Navigating the Application Process at Valencia College

Valencia College, an open-access public institution, welcomes students with a high school diploma or GED. This article provides a detailed guide to the application requirements. Admission to Valencia College provides eligibility to enroll in credit coursework based on program pathways, placement requirements, and available course capacity.

Open Admission Policy

Valencia College has an open admission policy, meaning that they accept any student who has a high school diploma or GED. If you have a high school or GED diploma, you’re accepted at Valencia College. Don’t have your high school or GED diploma? Learn more about how to enroll at Valencia College.

Application Steps

Online Application

The first step is to fill out the online application for Valencia College. Applicants must submit an online Application for Admission. There, you would provide your basic personal and educational information. When you sign up-it’s our official means of communicating with you. Follow the prompts to create your account, including providing your date of birth. Use the Microsoft Authenticator App to complete login.

Application Fee

You'll be required to pay an application fee of $35 while submitting your application. Applicants must submit an online Application for Admission and pay a $35 non-refundable, non-transferable application fee.

Transcripts

High School Students

You should prepare to have your high school transcripts sent directly to Valencia College from your high school or official GED transcripts/scores. If you've completed your high school education through homeschooling, you'll have to provide a signed and dated home education affidavit.

Transfer Students

Request final, official transcripts from all colleges that you ever attended. Valencia College may require official transcripts from any previously attended institution, even if attendance was not disclosed on the application and regardless of whether transfer credit is being sought.

Official transcripts must be sent directly to Valencia College by the issuing institution or delivered in person in a sealed envelope from the issuing institution. Electronic transcript delivery is strongly encouraged to ensure timely receipt and processing.

Placement Assessment

If you're a first-time-in-college student, you may be required to take Florida's Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT). You may have to take part in the Placement Assessment, which helps the college determine your readiness for college-level work. While Valencia College doesn't require standardized test scores like the SAT or ACT for admission, they are used for placement into the appropriate English and Math courses. While this is not always necessary if you have SAT/ACT or other test scores that can be used, it's a common element in the admissions process.

Residency Affidavit

Florida residents will need to provide proof of residency to avail of the in-state tuition rate. Students are classified as non-Florida Residents at the time of admission/re-admission to the College.

Financial Aid

You should apply for financial aid even if you think you don’t qualify. Complete and submit the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) online. Allow at least 6 weeks for your FAFSA to be processed. Deadline (deadlines can be found in our online Important Dates & Deadlines calendar). Students who apply after the Financial Aid Priority Application Deadline are not guaranteed to receive aid in time to pay for classes.

Orientation and Advising

After acceptance, students usually attend an orientation session and an advising session to help them choose the right coursework for their chosen course of study. and tips on how you can be successful at Valencia College. and password to log into the online orientation.

Registering for Classes

Tuition and Fees

Payment Responsibility

First Stop Labs. You are responsible for any remaining balance.

In-State Tuition

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Additional Information

Degree-Seeking vs. Non-Degree-Seeking Applicants

Applicants are admitted as degree-seeking or non-degree-seeking based on their educational objectives and supporting documentation.

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Non-Degree-Seeking Students

Non-degree-seeking applicants, including those enrolling for personal interest, transient study, teacher recertification, or job improvement, are not required to submit official academic transcripts unless needed to verify course prerequisites. Non-degree seeking students are generally not eligible for financial aid, except students enrolled in selected eligible certificate programs. Applicants who are no longer attending high school, including adults who did not complete a standard high school diploma or equivalent, may be admitted as non-degree-seeking, subject to placement and program restrictions as applicable.

Dual Enrollment

Students who are currently enrolled in high school and have not yet graduated may only enroll through Valencia College's Dual Enrollment program. Eligible middle and high school students may enroll in college credit courses while completing high school graduation requirements. Dual Enrollment admissions are governed by state law and local articulation agreements. Dual Enrollment students are classified as non-degree-seeking and may register only for approved coursework. Additional eligibility, placement, and documentation requirements apply.

International Students

Applicants seeking F-1 or other eligible nonimmigrant student status must meet federal visa requirements, demonstrate financial support, and satisfy any credential evaluation or English language proficiency standards established by the College. Admission is contingent upon immigration eligibility and compliance with federal regulations.

