example, an introductory course in sociology is offered in nearly 40 postsecondary institutions in Florida. Since these courses are considered to be equivalent, each one will carry the designator SYG 000.

First Digit

The first digit of the course number is assigned by the institution, generally to indicate the year or (level at which) it is offered. This digit does not affect the equivalency.

0 —	college preparatory credit (not for degree)
1 —	freshman year
2 —	sophomore year

In the sociology example mentioned above, one institution which offers the course in the freshman year will number it SYG 1000; a school offering the same course in the sophomore year will number it SYG 2000. If the prefix and last three numeric digits are the same, the courses are substantively equivalent.

Titles

Each institution will retain its own title for each of its courses. The sociology courses mentioned above are titled at different colleges Introductory Sociology, General Sociology and Principles of Sociology. The title does not affect the equivalency. The courses all carry the same prefix and last three numeric digits: that is what identifies them as equivalent.

Equivalency of Sequences

In certain cases, sequences of courses in a given discipline are equivalent rather than the individual courses, which make up these sequences. In these cases the subject matter topics may not be taught in the same sequence, course by course, in several institutions; however, upon completion of the full sequence at any of the several institutions, students have completed substantively equivalent content. These sequences are clearly identified in the course equivalency profiles.

Explanation of Prefixes and Numbers

Prefixes and numbers in the course numbering system are not chosen at random; they are designed to describe course content in an organized fashion within a classification system developed for each subject matter area.

Generally each of the major classifications in a discipline is represented by a three-alpha prefix. In some cases, one three-alpha prefix has been sufficient for the entire discipline. A discipline may use as many prefixes as necessary to accommodate its major classifications. The logic of the system allows it to be infinitely expandable with minimal disruption to existing numbers.

History, for example, has several prefixes: AFH, African History; AMH, American History; ASH, Asian History; EUH, European History; HIS, History — General; LAH, Latin American History; and WOH, World History. All history courses in the state will carry one of these prefixes. (Local titles are used for each particular course. The last three numbers are used to indicate equivalency.)

Exceptions to the Rule for Equivalencies

The following are exceptions to the general rule for course equivalencies.

1. All numbers which have a second digit of nine are for courses as directed independent study, thesis hours, etc., and courses with 900 numbers must be evaluated individually and are not automatically transferable.
2. All internships, practicums, clinical experiences and study abroad courses, whatever numbers they carry, are not automatically transferable.
3. Performance or studio courses in art, dance, theater and music are not automatically transferable but must be evaluated individually.

Statewide Course Numbering System

Course Prefix Titles Index

Listed below is an alphabetical index of the course classification discipline and the respective course three-digit prefix. To identify the course prefix, scan the alphabetical listing, locate the desired classification discipline and then note the prefix that distinguishes that specific discipline. The courses which Florida Community College offers in that discipline can be ascertained by following the appropriate three-digit prefix in the alphabetical listing of course descriptions in the following section of the catalog.

