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As a liberally educated person, every student at Florida Southern College is expected to complete the following Core Curriculum with passing grades.

The First Year Seminar: FYS 101 (three hours)

English 101, 102, Effective Writing (six hours). Ordinarily, students must be enrolled in English upon matriculation and in consecutive semesters until English core requirements are met. These must be completed prior to the junior year. Students generally may not use CLEP credit to fulfill the English 102 requirement.

History 101 or 102, Western Civilization (three hours).

Mathematics (six hours).  Any courses above MAT 100.

Humanities (nine hours). Literature: One sophomore literature course (three hours). Religion: 205, 206, Religion of the Bible, or either 205 or 206 and one other course in religion or philosophy (six hours) [except courses in Christian Education (REL 335, 336, 435, 436, 437, and 440) and Philosophy 207: Logic]. Students taking the Bachelor of Arts degree may not submit one philosophy course to meet both the B.A. and the Core Curriculum requirements.

Natural Science (eight hours). Two four-hour laboratory sciences are required. The following courses are suggested: Astronomy 110; Biology 106 and Physical Science 105; Biology 107; Biology 110 and Biology 205 or 206; Biology 205 and 206; Biology 209 and 210; Chemistry 101 and 102; Chemistry 111 and 112; Geology 190; Horticulture 207; Physics 201 and 202; Physics 211 and 212.

Social Sciences (six hours). Six hours chosen from among courses in criminology, economics, geography, history (in addition to History 101 or 102 as noted above), political science, psychology, or sociology,, except that no more than three of the six hours may be in history.

Fine Arts (three hours outside one's major area). One of the following courses: ARH 171 or 172, Survey of Western Art and Architecture; MUS 164, History of Jazz; Music 165, Great Works of Music; Theatre 109, Introduction to the Theatre; or a course of three credit hours in the history of art, music, or theatre.

Physical Education (two hours). Physical Education 105, Wellness Management, plus any one-hour skill course or one hour of Military Science Practicum in Leadership.

The Convocation Series. Full-time students will meet Convocation requirements by attendance at the monthly Convocation Series during each semester of attendance at the college. For further information on the convocation requirement, contact the Office of Student Life.