FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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John L. Winn
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Commissioner of Education
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
February
7
, 2006
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
State University Presidents
Community
College
Presidents
Independent College & University Presidents
District School Superintendents
FROM:
John L. Winn
SUBJECT:
Revisions to State Board of Education Rules relating to Articulation
Following an extensive revision process led by the Articulation Coordinating Committee, the State Board
of Education has adopted revisions to several 6A-10 rules within the Florida Administrative Code. The
rule revisions were adopted by the State Board of Education at its October 18, 2005, meeting and have
varying effective dates.
The 6A-10 rules that have application for the State University System (marked with an * below) were
also adopted via resolution by the Board of Governors on November 17, 2005. You may view the Board
of Governors Resolution at: http://www.flbog.org/bog/meetings/2005_11_17/15_Resolution.pdf.
The revised State Board of Education rules are as follows:
Amended with effective date of 11/21/05
6A-10.02412
Foreign Language Competence and Equivalence*
6A-10.0242
Procedures for Determining the Level at Which Courses Shall be Classified*
6A-10.033
Postsecondary Credit Definitions*
6A-10.0381
Registration of Adult Education Students
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Memorandum
February
6
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Amended with effective date of 12/18/05
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6A-10.019
Required Annual Calendar for Schools and Colleges*
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6A-10.024
Articulation Between and Among Universities, Community Colleges, and School
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Districts*
6A-10.030
Other Assessment Procedures for College-Level Communication and Computation
Skills*
6A-10.0331
Deletion of Courses from Catalogs and Statewide Course Numbering System*
6A-10.038
Postsecondary Feedback of Student Information to High Schools*
6A-10.041
Substitution for Requirements for Eligible Disabled Students at State Universities,
Community Colleges, and Postsecondary Career Centers*
6A-10.043
Nonpublic College Participation in the Statewide Course Numbering System*
Repealed
6A-10.02422
Procedures for Determining the Level at Which Vocational Education Courses Shall be
Offered
6A-10.039
Planning and Coordination of Postsecondary Educational Programs
Attached please find a summary of the specific changes that were made to the above rules.
Please review the updated rules at: http://www.firn.edu/doe/rules/6a-10.htm.
You may contact Dr.
Heather Sherry at heather.sherry@fldoe.org or (850) 245-0427 if you have questions.
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State University System Academic Vice Presidents
Community College Council on Instructional Affairs
State University System Articulation Officers
Community College Articulation Officers
Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida
Commission for Independent Education
Articulation Rule Changes
Approved by the State Board of Education on October 18, 2005
(effective dates vary)
The specific State Board of Education revisions to these rules included the following:
6A-10.019
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Required Annual Calendar for Schools and Colleges
(effective 12/18/05)
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Updates language relating to governance changes.
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Provides language to codify current practice regarding exceptions.
6A-10.024
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Articulation Between and Among State Universities, Community
Colleges, and School Districts
(effective 12/18/05)
Summary:
This rule is intended to preserve current articulation policies in Florida.
Revisions have been proposed to clarify current policy, update or delete obsolete
language, and revise language to reflect changes in education governance relating to
the school code rewrite and constitutional amendments.
General
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Adds the word “Among” to the title of the rule to reflect transfer among
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institutions in the same sector.
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Provides a statement of intent regarding articulation in Florida.
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Replaces state university “president” with “Board of Trustees” to reflect
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governance change.
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Changes “universities” to “state universities” to provide clarification.
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The term “vocational” is replaced with “career” throughout to reflect statutory
term changes.
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Removes references to specific divisions within the DOE.
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Replaces “public universities and community colleges” with “public
postsecondary institutions” throughout the document to include community
colleges who have converted to colleges.
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Revises the name of the Statewide Course Numbering System to align with
statute.
Articulation Coordinating Committee
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Updates the membership positions of the Articulation Coordinating Committee
(ACC), the length of terms (2 years), and the entities which members represent.
Also, provides specifically for the appointment of the chair by the
Commissioner of Education and the requirements for a quorum.
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Deletes the function of the ACC relating to cooperative plans and articulation
accountability measures. Articulation measures are included in the overall
accountability process.
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Clarifies that the ACC will make recommendations regarding this rule to the
State Board of Education (SBE) and the Board of Governors (BOG).
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Adds in the statement that the ACC will “examine statewide data regarding
articulation” prior to recommending resolution of issues or policy changes.
Codifies current practice.
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Deletes redundant language relating to improving articulation system-wide.
Moves existing language relating to standard transcripts from the end of the rule
to the section regarding functions of the ACC.
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Stipulates that the ACC will document, maintain, and publish the following:
limited access programs; capstone degree programs; career ladder degree
programs; statewide AS to BA/BS articulation agreements; and, statewide ATD
to AAS/AS articulation agreements.
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Stipulates that the ACC will maintain and annually review the exam
equivalencies and minimum scores for articulated acceleration (CLEP, AP, IB,
and AICE) exams.
Associate in Arts Degree
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Clarifies the five general education study areas.
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Defines Associate in Arts Degree graduate admission to an upper-division
program as it relates to Section 1007.23, Florida Statutes, and adds a statement to
clarify the current policy that admission to the student’s preferred institution or
program is not guaranteed.
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Provides a clear definition of what comprises an Associate in Science degree
program.
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Clarifies language relating to the transfer of “D” grades between public
institutions.
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Stipulates that the 60 hours of the Associate in Arts degree shall be accepted in
total upon transfer to an upper-division program at another postsecondary
institution.
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Defines requirements and standards related to Gordon Rule and CLAST as those
adopted by the SBE and the BOG.
Associate in Science Degree
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Clarifies language relating to the minimum semester hours required for
awarding of the AS degree and completion of the general education component
of the AS degree.