Classification Discipline	Prefix
Accounting: General	ACG
Advertising	ADV
Aeronautical Science	ASC
American History	AMH
American Literature	AML
Anthropology	ANT
Applied Accounting	APA
Architecture	TAR
Art	ART
Art History	ARH
Astronomy	AST
Automotive/Engine Repair	AER
Aviation Maintenance Technology	AMT
Aviation Management	AVM
Aviation Technology Flight	ATF
Aviation Technology Theory	ATT
Banking	BAN
Biological Science - Introductory	BSC
Botany	BOT
Building Construction	BCN
Building Construction Trades	BCT
Business Law	BUL
Chemistry	CHM
Child Development	CHD
Chinese	CHI
Clothing and Textiles	CTE
Comparative Politics	CPO
Computer and Information Systems	CIS
Computer Design/Architecture	CDA
Computer Engineering	CEN
Computer Engineering Technology	CET
Computers in General Studies	CGS
Computer Programming	COP
Computing Theory	COT
Creative Writing	CRW
Criminal Justice Development	CJD
Criminal Justice Technology	CJT
Criminology and Criminal Justice	CCJ
Dance Activities	DAA
Dance Education	DAE
Dental Hygiene	DEH
Dental Support	DES
Developmental Psychology	DEP
Dietetic	DIE
Economics	ECO
Education: Early Childhood	EEC
Education: Exceptional Child - Core Competencies	EEX
Education Foundations	EDF
Education General	EDG
Education: Hard of Hearing and Deaf	EHD
Education: Technology and Media	EME
Educational Psychology	EDP
Electronic Engineering Technology	EET
Electronic Specialty Technology	EST
Emergency Medical Services	EMS
Engineering Technology: Civil	ETC
Engineering Technology: Drafting	ETD
Engineering Technology: General	ETG
Engineering Technology: Industrial	ETI
Engineering Technology: Mechanical	ETM
English Composition	ENC
English for Academic Purposes	EAP
English Literature	ENL
European History	EUH
Film	FIL
Finance	FIN
Fire Fighting and Protection	FFP
Food Science	FOS
Food Service Systems	FSS
French Language	FRE
Funeral Services	FSE
General Business	GEB
General History	HIS
Geography: Regional Areas	GEA
Geography: Systematic	GEO
Geology	GLY
German and Germanic Languages	GER
Graphic Arts	GRA
Health Information Management	HIM
Health, Leisure and Physical Education	HLP
Health Science	HSC
Home Economics: Family Development	FAD
Hotel and Restaurant	HFT
Humanities	HUM
Human Nutrition	HUN
Human Services	HUS
Interdisciplinary Honors	IDH
Interdisciplinary Science - Natural	ISC
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences	ISS
Interdisciplinary Studies	IDS
Interior Design	IND
International Relations	INR
Italian Language	ITA
Journalism	JOU
Latin American History	LAH
Leisure	LEI
Library Sciences	LIS
Linguistics	LIN
Literature	LIT
Management	MAN
Management Applied	MNA
Marketing	MAR
Marketing Applications	MKA
Mass Media Communications	MMC
Mathematics: Algebraic Structures	MAS
Mathematics: Applied	MAP
Mathematics: Calculus and Precalculus	MAC
Mathematics: Education	MAE
Mathematics: General	MAT
Mathematics: General and Finite	MGF
Mathematics: Technical and Business	MTB
Mathematics: Topology and Geometry	MTG
Medical Laboratory Technology	MLT
Medical Records	MRE
Meteorology	MET
Microbiology	MCB
Modern Hebrew Language	HBR
Music	MUS
Music: Brasses	MVB
Music: Church	MUR
Music Commercial	MUM
Music Composition	MUC
Music: Conduction	MUG
Music: Education	MUE
Music: History	MUH
Music: Keyboard	MVK
Music: Literature	MUL
Music: Music Ensembles	MUN
Music: Opera/Musical Theatre	MUO
Music: Other Instruments	MVO
Music Percussion	MVP
Music: Strings	MVS
Music: Theory	MUT
Music: Voice	MVV
Music: Woodwinds	MVW
Nursing Practice and Theory	NUR
Oceanography: Biological	OCB
Oceanography: General	OCE
Office Systems Technology	OST
Oral Interpretation	ORI
Ornamental Horticulture	ORH
Para-Legal Assistant	PLA
Philosophy	PHI
Photography	PGY
Physical Education Acts (General) - Object Centered, Land	PEL
Physical Education Acts (General) - Performance Centered, Land	PEM
Physical Education Acts (General) - Water, Snow, Ice	PEN
Physical Education Acts (Professional) - Object Centered, Land	PEO
Physical Education Theory	PET
Physical Science	PSC
Physical Therapy	PHT
Physics	PHY
Physics	PHZ
Political Science	POS
Psychology	PSY
Quantitative Methods in Business	QMB
Radiation Therapy	RAT
Radiologic Technology	RTE
Radio/Television	RTV
Reading	REA
Real Estate	REE
Religion	REL
Respiratory Therapy	RET
Risk Management and Insurance	RMI
Russian Language	RUS
Social Psychology	SOP
Sociology, General	SYG
Spanish Language	SPN
Speech Communication	SPC
Speech Pathology and Audiology	SPA
Statistics	STA
Student Life Skills	SLS
Surveying and Related Areas	SUR
Tax	TAX
Theatre	THE
Theatre Arts	TPP
Theatre Production and Administration	TPA
Transportation	TRA
Women's Studies	WST
Zoology	ZOO
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