Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 6A-10.02413 - Civic Literacy Competency
(1)
Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to set forth requirements for
demonstration of civic literacy competency in accordance with Section
1007.25(5),
F.S.
(2) Prior to the award of an
associate in arts or baccalaureate degree, first-time-in-college students
entering a Florida College System institution in the Fall Term 2018 through the
2020-21 academic year must demonstrate competency in civic literacy by
completing an approved course or assessment listed in either paragraph (5)(a)
or (5)(b) prior to graduation:
(3)
Prior to the award of an associate in arts or baccalaureate degree, students
initially entering a Florida College System institution in the Fall Term 2021,
and thereafter, must demonstrate competency in civic literacy by completing an
approved course and assessment listed in paragraphs (5)(a) and (5)(b) prior to
graduation.
(4) Prior to the award
of a specialized associate in arts transfer degree, associate in science, or
associate in applied science degree, students initially entering a Florida
College System institution in the Fall Term 2022, and thereafter, must
demonstrate competency in civic literacy by completing an approved course and
assessment listed in paragraphs (5)(a) and (5)(b) prior to
graduation.
(5) Approved civic
literacy courses and assessments.
(a)
Successful completion of either AMSX010 Civil Discourse and the American
Political Order, POSX041 American Government, or AMHX020 Introductory Survey
Since 1877. AMHX010 Introductory Survey to 1877 satisfies the course
requirement if successfully completed Fall Term 2024, or thereafter. Each of
the courses must include the following competencies:
1. Understanding of the basic principles and
practices of American democracy and how they are applied in our republican form
of government;
2. An understanding
of the United States Constitution and its application;
3. Knowledge of the founding documents and
how they have shaped the nature and functions of our institutions of
self-government; and
4. An
understanding of landmark Supreme Court cases, landmark legislation and
landmark executive actions and their impact on law and society.
(b) Achieving the standard score
on one of the following assessments:
|
Assessment |
Standard Score |
|
AP Government and Politics: United States |
3 |
|
AP United States History |
4 |
|
CLEP: American Government |
50 |
|
CLEP: History of the United States I |
50 |
|
Florida Civic Literacy Examination |
60% |
(6) Beginning with the Fall Term 2021, and
thereafter, Florida College System institutions must ensure they provide
opportunities for students to engage synchronously in political discussions and
civil debates with multiple points of view and to master the ability to
synthesize information that informs civic decision making.
(7) Beginning with the Fall Term 2021, and
thereafter, credit received by examination under subsection
6A-10.024(8),
F.A.C., for courses listed in paragraph (5)(a) will count toward meeting the
course requirement.
(8) Beginning
with the Fall Term 2021, and thereafter, students who earned a passing score on
the Florida Civic Literacy Examination while in high school are exempt from the
postsecondary civic literacy assessment requirement.
(9) Any transfer student who enters a Florida
College System institution and has not met the civic literacy competency
requirement must meet the requirement based on the date the student initially
transfers to the Florida College System institution. A student who previously
completed the civic literacy competency requirement at a Florida College System
institution or State University System institution is considered to have met
the civic literacy competency requirement.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), (2), 1007.25(5)(a)-(b) FS. Law Implemented 1007.25 FS.
New 6-19-18, Amended 11-23-21, 5-3-22.
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