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The 2000 Florida Statutes

Title XVI
EDUCATION
Chapter 240
Postsecondary Education
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Section 240.239, Florida Statutes 2000

1240.239  Associate in arts degrees; issuance.--

(1)  The purpose of this section is to require state universities to present associate in arts certificates upon request to qualified students.

(2)  Students at state universities may request associate in arts certificates if they have successfully completed the minimum requirements for the degree of associate in arts (A.A.).

(3)  An associate in arts degree shall not be granted unless a student has successfully completed minimum requirements for college-level communication and computation skills adopted by the State Board of Education and 60 academic semester hours or the equivalent within a degree program area, with 36 semester hours in general education courses in the subject areas of communication, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences, consistent with the general education requirements specified in the articulation agreement pursuant to s. 240.115.

History.--ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 71-178; s. 28, ch. 79-222; s. 5, ch. 82-180; s. 7, ch. 95-243; s. 3(7), ch. 2000-321.

1Note.--Repealed January 7, 2003, by s. 3(7), ch. 2000-321, and shall be reviewed by the Legislature prior to that date.

Note.--Former s. 241.478.