Academic Catalog

Undergraduate degree-seeking students initially entering an FCS or SUS during the 2024-25 Academic Year and thereafter must demonstrate competency in civic literacy by completing a course AND an assessment through the following options prior to graduation:

Undergraduate degree-seeking students initially entering an FCS or SUS during the 2021-22 Academic Year through the 2023-2024 Academic Year must demonstrate competency in civic literacy by completing a course AND an assessment through the following options prior to graduation:

Undergraduate degree-seeking students initially entering an FCS or SUS during the 2018-19 Academic Year through the 2020-2021 Academic Year must demonstrate competency in civic literacy by completing a course OR an assessment through the following options prior to graduation:

Undergraduate degree-seeking students initially entering an FCS or SUS prior to the 2018-19 Academic Year are exempt from the Civic Literacy requirement.

Students who initially entered an FCS or SUS institution prior to fall 2018.
        
Students who completed an AA degree through Dual Enrollment at an FCS or SUS institution prior to Fall 2018.

Any transfer student who enters an SUS institution and has not met the civic literacy competency requirement must meet the requirement based on the date the student initially transfers to the SUS institution. A student who has previously completed the civic literacy competency requirement at an FCS or SUS institution is considered to have met the civic literacy competency requirement. 

Only if the Director of General Education and the appropriate department chairperson determine that the course is equivalent in content to AMH 2010, AMH 2020, or POS 2041 and contains the mandated Civic Literacy competencies.

No. Students who took the USCIS Civics Test to become U.S. citizens will not have met the Civic Literacy requirement.  The requirements of the USCIS test differ from those of the Civic Literacy Exam.

No. The only acceptable exam options for your cohort are listed above.

Yes. Beginning with the 2021-22 Academic Year, students who earn a passing score on the Florida Civic Literacy Examination while in high school are exempt from the postsecondary Civic Literacy assessment requirement. 

For information regarding the FCLE, please visit our Testing Services page.

Only if Civic Literacy is documented as part of the AA requirements.

FGCU academic transcripts will display the comment “Civic Literacy Requirement Decision” with an indicator of Y, N, or Z and the comments "Civic Literacy Assessment Decision" and "Civic Literacy Course Decision" with an indicator of Y or N based on the student’s official academic record at the time of transcript processing.  The following represents the FGCU transcript legend for Civic Literacy requirement.

•    Z         Exempt           
•    Y         Fulfilled          
•    N         Not Fulfilled