Baccalaureate Degrees

Baccalaureate Program

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) is offering an expanded number of baccalaureate programs and the most current information is available at the college website, scf.edu.

The program-specific requirements are listed on the subsequent pages, but the following requirements are true for all of the programs:

Graduation Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees

The following general requirements for graduation from SCF must be met by all candidates for the Bachelor of Applied Science and Bachelor of Science degrees. Additional requirements may exist for individual programs.

1. Students must satisfactorily complete 120 credit hours. For residency purposes, a minimum of 30 credit hours required for graduation must be completed at SCF. All other specific degree requirements also must be met. Credit awarded for college-preparatory instruction may not be counted toward fulfilling the total number of credits required for residency purposes or graduation.
2. For purposes of conferring the bachelor’s degree, students must complete at least 30 credit hours of courses numbered 3000 level or above.
3. Students must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all work at SCF.
4. Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all upper division program requirements.
5. Students must complete the general education requirements (36 hours) of the Associate in Arts degree. Students who transfer to SCF with either an Associate in Arts degree or a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution are considered to have met the general education component of the degree. Courses will be reviewed for equivalency for students who transfer without such degrees.
6. Students must have completed Florida’s foreign language requirement prior to the completion of the bachelor’s degree. Students may meet this competency in one of two ways:
   1. successful completion of two years of a single foreign language while in high school (official high school transcripts must be submitted to educational records), or
   2. successful completion of two semesters (6-8 credit hours) of a single foreign language in college (or through corresponding College Level Examination Program CLEP exams). SCF may determine standards for review of nontraditional foreign language competence for languages not available through CLEP (in languages other than French, German and Spanish).
7. In accordance with State Rule 6A-10.0312, a student must demonstrate proficiency on the State of Florida College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAS) or meet eligibility standards for CLAS alternatives. This must be completed prior to receipt of baccalaureate degree.

SCF reserves the right to make changes in the regulations, offerings, requirements and any provisions announced in this Catalog at any time as circumstances require.