CORE Courses
The general education core course requirement applies to all Associate and Bachelor students who have not previously met general education requirements in the Florida College System institution or State University System, pursuant to Florida Statute s.1007.25(3) and SBE Rule 6A.14.0303.
Under the requirement, students must successfully complete at least one core course from each of the five general education subject areas: Communications, Mathematics, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences, with a grade of “C” or higher.
View the EFSC Catalog for details on how CORE courses fit into the A.A. degree's general education requirements. If you are an associate in science or bachelor's degree student taking one of these CORE courses, check your degree's curriculum for specific requirements.
CORE Course List
Below are the designated CORE courses at Eastern Florida. Courses with an honors option or general education courses with a CORE course prerequisite will also satisfy the requirement, provided they are completed with a grade of “C” or higher. Contact your advisor with any questions.
Communications:
ENC 1101 - Composition 1
Mathematics:
MAC 1105 - College Algebra
MAC 2311 - Calculus 1 with Analytic Geometry
MGF 1130 - Mathematical Thinking
STA 2023 - Statistics
Important Note: Effective Fall 2024, MGF 1106 - Topics in Mathematics and MGF 1107 - Explorations in Mathematics are no longer CORE courses.
Humanities:
ARH 2000 - Art Appreciation
HUM 1020 - Introduction to the Humanities
LIT 1000 - Introduction to Literature
MUL 2010 - Survey of Music Literature
PHI 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy
THE 2000 - Theatre Appreciation
Social/Behavioral Sciences:
AMH 2010 - US History to 1877
AMH 2020 - US History since 1877
ECO 2013 - Principles of Economics 1 (Macroeconomics)
POS 2041 - American National Government
PSY 2012 - General Psychology 1
Natural Sciences:
AST 1002 - Introduction to Astronomy
BSCC 1005 - Fundamentals of Biology
BSCC 1010 - General Biology
CHM 1045 - General Chemistry 1
EVR 1001 - Introduction to Environmental Science
GLY 2010 - Introduction to Physical Geology
OCE 1001 - Oceanography
PHY 2048 - General Physics 1
PHYC 2053 - College Physics 1
Taking a Core Course? Get your syllabus before class starts.
Under Florida law, state colleges and universities must share the instructor's syllabus for Core General Education Courses at least 45 days before the start of the class. At Eastern Florida State College, students taking a class listed on this Core Course page can easily download the syllabus for their specific course section from the Class Schedule Search tool on the EFSC website. Use the tool to search for your class, then on the results page, select the "Details/Instructor" link under the Title column in the row for your course section and CRN. That will generate a pop-out window where you can use the "Download Syllabus" link to view and save the syllabus, which will outline course content, class and grading policies, assignments, plus much more information to help you be successful in the class. Remember that the link will not be available until 45 days before the start date of your class, and this requirement only applies to Core Courses listed on this web page.
View an example image for how to download a Core Course syllabus.
