FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Commissioner of Education
JIM H
ORNE
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
LINDA K. TAYLOR
December 21, 2004
TO:
District Student Services Directors
High School Counseling Supervisors
High School Guidance Counselors
Community College Student Services Directors
State University Student Services Directors
FROM:
Dr. Heather Sherry
SUBJECT:
Correction in
2005 Counseling for Future Education Handbook
If you have not already viewed the new Web-only
2005 Counseling for Future Education
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Handbook
, it can be accessed at http://www.facts.org/pdf_sw/DOEHandbook2005.pdf.
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Providing the
Handbook
as a Web publication allows for greater access to students, parents and
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educators, as well as the ability to make changes as needed.
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2005 Handbook
, a typographical error was spotted and
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immediately corrected. On page D-25, under Path B of the Approved Elective Courses, it now
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reads “Level III courses in any discipline (See Florida
Course Code Directory
).” Please be
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aware that this was not a change to the path, but the correction of a typographical error in this
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year’s
Handbook
. The path remains exactly as it was last year. The corrected page is attached
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for your convenience.
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We will continue to update the
Handbook
as changes or corrections are needed. The most
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current version of the
Handbook
, as well as links to all of the updates and revisions, can be
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accessed at www.FACTS.org under
Advising Manuals
. We encourage you to direct students and
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parents to this publication, as it provides a wealth of information with just a “click.”
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HEATHER R. SHERRY, PH.D.
Director
Office of Articulation
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1401 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0427 • www.fldoe.org
APPROVED ELECTIVE COURSES
POLICY: Freshman applicants to the SUS must have three additional high school credits as electives.
Students and counselors are advised to consider carefully the importance of elective coursework.
Completion of the required 18 credits for SUS admission guarantees acceptance only in the case of
Talented 20 students. Therefore, the stronger an
The three paths may not be mixed
ion only: the date the student is an entering
Path A
Students who entered as high school freshmen
July 1, 2004, or later
may complete the three elective requirements in the
combination of courses listed in the Department of Education
Course Code Directory
, as follows:
Three credits in any combination of the following:
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Level II or higher courses in:
English/Language Arts
Mathematics
Natural Science
Social Science
Foreign Language
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Level III courses in the same or related disciplines, including
Fine Arts (See Florida
Course Code Directory
)
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College credit Dual Enrollment courses
OR
Two credits of:
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Level II or higher courses in English/Language Arts,
Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science, and/or
Foreign Language;
PLUS
One credit in one of the following:
Courses grade nine or above in ROTC/Military Training
Courses classified as Level II by the Florida
Course Code
Directory
music; or
Equivalent courses in any discipline as determined by the
Articulation Coordinating Committee (see list on following
page)
Path B
Students who entered as high school freshmen
between July 1, 2000, and June 30, 2004,
may complete the three elective
requirements in any combination of courses listed in the Department of Education
Course Code Director
y, as follows:
Up to three credits of:
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Level II courses in:
English/Language Arts
Mathematics
Natural Science
Social Science
Foreign Language
Fine Arts (See Florida
Course Code Directory
)
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Level III courses in any discipline (See Florida
Course Code
Directory
)
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Dual Enrollment courses for which both high school and
postsecondary credits are granted
Up to one credit of:
Courses grade nine or above in ROTC/Military Training; or
Equivalent courses in any discipline as determined by the
Articulation Coordinating Committee (see list on following
page).
Counseling for Future Education Handbook – Colleges & Universities
Rev 12/04
D-25
