Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-14 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 6A-14.096 - Site Determined Associate in Applied Science and Associate in Science Degree Access

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Purpose. This
				rule implements a uniform submission, approval, and compliance process for
				associate in applied science and associate in science degree programs offered
				by school district career centers and charter career centers in accordance with
				Section (s.) 1007.331, Florida Statutes (F.S.), for the purpose of meeting
				district, regional, or statewide workforce needs.
(2) Definitions.
(a) "Applicant" means an accredited school
				district career center as defined s.
				1001.44, F.S., or an accredited
				charter technical career center as defined in s.
				1002.34, F.S.
(b) "Associate in applied science degree" or
				"A.A.S. degree" means a program of career and technical instruction consisting
				of lower division college credit courses to prepare for entry into employment.
				The A.A.S. degree is awarded upon satisfactory completion of a planned program
				of instruction comprised of the standard credit hour length established in Rule
				6A-6.0571, F.A.C., after
				demonstration of the attainment of predetermined and specified performance
				requirements.
(c) "Associate in
				science degree" or "A.S. degree" means a program of career and technical
				instruction consisting of lower division college credit courses to prepare for
				entry into employment. The A.S. degree is a transfer degree and a basis for
				admission to a related bachelor's degree. The associate in science degree is
				awarded upon satisfactory completion of a planned program of instruction
				comprised of the standard credit hour length established in Rule
				6A-6.0571, F.A.C., after
				demonstration of the attainment of predetermined and specified performance
				requirements.
(d) "Credit" means a
				unit of measure assigned to courses or course equivalent learning. Credit is
				awarded if the learning activity it represents is part of, or preparatory for,
				an organized and specified program leading to a postsecondary certificate or
				degree. Credit is a device which indicates to the learner, to educational
				institutions, to employers, and to others how much of the program the learner
				has completed. The credit awarded may be independent of where the learning
				occurs. If a learning activity does not meet these requirements, credit shall
				not be awarded. The only types of postsecondary credit authorized are:
1. College credit. College credit is the type
				of credit assigned by postsecondary institutions to courses or course
				equivalent learning that is part of an organized and specified program leading
				to a diploma, certificate or degree. One (1) college credit is based on the
				learning expected from the equivalent of fifteen (15) fifty-minute periods of
				classroom instruction; with credits for such activities as laboratory
				instruction, internships, and clinical experience determined by the institution
				based on the proportion of direct instruction to the laboratory exercise,
				internship hours, or clinical practice hours.
2. Lower division college credit. Lower
				division college credit is assigned to college credit courses offered to
				freshmen and sophomores (1,000 and 2,000 level courses).
(e) "Council on Occupational Education" means
				the national accrediting of higher education institution recognized by the U.S.
				Department of Education.
(f)
				"Classification of Instructional Programs" means refers to the taxonomic scheme
				developed by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education
				Statistics that assigns a unique 6-digit reporting number for postsecondary
				instructional programs. The codes are assigned are commonly referred to as CIP
				codes.
(g) "Completed proposal"
				means an applicant's final submission of an A.A.S. or A.S. program proposal to
				the Division for consideration by the State Board of Education.
(h) "Division" means the Division of Career
				and Adult Education.
(i) "Initial
				proposal" means a career center's first submission of an A.A.S. or A.S. program
				proposal to the Division for review.
(j) "Service district" means the geographical
				area served by a Florida College System (FCS) institution identified in Section
				1000.21, F.S.