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Moves language relating to SACS requirements for general education from a
later section to the section on the AS degree requirements.
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Specifies the provisions under which appropriate courses within AS degree
programs will articulate to baccalaureate degree programs.
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Provides a statement to clarify the purpose and function of the Capstone Degree
Articulation Agreement (including the transferable general education
component).
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Provides a statement to clarify the purpose and function of the Career Ladder
Degree Articulation Agreement.
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Clarifies that student admission to the career ladder baccalaureate program of
their choice is not guaranteed (i.e. limited access programs).
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Deletes references to the “Statewide Articulation Manual” and changes to
“maintained by the ACC” (planning to reorganize the “Manual” to be more
comprehensive).
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Clarifies language relating to approval of statewide AS to BA/BS articulation
agreements.
Applied Technology Diploma
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Revises admission requirements (relating to high school graduation) to include
the new CPT-eligible certificate of completion.
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Increases faculty credentials (for teaching ATD courses) to a baccalaureate
degree or AS degree with “demonstrated competencies” to align with new
SACS requirements.
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Adds Associate in Applied Science degree as a possible degree to which the
ATD is guaranteed to transfer.
Credit-By-Exam
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Clarifies language relating to the minimum amount of credit that must be
awarded for passing CLEP examination scores as determined by the ACC.
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Clarifies language relating to the minimum amount of credit that must be
awarded for passing AP examination scores as determined by the ACC.
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Clarifies language relating to the minimum amount of credit that must be
awarded for passing IB examination scores as determined by the ACC.
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Deletes language relating to the award of additional credit on individual
exams for students who earn the IB diploma.
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Moves and adds language relating to the AICE program that has recently
been added to statute as a state approved acceleration mechanism.
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Clarifies language relating to the guaranteed transfer of credit awarded
through the Excelsior and DANTES programs.
Student Transcripts
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Specifies that the ACC will maintain the electronic exchange of student
transcripts in an electronic format.
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Moves current language relating to the transfer of credit through the Statewide
Course Numbering System.
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6A-10.02412
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Foreign Language Competence and Equivalence
(effective 11/21/05)
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Updates CLEP scores used to determine foreign language competence and
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equivalence for the purpose of state university admissions.
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Scores updates based on College Board CLEP updates.
6A-10.0242
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Procedures for Determining the Level at Which Courses Shall be
Classified
(effective 11/21/05)
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Updates process to clarify that recommendations for course levels and appeals of
Statewide Course Numbering System designations shall be taken to the ACC for
resolution.
6A-10.02422
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Procedures for Determining the Level at Which Vocational Education
Programs Shall Be Offered
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Repealed – program leveling no longer done.
6A-10.030
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Other Assessment Procedures for College-Level Communication and
Computation Skills
(effective 12/18/05)
Purpose and Effect:
Adoption of the rule revisions by both the State Board of
Education and the Board of Governors has eliminated the burden of “counting words” for
institutions and will ease student transfer across institutions while maintaining high
standards for the completion of the general education requirements.
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Adds the Board of Governors as an entity that may adopt assessments.
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Moves definition of “successful completion” of coursework from (2)(b) up to the
first paragraph to clarify that it applies to all courses in the rule.
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Adds the term “college” to include former community colleges that now offer
baccalaureate degrees.
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Changes the number of semester hours in English from 12 to six semester hours
of English and six semester hours of additional course work in which the student
must demonstrate writing skills. In addition, language was added to clarify that
writing skills should be “college-level.”
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The word count (24,000 total) was eliminated and language was added to require
that competencies be demonstrated through multiple assignments.
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New language was added to codify current practice -- institutions designate the
courses that fulfill the general education writing requirement and submit those
designations to the Statewide Course Numbering System.
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Adds language that guarantees the writing requirements met at one institution will
be honored at the receiving institution. This is current practice for most
institutions but the new language provides for a guarantee.
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Deletes language relating to GPA-related exemptions and waivers because
institutions have found that this provision is impossible to track and, therefore, is
currently not being utilized by institutions.
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Changes current language relating to exemptions and waivers to update titles of
divisions within DOE and includes the Board of Governors as an entity to which
alternative plans must be submitted.
6A-10.033
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Postsecondary Credit Definitions
(effective 11/21/05)
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Changes the term “vocational” to “career” throughout to reflect statutory language
changes.
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Changes the term “supplemental” to “noncredit continuing education”.
6A-10.0331
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Deletion of Courses from Catalogs and Statewide Course Numbering
System
(effective 12/18/05)
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Amends title of rule and other references in rule to reflect statutory
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name change of Statewide Course Numbering System.
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Removes reference to Board of Regents and replaces with
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university board of trustees.
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6A-10.038
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Postsecondary Feedback of Student Information to High Schools
(effective 12/18/05)
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Changes “vocational” to “career” throughout.
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Removes references to specific divisions within the DOE.
6A-10.0381
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Registration of Adult Education Students
(effective 11/21/05)
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Updates language relating to governance changes (changes Board of Regents
reference to university board of trustees).
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Updates terminology relating to “vocational” and “career” education.
6A-10.039
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Planning and Coordination of Postsecondary Educational Programs
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Repealed – no longer needed.
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6A-10.041
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Substitution of Requirements for Eligible Disabled Students at State
Universities, Community Colleges, and Postsecondary Vocational
Institutions
(effective 12/18/05)
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Updates language relating to governance changes (changes Board of Regents
reference to university board of trustees).
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Changes “vocational” to “career” throughout.
6A-10.043
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Nonpublic College Participation in the Statewide Course
Numbering System
(effective 12/18/05)
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Updates name change of Statewide Course Numbering System. Updates
statutory references.
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