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Course Descriptions
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
See Spanish
- To enter a state university, students must meet foreign language requirements in one of the following ways:
Two credits (years) of one foreign language or, for some institutions, American sign language in high school
- 8-10 semester hours credit of one foreign language or, for some institutions, American sign language in college.
- Satisfactory score on the CLEP examination.
- Satisfactory score on the MAPS Latin examination
- Demonstrated competency by examination in a foreign language other than those examinations identified above or, for some institutions, in American sign language, with the standards and methods for determining competence to be identified by the admitting university.
Students who plan to transfer to a state university but do not meet the foreign language requirements should complete the requirement at the community college. Students who meet one of the two criteria below may be admitted to a state university as an exception to the foreign language admissions requirement but must take 8-10 credits of one foreign language at the university or community college prior to graduation:
- Students who earned an Associate in Arts degree before September 1, 1989.
- Students who enrolled before August 1, 1989, in a program leading to an associate degree from a Florida community college and maintain continuous enrollment (one course each 12-month period beginning with the students' first enrollment and continuing until enrollment in a university).
FRENCH
| FRE 1000 |
3hrs., 3 crs. |
| Basic French Conversation II |
| Introduction to French sound system and conversational emphasis on practical applications in daily personal and business life; culture based. (Does not fulfill any part of the college-transfer sequence and does not provide general education elective credit). |
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| FRE 1014 |
1 hr., 1 cr. |
| Introduction to French Conversation - A |
| Introduction to French sound system. Greetings, introductions, leave taking, numbers, and prices, giving personal information, asking questions. (Does not fulfill any part of the college-transfer sequence and does not provide general education elective credit). |
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| FRE 1018 |
1 hr., 1 cr. |
| Introduction to French Food and Wine |
| Introduction to French food and wine terms, pronunciation, reading a French menu, influence of French cuisine. (Does not fulfill any part of the college-transfer sequence and does not provide general education elective credit). |
GEOGRAPHY
| GEO 1000 |
3 hrs., 3 crs. |
| Principles of Geography |
| This course examines the connection between human activities and earth processes and how these interact to create the patterns we observe on the earths surface. Natural landscapes and conservation, cultural regions and population, urban geography, global economics and resource use, and political geography are also explored. |
HISTORY
| AMH 1073 |
3 hrs., 3 crs. |
| History of Gulf and Franklin Counties |
| This course is a study of the history of the Gulf-Franklin area of the Florida Gulf Coast beginning with the prehistoric Native Americans to their removal in 1837; the European explorations, including Narvaez and DeSota; European settlements and abandonments; the Spanish mission system; the Forbes Purchase; the rise of Apalachicola and St. Joseph; the signing of Floridas first constitution; the collapse of St. Joseph; the Civil War; post-war condition; logging and fishing; the intracoastal waterway; the land boom/bust of the 20s; the Depression; the paper industry; the impact of World War I and World War II to the present. |
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| AMH 2010 |
3 hrs., 3 crs. |
| United States History I |
| This course covers United States history to 1876 and emphasizes the European background, the Revolution, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, problems of the new republic, sectionalism, manifest destiny, slavery, War Between the States, Reconstruction. |
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| AMH 2020 |
3 hrs., 3 crs. |
| United States History II |
| This course is a history of the United States from 1876 to the present day. The course includes the growth of big business, the Agrarian Revolt, Latin American Affairs, the Progressive Movement, the World Wars, and political economics and world affairs since World War II. |
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| AMH 2070 |
3 hrs., 3 crs. |
| Florida History |
| This course is a history of the state of Florida and includes discovery, Spanish rule, acquisition by the U.S., statehood, the states relationship to the Union, and contemporary economic and cultural development. |
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| AMH 2091 |
3 hrs., 3 crs. |
| Black History |
| This course is a study of the Black Americans to include their background and their role in the economic, political, and cultural development of the United States. |
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| EUH 1000 |
3 hrs., 3 crs. |
| Western Civilization I |
| This is a survey of western civilization stressing early development, diffusion of cultural institutions, and the emerging national monarchies to 1600. The subjects covered include Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and Islam. Emphasis is placed on the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, and the Commercial Revolution. |
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| EUH 1001 |
3 hrs., 3 crs. |
| Western Civilization II |
| This course examines modern Western institutions from 1600 to the present day including the Modern State System, the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Napoleon, Reaction, the development of Nationalism, Democracy, and Socialism, Industrialism, Imperialism, the Russian Revolution, the World Wars, and the Contemporary World. |
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| # Applies only to A.S. degree, A.A.S. degree, and certificate programs. |
| + Minimum grade of "C" required. |
| = PSAV course. |
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