General Education Requirements (36 credits)

Students who have completed an Associate in Arts (AA) degree at a public Florida college will have met the General Education Requirements. Students who have completed an AA degree at an institution outside of Florida, or those who have earned an Associate in Science (AS) degree or diploma in nursing, but have General Education courses that may vary from the requirements below, should consult with an advisor to determine if acceptable substitutions may satisfy some or all of Pasco-Hernando State College's General Education Requirements. Students with a diploma in nursing may need to take additional General Education courses.

Area I: Communications (9 credit hours)

Area II: Mathematics (6 credit hours)

  • MAC 1105 - College Algebra (or higher MAC course)
  • STA 2023 - Introduction to Statistics (required)

Area III: Natural Sciences (6 credit hours)

  • BSC 1085 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I and BSC 1085L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 
  • BSC 1086 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II and BSC 1086L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 

Area IV: Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)

  •  PSY 1012 - Introduction to Psychology 
  • Any 3 credit hour course with prefix AMH, DEP, ECO, EUH or POS

Area V: Humanities (6 credit hours)

  • PHI 1630 - Applied Ethics 
  • Any 3 credit hour course with HUM or REL prefix

Area VI: Information Literacy and Technology Fluency (3 credit hours)

  • CGS 1100 - Microcomputer Applications