Transfer Credit

Valencia College awards semester credit. Transfer coursework must be at the level normally included within the first two years of college. Department of Education, students may submit a Transfer Coursework Reevaluation Request. Students are responsible for submitting all required documentation. Appeals are reviewed by an Academic Dean, in consultation with the Registrar's Office as appropriate, and decisions are final. accreditation bodies. Evaluations may be used for transfer credit consideration, fulfillment of course prerequisites, or waiver of the foreign language requirement.

General Education Program

The general education program is integral to the Associate in Arts degree. It includes courses that provide broad foundational knowledge to help students develop intellectual skills and habits that enable them to become more effective and lifelong learners. General Education Standards General education provides broad foundational knowledge to help Valencia students develop intellectual skills and habits that enable them to become more effective and lifelong learners. In accordance with 1007.25, Florida Statute, courses included in the General Education program align withthe following standards:

General Education Standards

Communication: Communication courses afford students the ability to communicate effectively, including the ability to write clearly and engage in public speaking.
Humanities: Humanities courses afford students the ability to think critically through the mastering of subjects concerned with human culture, especially literature, history, art, music, and philosophy, and must include selections from the Western canon.
Social Science: Social science courses afford students an understanding of the basic social and behavioral science concepts and principles used in the analysis of behavior and past and present social, political, and economic issues.
Natural Science: Natural science courses afford students the ability to critically examine and evaluate the principles of the scientific method, model construction, and use the scientific method to explain natural experiences and phenomena.
Mathematics: Mathematics courses afford students a mastery of foundational mathematical and computation models and methods by applying such models and methods in problem solving.

General Education Program Requirements for the Associate in Arts Degree (36 Credits)

The general education program is 36 semester credits and serves as the core of the curriculum. The 36 credits are selected from five core areas of academic courses offered at Valencia as listed below. Core courses are established by the State Board of Education to create a common general education experience across all public institutions. Core courses must be offered and accepted by every Florida College System (FCS) and State University System (SUS) institution. Institutional courses are established by each college and university to support their general education program outcomes. Institutional courses, combined with Core courses beyond the minimum required for general education, account for the remaining 12 of the 36 general education program credits.

Area 1: Communications: 9 Credits
Area 2: Humanities: 3 Credits
Area 3: Mathematics: 6 Credits
Area 4: Science: 3 Credits
Area 5: Social Sciences: 3 Credits
Area 6: General Education Student Choice: 12 Credits
Total Credit Hours: 36

Required Courses

Area 1: Communications Required Courses - There are a required 9 credits.

These courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C to fulfill the Gordon Rule Requirement.FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I ENC 1101FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I +~ (GR)13 or ENC 1101H FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I - HONORSFreshman Composition II ENC 1102FRESHMAN COMPOSITION II +~ (GR)3 or ENC 1102H FRESHMAN COMPOSITION II - HONORS*Select one of the following Oral Communication courses:3 SPC 1608FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH +~ (GR) or SPC 1608H FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH - HONORS SPC 1017INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION +~ (GR) or SPC 1017H INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION HONORSTotal Credit Hours9

Area 2: Humanities Required Courses - There are 3 required credits.

Students must take 3 credits hours from the Core offerings.3 Core3 ARH 1000ART APPRECIATION ~ or ARH 1000H ART APPRECIATION - HONORS HUM 1020INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES ~ or HUM 1020H INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES - HONORS LIT 1000INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE ~ or LIT 1000H INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE-HONORS MUL 1010MUSIC APPRECIATION ~ PHI 2010PHILOSOPHY ~ THE 1000INTRODUCTION TO THEATER ~ Total Credit Hours3

Area 3: Mathematics Required Courses - There are 6 required credits.

