Civic Literacy Requirements

Students who enter any Florida public college or university as an undergraduate degree-seeking student for the FIRST time in Fall 2021 or after must earn credit in an approved civic literacy course AND achieve a passing score on a designated civic literacy assessment.

Who must meet this requirement?

Students entering a Florida public college/university for the first time in fall 2021 or later.

All first-time in college (FTIC) degree-seeking students entering SCF starting in Fall 2021 or later.
Transfer students who entered SCF (or another Florida public college or university) as an undergraduate degree-seeking student in Fall 2021 or later, including:
- Students with an associate in arts degree.
- Students pursuing an additional bachelor’s degree.
- Students who transferred from out-of-state.
- Students who transferred from a private college or university in Florida.
Dual enrollment students.

How to meet this requirement:

Students entering Fall 2021 and later must satisfy BOTH the Civic Literacy course and assessment requirements.

Course requirement can be met with completion of one of the following:

Completing POS-1041with a grade of C or higher.
Completing AMH-1020 with a grade of C or higher.
Receiving accelerated credit through completion of one of the following:
- Advanced Placement Government and Politics: United States exam with a score of 3 or more.
- Advanced Placement United States History exam with a score of 4 or more.
- CLEP American Government exam with a score of 50 or more.
- Cambridge AICE History, US History (AS-Level) with a score of A-E.
- IB History: History of America with a score of 5-7.

Assessment requirement can be met with completion of one of the following:

Scoring 3 or higher on the Advanced Placement Government and Politics: United States exam.
Scoring 4 or higher on the Advanced Placement United States History exam.
Scoring 50 or higher on the CLEP American Government exam;
Scoring 60% or higher out of 100 on the US Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Test (Civic Literacy Exam)
Taking the Florida Civic Literacy Exam

Note to students graduating from a Florida high school: High school students who pass the Florida Civic Literacy Exam taken in a United States Government course are exempt from the postsecondary assessment requirement. FASTER transcripts will be updated to reflect if the student passed the civic literacy assessment.

How does this requirement apply to dual enrollment students?

Enrollment in a Florida public institution (SUS or FCS) prior to graduating from high school does not exempt a student from having to meet the civic literacy requirement.