General Education Core Curriculum
A.A. and Baccalaureate Degrees - 36 Credit Hours
A.S./A.A.S. Degrees - A minimum of 15 General Education Credit Hours are required. See program curriculum for specific requirements
All students entering Lake-Sumter State College under the 2023-2024 catalog year are required to satisfy general education core curriculum requirements from the categories listed below.
Current LSSC students under a prior academic year’s catalog must consult that catalog’s general education core curriculum pages before making course selections.
Students may choose to update their status to the current year’s catalog at any time if continuously enrolled (up to six academic years). For information regarding LSSC’s governing catalog rules see the Governing Catalog section of this catalog.
Area I: Communications 9 hrs
Select the following:
| ENC 1101 | College Composition I | 3 Credits |
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| SPC 2608 | Public Speaking | 3 Credits |
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| SPC 2608H | Public Speaking Honors | 3 Credits |
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| ENC 1102 | Composition: Literature | 3 Credits |
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| ENC 2210 | Technical & Professional Writing | 3 Credits |
ENC 1101, ENC 1102, ENC 2210: Writing Emphasis or "Gordon Rule" writing course with CODE: GRW - A grade of “C” or higher must be earned in each Writing Emphasis course.
Students who complete ENC1101 or a course in which ENC1101 is a prerequisite with a grade of “C” or better will be automatically awarded the digital badge for Fundamentals of Written Communication.
Area II: Humanities 6 hrs
Select 1 course from the State Core and 1 course from the Institutional Core, OR 2 courses from the State Core
State Core
| ARH 2000 | Art Appreciation | 3 Credits |
| HUM 2020 | Introduction to Humanities: Antiquity through the 21st Century | 3 Credits |
| LIT 2000 | Introduction to Literature | 3 Credits |
| LIT 2000H | Introduction to Literature Honors | 3 Credits |
| MUL 2010 | Music Appreciation | 3 Credits |
| PHI 2010 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 Credits |
| THE 1000 | Theater Appreciation | 3 Credits |
| THE 1000H | Theater Appreciation Honors | 3 Credits |
LIT 2000, LIT 2000H, PHI 2010: Writing Emphasis or "Gordon Rule" writing course with CODE: GRW - A grade of “C” or higher must be earned in each Writing Emphasis course.
Institutional Core
| ARH 2050 | Art History I | 3 Credits |
| ENL 2022 | British Literature 1600 to Present | 3 Credits |
| FIL 2001 | Introduction to American Cinema | 3 Credits |
| HUM 2454 | African-American Humanities | 3 Credits |
| HUM 2461 | Latin American Humanities | 3 Credits |
| HUM 2930 | Selected Topics in Humanities | 3 Credits |
| LIT 2120 | World Literature 1650 to Present | 3 Credits |
| MUH 1018 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 Credits |
| PHI 2630 | Contemporary Ethics | 3 Credits |
| REL 2300 | World Religions | 3 Credits |
| THE 2020 | Introduction to Western Theatre Arts | 3 Credits |
| See Choices | Select any second level Foreign Language course | 4 credits |
Area III: Social and Behavioral Sciences 6 hrs
Select 1 course from the State Core and 1 course from the Institutional Core, OR 2 courses from the State Core
State Core
| AMH 2020 | U.S. History Since 1877 | 3 Credits |
| ECO 2013 | Principles of Economics I, Macroeconomics | 3 Credits |
| POS 2041 | American National Government | 3 Credits |
| POS 2041H | American National Government Honors | 3 Credits |
| PSY 2012 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 Credits |
| SYG 2000 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 Credits |
AMH 2020, POS 2041, and POS 2041H: Writing Emphasis or "Gordon Rule" writing courses with CODE: GRW - A grade of “C” or higher must be earned in each Writing Emphasis course.
Institutional Core
| AMH 2010 | U.S. History to 1877 | 3 Credits |
| DEP 2004 | Psychology of Human Development | 3 Credits |
| ECO 2023 | Principles of Economics II, Microeconomics | 3 Credits |
| EUH 1000 | Western Civilization I | 3 Credits |
| EUH 1001 | Western Civilization II | 3 Credits |
| GEO 1000 | Introduction to Geography | 3 Credits |
| INR 2002 | International Relations | 3 Credits |
| SYG 2010 | Social Problems | 3 Credits |
AMH 2010, EUH 1000, and EUH 1001: Writing Emphasis or "Gordon Rule" writing course with CODE: GRW - A grade of “C” or higher must be earned in each Writing Emphasis course.