Students must take 3 credits from the Core offerings, and 3 credits from either the Core or Institutional offerings. All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C to meet the Gordon Rule Requirement. Any student who successfully completes a mathematics course for which one of the general education core course options in mathematics is an immediate prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the Mathematics Core. Core ^students must take 3 or more credit hours3 MAC 1105COLLEGE ALGEBRA +~ (GR) or MAC 1105H COLLEGE ALGEBRA - HONORS MGF 1130MATHEMATICAL THINKING +~ (GR) or MGF 1130H MATHEMATICAL THINKING - HONORS MAC 2311CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I +~ (GR) or MAC 2311H CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I - HONORS STA 2023STATISTICAL METHODS +~ (GR) or STA 2023H STATISTICAL METHODS - HONORS Institutional3 MAC 1114COLLEGE TRIGONOMETRY +~ (GR)# or MAC 1114H COLLEGE TRIGONOMETRY HONORS MAC 1140PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA +~ (GR)# or MAC 1140H PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA-HONORS MAC 2312CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II +~ (GR)# or MAC 2312H CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II - HONORS MAC 2233CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE +~ (GR)# MGF 1131MATHEMATICS IN CONTEXT +*~ (GR) Total Credit Hours6

Area 4: Science Required Courses -There are 3 required credits.

Any student who successfully completes a natural science course for which one of the general education core course options in natural science is an immediate prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the natural science core. Valencia does not require a science course with a laboratory. Courses with a C designation have a combined class and laboratory; however, university majors determine if the student must take one or more laboratory science courses at Valencia. To select the most appropriate science courses for your major or transfer plan, complete an education plan through Atlas. Core ^minimum of 3 credit hours required3 AST 1002DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY ~ or AST 1002H DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY - HONORS BSC 1005BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE ~ BSC 1005CBIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COMBINED ~ or BSC 1005H BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE - HONORS BSC 1010CGENERAL BIOLOGY I *~ or BSC 1010H GENERAL BIOLOGY I HONORS BSC 2085CHUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I ~ CHM 1020CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE ~ CHM 1045CGENERAL CHEMISTRY WITH QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS I *~ or CHM 1045H GENERAL CHEMISTRY WITH QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS I -HONORS ESC 1000EARTH SCIENCES ~ EVR 1001INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ~ or EVR 1001H INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE HONORS GLY 2010CPHYSICAL GEOLOGY ~ OCE 1001INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY ~ or OCE 1001H INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY-HONORS PHY 1020FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS ~ PHY 2048CGENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I ~ PHY 2053CGENERAL PHYSICS I ~ Total Credit Hours3

Area 5: Social Sciences Required Courses - There are 3 required credits.

Students are required to choose one of the following courses to satisfy the Civic Literacy course requirement". HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT ~ (GR) or AMH 2020H UNITED STATES HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT - HONORS Total Credit Hours3

Area 6: General Education Student Choice

Students must take 12 credits of General Education Student Choice courses. Courses can be from any of the 5 General Education Areas shown above. You can also chose from the Core and Institutional courses listed below.

Communications Institutional

ASL 2140AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I +~ ASL 2150AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II +~ FRE 1120ELEMENTARY FRENCH I +~ FRE 1121ELEMENTARY FRENCH II +~ GER 1120ELEMENTARY GERMAN I +~ GER 1121ELEMENTARY GERMAN II +~ POR 1120ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE I +~ POR 1121ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE II +~ SPN 1120ELEMENTARY SPANISH I +~ SPN 1121ELEMENTARY SPANISH II +*~

Humanities Institutional

ARH 2050INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY I ~ ARH 2051INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY II ~ FIL 1000INTRODUCTION TO FILM ~ HUM 2210ANCIENT WORLD TO THE RENAISSANCE HUMANITIES ~ HUM 2230RENAISSANCE TO MODERN PERIOD ~ HUM 225020TH AND 21ST CENTURY HUMANITIES ~ or HUM 2250H 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY HUMANITIES - HONORS LAT 1120ELEMENTARY LATIN I +~ LAT 1121ELEMENTARY LATIN II +*~ PHI 2600ETHICS AND CRITICAL THINKING ~ or PHI 2600H ETHICS AND CRITICAL THINKING - HONORS REL 2300WORLD RELIGIONS ~ or REL 2300H WORLD RELIGIONS - HONORS

Science Institutional

BSC 1011CGENERAL BIOLOGY II *~# or BSC 1011H GENERAL BIOLOGY II - HONORS BSC 2086CHUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II *~# CHM 1025CINTRODUCTION TO GENERAL CHEMISTRY ~ CHM 1046CGENERAL CHEMISTRY WITH QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS II *~# or CHM 1046C GENERAL CHEMISTRY WITH QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS II HUN 1201THE SCIENCE OF NUTRITION ~ MCB 2010CMICROBIOLOGY *~# PHY 2049CGENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II *~# PHY 2054CCOLLEGE PHYSICS II WITH ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY ~#

