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The grading system incorporates letter grades,
equivalent numeric values, and letter codes as
follows:
| Equivalent
Letter
Grade |
Grade Points |
Additional Letter Codes |
| A |
4.0 |
TR or K = External
Transfer Credit |
| A- |
3.7 |
P = Proficiency
Credit |
| B+ |
3.4 |
W = Withdrawal
during weeks 1–9 |
| B |
3.0 |
WF= Withdrawal Fail
(withdraw after 9th week) |
| B- |
2.7 |
|
| C+ |
2.4 |
|
| C |
2.0 |
|
| C- |
1.7 |
|
| D+ |
1.4 |
|
| D |
1.0 |
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| F |
0.0 |
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- Course Code/Numbering
System
The two-letter course code prefix often denotes
the department that offers the course (e.g.,
Video Production = VP). The first digit in the
course number denotes the particular
academic year that the course is intended to be
taken within the specific program. The last
three digits are internal designators.
For example: The course Introduction to Audio
Recording, VP1110, is offered by the Video
Production department and is in the first
academic year of the Video Production
curriculum. Courses with a three-letter prefixes
have been assigned by Florida’s Statewide
Course Numbering System.
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- Florida?s Statewide
Course Numbering System (SCNS) * revised Jan 2008
Courses in this catalog are identified by
prefixes and numbers that were assigned by
Florida's Statewide Course Numbering System.
This numbering system is used by all public
postsecondary institutions in Florida and 33
participating non-public institutions. The major
purpose of this system is to facilitate the
transfer of courses between participating
institutions.
Each participating institution controls the title,
credit, and content of its own courses and
recommends the first digit of the course
number to indicate the level at which students
normally take the course. Course prefixes and
the last three digits of the course numbers are
assigned by members of faculty discipline
committees appointed for that purpose by the
Florida Department of Education in
Tallahassee. Individuals nominated to serve on
these committees are selected to maintain a
representative balance as to type of institution
and discipline field or specialization.
The course prefix and each digit in the course
number have a meaning in the Statewide
Course Numbering System (SCNS). The list of
course prefixes and numbers, along with their
generic titles, is referred to as the “SCNS
taxonomy.” Descriptions of the content of
courses are referred to as “course equivalency
profiles.”
Example of Course Identifier
Course Code: SYG1010
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General Rule for Course Equivalencies
Equivalent courses at different institutions are
identified by the same prefixes and same last
three digits of the course number and are
guaranteed to be transferable between
participating institutions that offer the course,
with a few exceptions. (Exceptions are listed
below.)
For example, a survey course in social
problems is offered by 35 different
postsecondary institutions. Each institution
uses “SYG_010” to identify its social problems
course. The level code is the first digit and
represents the year in which students normally
take the course at a specific institution.
In the SCNS taxonomy, “SYG” means “Sociology, General,” the century digit “0”
represents “Entry-level General Sociology,” the
decade digit “1” represents “Survey Course,”
and the unit digit “0” represents “Social
Problems.”
In science and other areas, a “C” or “L” after the
course number is known as a lab indicator.
The “C” represents a combined lecture and
laboratory course that meets in the same place
at the same time. The “L” represents a
laboratory course or the laboratory part of a
course, having the same prefix and course
number without a lab indicator, which meets at
a different time or place.
Transfer of any successfully completed course
from one institution to another is guaranteed in
cases where the course to be transferred is
equivalent to one offered by the receiving
institution. Equivalencies are established by the
same prefix and last three digits and
comparable faculty credentials at both
institutions. For example, SYG 1010 is offered
at a community college. The same course is
offered at a state university as SYG 2010. A
student who has successfully complete SYG
1010 at the community college is guaranteed to
receive transfer credit for SYG 2010 at the
state university if the student transfers. The
student cannot be required to take SYG 2010
again since SYG 1010 is equivalent to SYG
2010. Transfer credit must be awarded for
successfully completed equivalent courses and
used by the receiving institution to determine
satisfaction of requirements by transfer
students on the same basis as credit awarded
to the native students. It is the prerogative of
the receiving institution, however, to offer
transfer credit for courses successfully
completed that have not been designated as
equivalent.
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The Course Prefix
The course prefix is a three-letter designator for
a major division of an academic discipline,
subject matter area, or sub-category of
knowledge. The prefix is not intended to identify
the department in which a course is offered.
Rather, the content of a course determines the
assigned prefix to identify the course.
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Authority for Acceptance of
Equivalent Courses
Section 1007.24(7), Florida Statutes, states:
Any student who transfers among
postsecondary institutions that are fully
accredited by a regional or national accrediting
agency recognized by the United States
Department of Education and that participate in
the statewide course numbering system shall
be awarded credit by the receiving institution
for courses satisfactorily completed by the
student at the previous institutions. Credit shall
be awarded if the courses are judged by the
appropriate statewide course numbering
system faculty committees representing school
districts, public postsecondary educational
institutions, and participating nonpublic
postsecondary educational institutions to be
academically equivalent to courses offered at
the receiving institution, including equivalency
of faculty credentials, regardless of the public
or nonpublic control of the previous institution.
The Department of Education shall ensure that
credits to be accepted by a receiving institution
are generated in courses for which the faculty
possess credentials that are comparable to
those required by the accrediting association of
the receiving institution. The award of credit
may be limited to courses that are entered in
the statewide course numbering system.
Credits awarded pursuant to this subsection
shall satisfy institutional requirements on the
same basis as credits awarded to native
students.
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Exceptions to the General Rule
for Equivalency
The following courses are exceptions to the
general rule for course equivalencies and may
not transfer. Transferability is at the discretion of
the receiving institution:
- Courses not offered by the receiving institution
- Courses with the last three digits ranging from 900-999 (e.g., ART 2905)
- College preparatory and vocational preparatory courses
- Internships, practica, clinical experiences, and study abroad courses with numbers other than those ranging from 900-999
- Applied performance or studio courses in Art, Dance, Interior Design, Music and Theatre
- Skills courses in Criminal Justice
- Graduate courses
- For courses at non-regionally accredited institutions, courses offered prior to the established transfer date of the course
Questions about the Statewide Course Numbering System and appeals regarding course credit transfer decisions should be directed to Michael Kain, Director of Institutional Effectiveness, The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, or the Florida Department of Education, Office of Articulation, 1401 Turlington Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399- 0400. Special reports and technical information may be requested by calling the Statewide Course Numbering System at (850) 245-0427 or SunCom 205-0427.
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