Area IV: Mathematics 6 hrs
Select 2 of the following courses:
| MAC 1105 | College Algebra | 3 Credits |
| MAC 1140 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 Credits |
| MAC 1114 | Trigonometry | 3 Credits |
| MAC 2233 | Calculus for Business | 3 Credits |
| MAC 2311 | Calculus w/Analytic Geometry I | 4 Credits |
| MAC 2311H | Calculus w/Analytic Geometry I Honors | 4 Credits |
| MAC 2312 | Calculus w/Analytic Geometry II | 4 Credits |
| MGF 1106 | Liberal Arts Math | 3 Credits |
| MGF 1107 | Explorations In Math | 3 Credits |
| STA 2023 | Elementary Statistics I | 3 Credits |
| STA 2023H | Elementary Statistics I Honors | 3 Credits |
MAC 1105, MAC 1140, MAC 1114, MAC 2233, MAC 2311, MAC 2311H, MAC 2312, MGF 1106, MGF 1107, STA 2023, STA 2023H: A grade of "C" or higher must be earned in each college level computational or "Gordon Rule" mathematics course.
Area V: Natural Sciences 6 hrs
Select 1 course from the State Core and 1 course from the Institutional Core, OR 2 courses from the State Core
State Core
| AST 1002 | Introduction to Astronomy | 3 Credits |
| BSC 1005 | Introduction to Life Science | 3 Credits |
| BSC 1010C | General Biology I w/Lab | 4 Credits |
| BSC 1010CH | General Biology I w/Lab Honors | 4 Credits |
| BSC 1011C | General Biology II w/Lab | 4 Credits |
| BSC 1011CH | General Biology II w/Lab Honors | 4 Credits |
| BSC 2085C | Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/Lab | 4 Credits |
| BSC 2086C | Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/Lab | 4 Credits |
| CHM 1020 | Chemistry in Society | 3 Credits |
| CHM 2045C | General Chemistry I w/Lab | 4 Credits |
| CHM 2045CH | General Chemistry I w/Lab Honors | 4 Credits |
| CHM 2046C | General Chemistry II w/Lab | 4 Credits |
| CHM 2046CH | General Chemistry II w/Lab Honors | 4 Credits |
| ESC 1000 | Earth Science Survey | 3 Credits |
| EVR 1001 | Environmental Sustainability | 3 Credits |
| MCB 2010C | Microbiology w/Lab | 4 Credits |
| PHY 1020C | Conceptual Physics | 3 Credits |
| PHY 2053C | College Physics I w/Lab | 4 Credits |
| PHY 2054C | College Physics II w/Lab | 4 Credits |
| PHY 2048C | Physics I with Calculus w/Lab | 5 Credits |
| PHY 2049C | Physics II with Calculus w/Lab | 5 Credits |
Institutional Core
| CHM 1025C | Introductory Chemistry w/Lab | 4 Credits |
| CHM 1083 | Environmental Science | 3 Credits |
| OCE 1000 | Introduction to Marine Science | 3 Credits |
| PSC 1001 | Inventions & Discoveries: Science in a Changing World | 3 Credits |
| PSC 1515 | Energy & the Environment | 3 Credits |
Area VI: Personal Growth and Development 3 hrs
Select 1 from the following:
| CGS 1100 | Business Computer Applications | 3 Credits |
| CRW 2000 | Creative Writing I | 3 Credits |
| HUN 1201 | Nutrition with Diet Therapy | 3 Credits |
| See Choices | Select any SLS course | 3 Credits |
| See Choices | Select any first level Foreign Language course | 4 credits |
CRW 2000: Writing Emphasis or "Gordon Rule" writing course with CODE: GRW - A grade of “C” or higher must be earned in each Writing Emphasis course.
Important note about Writing Emphasis or "Gordon Rule" Writing (GRW) for the A.A. degree:
Students must earn 12 semester hours of Writing Emphasis or "Gordon Rule" writing coursework (designated with the GRW code) with a grade of "C" or higher. A minimum of six (6) of these GRW credits must be in English and identified in Area I: Communications. The other six (6) Writing Emphasis (GRW) semester hours may be taken to complete any Area II-III or Area VI requirements or may be coursework taken to satisfy one or more Elective courses.
See the list of Writing Emphasis courses.