College Degrees
Meta-Major
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This General Studies degree is for students who intend to pursue a bachelor's degree 

What is an Associate in Arts (AA)?

100

Those thinking about nursing are under this meta-major.

What is Health Sciences?

100

This is where I would find...

  • The official list of programs/majors available
  • A list of all classes and requirements for your intended bachelor's or A.S. degree. 
  • All policies related to earning a degree at the college or university

What is the college catalog?

100

Valencia’s Web-based education planning tool in Atlas that allows students to plan their degree completion requirements, determine course sequence, and project the time it will take to complete a degree.

What is "My Education Plan"?

100

Your AA or AS degree is a total of this number of class hours

What is 60 hours?

200

This degree is best for students who intend to gain skills for a specific career-field within the next two years

What is an Associates in Science?

200

Those thinking about teaching are under this meta-major.

What is Education?

200

The  “formal list of the course requirements a student has completed and still must complete in order to satisfy the course requirements for a specific degree or certificate program"

What is a Degree Audit or Degree Evaluation Report?

200

This is where you can take assessments to discover your values, interests, skills, and personality type.

What is "My Career Planner" or "MyPlan"?

200

The State of Florida has identified Common Prerequisites for all public university programs. These prerequisites must be completed by all students entering the specific program in a state university.

What are Common Program Prerequisites?

300

A.A. and A.S. degree-seeking students may continue their educational journey with this degree

What is a Bachelor's Degree?

300

Those thinking about Information Technology are under this meta-major.

What is Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics?

300

A course which must be satisfactorily completed before a higher-level related course can be taken

What is a prerequisite?

300

This is where you find what specific courses your major requires.

What is Degree Pathways?

300

This type of "access" occurs when student demand exceeds available resources such as faculty, instructional facilities, equipment, etc...

What is Limited Access?

400

This 2 year degree can be completed after you finish your bachelor's degree 

What is a Master's degree?

400

Those thinking about graphic design are under this meta-major.

What is Arts, humanities, communication and design?

400

These helpful tools outline the courses needed to complete your Associate’s degree. They include sample term-by-term plans and helpful academic planning information.

What are Degree Pathways?

400

This is where you learn how to spend & save more wisely, borrow better, organize your finances & read your credit report. 

What is My Financial Planner?

400

These are collections of academic majors that have related courses.  They are cluster groups of majors that fit within a career area

What are Meta-Majors?

500

The highest-level degree a person may earn in their career field and may require up to 7 years of coursework after you complete your bachelor's.

What is a doctoral degree?

500

Those thinking about counseling and therapy are under this meta-major. 

What is Social and behavioral sciences and human services?

500

This "rule" that requires students to successfully complete 12 credits of course work in which they must demonstrate writing skills and 6 credits of mathematics course work at the level of college algebra or higher

What is the Gordon Rule?

500

This is where you can 

  • Upload samples of your best work
  • Link your work to goals, competencies, and course outcomes
  • Request reviews of your work
  • Display your work and your most favorable reviews for:
    • Potential employers
    • College admissions officers
    • Faculty members
    • Fellow students

What is My Portfolio?

500

This is where I can access my Degree Audit

In the Atlas Student menu under "Path  to Graduation"

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