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Nov 15, 2024
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2024-2025 College Catalog
Florida’s Statewide Course Numbering System
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Courses in this catalog are identified by prefixes and numbers that were assigned by Florida’s Statewide Course Numbering System, SCNS. This numbering system is used by all public postsecondary institutions in Florida and by participating nonpublic institutions. The major purpose of this system is to facilitate the transfer of courses between participating institutions. Students and administrators can use the online Statewide Course Numbering System to obtain course descriptions and specific information about course transfer between participating Florida institutions. This information is at the SCNS website at http://scns.fldoe.org.
Each participating institution controls the title, credit and content of its own courses and recommends the first digit of the course number to indicate the level at which students normally take the course. Course prefixes and the last three digits of the course numbers are assigned by members of faculty discipline committees appointed for that purpose by the Florida Department of Education in Tallahassee. Individuals nominated to serve on these committees are selected to maintain a representative balance as to type of institution and discipline field or specialization.
The course prefix and each digit in the course number have a meaning in the SCNS. The list of prefixes and associated courses is referred to as the “SCNS taxonomy.” Descriptions of the content of courses are referred to as “statewide course profiles.”
Example of Course Identifier
| Prefix |
(First Digit) |
(Second Digit) |
(Third Digit) |
(Fourth Digit) |
Lab Code |
| ENC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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| English Composition |
(Freshman) level at this institution |
Freshman Composition |
Freshman Composition Skills |
Freshman Composition Skills I |
No laboratory component in this course |
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