Social Science Core

ANT 2000INTRODUCTORY ANTHROPOLOGY ~ or ANT 2000H INTRODUCTORY ANTHROPOLOGY - HONORS ECO 2013PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS-MACRO ~ or ECO 2013H PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS-MACRO-HONORS PSY 2012GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY ~ or PSY 2012H GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY - HONORS

Social Science Institutional

CCJ 1020INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE ~ DEP 2004DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY ~ or DEP 2004H DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY HONORS ECO 2023PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS-MICRO ~ or ECO 2023H PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS-MICRO HONORS EDF 2005INTRODUCTION TO THE TEACHING PROFESSION ~ EUH 2000ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL WESTERN CIVILIZATION ~ or EUH 2000H ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL WESTERN CIVILIZATION - HONORS EUH 2001MODERN WESTERN CIVILIZATION ~ or EUH 2001H MODERN WESTERN CIVILIZATION-HONORS GEB 1011INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ~ INR 2002INTERNATIONAL POLITICS ~ or INR 2002H INTERNATIONAL POLITICS HONORS POS 2112STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ~ or POS 2112H STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT - HONORS SYG 2000INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY ~ or SYG 2000H INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY- HONORS WOH 2012WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 ~ WOH 2022WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 ~

+ This course must be completed with a grade of C or better.
* This course has a prerequisite; check description in Valencia catalog
~ This is a General Education course.
(GR) Denotes a Gordon Rule course
#Students who successfully complete one of these courses will have completed the Core requirement. "Students must also satisfy the Civic Literacy assessment requirement
1 Students who complete ENC 1101 FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I or ENC 1101H FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I - HONORS with a grade of C or better will earn the Fundamentals of Written Communication digital badge.

Electives (24 Credits)

Students must successfully complete an additional 24 credits to graduate with their Associate in Arts degree. Most college-level credit courses taught at Valencia will count toward elective credit. Any credits in excess of the minimum required in any of the five core areas listed above will count as elective credits. University majors require certain prerequisite courses before transferring; these courses should be taken as electives at Valencia.

Graduation Requirements

Proficiency and Competency Requirements

Students must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language and civic literacy before graduating with their Associate in Arts degree.

Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement

Valencia’s college-level foreign language proficiency requirement can be satisfied in one of the following ways:

High School Coursework

Completion of two years of instruction in the same foreign language at the high school level, with passing grades each year, as documented on an official high school transcript.

College-Level Coursework

Successful completion, with a grade of C or higher, of one of the approved course sequences in a single foreign language, or its equivalent, in the list below. Additional Ways to Earn Credit Visit the Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement section in this catalog for details about earning by examination or proficiency testing, native language other than English, and American Sign Language.

ARA 1120& ARA 1121ELEMENTARY ARABIC Iand ELEMENTARY ARABIC II8
ASL 2140& ASL 2150AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE Iand AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II8
FRE 1120& FRE 1121ELEMENTARY FRENCH Iand ELEMENTARY FRENCH II8
GER 1120& GER 1121ELEMENTARY GERMAN Iand ELEMENTARY GERMAN II8
LAT 1120& LAT 1121ELEMENTARY LATIN Iand ELEMENTARY LATIN II8
POR 1120& POR 1121ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE Iand ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE II8
SPN 1120& SPN 1121ELEMENTARY SPANISH Iand ELEMENTARY SPANISH II8
SPN 1340& SPN 1341SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERand SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKER II8

Note: Satisfaction of this graduation requirement for Valencia may also satisfy the foreign language admission requirement for Florida public universities; it may or may not satisfy a specific university graduation requirement. Students are encouraged to learn the specific requirements of the institutions they are interested in.

Civic Literacy Requirement

Per Florida Rule 6A-10.04213, students initially entering a Florida College System institution in the 2021-22 school year, and thereafter, must demonstrate competency in civic literacy prior to graduation by: receiving a passing score on the Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE), and successful completion of one of the following.

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