Understanding college terminology helps with planning, saves you time and is important to your success as a student.

Earn a

Certificate

• Update your skills

• Enter the workforce

College Credit Certificate: Short-term career education program that is part of an AS degree.

Career and Technical Certificates( CTC): Certificate that prepare students for entry level employement in specific career fields.

1 YEAR( or less)

YEAR

( or less)

Earn an

Associate Degree

• Enter the workforce

• Increase earnings

• Prepare to start a bachelor ' s degree

Associate in Arts Degree( AA): A two-year degree in general education designed for transfer to a university. This degree requires a minimum of 60 credit hours and a cumulative GPA of 2.0. Associate in Science Degree( AS): A two-year technical degree designed to gain skills to prepare to enter the workforce. This degree contains some general education coursework that is transferable.

2 YEARS

YEARS

Earn a

Bachelor ' s Degree

• Enter the workforce

• Increase earnings

• Advance your career

• Transfer to graduate school

Bachelor of Applied Science( BAS): A four-year degree designed to accommodate the unique demands for entry into and advancement within specific workforce sectors. Bachelor of Science( BS) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing( BSN): EFSC offers these four year degrees in addition to the BAS option for students seeking a degree in Science Teacher Education or a Nursing RN to BSN advancement.

4 YEARS

YEARS

Academic Communities: The eight career pathways available for students. Each community is a group of academic programs that provide students with an educational pathway towards their career goals.

Aa

Arts, Humanities Communication & Design

Industry / Manufacturing & Construction

Public Safety

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Specializations: Tracks that offer unique coursework to help you meet your career and academic goals within certain degrees.

Social & Behavioral Sciences and Human Services

Terms: The length of time that you take a college class. This word is used interchangeably with Semesters.

Transfer: 2 + 2 Pathways- Students who earn a two-year Associate in Arts Degree at EFSC are guaranteed admission into one of the state’ s 12 universities to complete a fouryear baccalaureate degree. EFSC’ s Transfer GPS( Graduation Pathway for Success) and FloridaShines. org are designed to prepare students for transfer to a Florida public university or college.

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