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Florida Civic Literacy Test


Background

In 2017, the Florida Legislature amended section 1007.25, Florida Statutes, and introduced a new civic literacy requirement for all students graduating from a Florida public postsecondary institution. Beginning in the fall of 2018, students entering a Florida public postsecondary institution for the first time needed to demonstrate civic literacy by either taking a specific course or passing an assessment. The 2021 Legislature amended section 1007.25, Florida Statutes, and required students to complete both a course and an assessment from the approved list in Regulation 8.006. During 2024, the Board of Governors revised Regulation 8.006 to better align with the corresponding State Board of Education rule and recognize two new courses meeting the Civic Literacy requirement, AMH 2010 and AMS 2010. As a result of these changes, four cohorts of students are currently matriculating through Florida public postsecondary institutions subject to varying civic literacy competency requirements. Table 1 outlines the civic literacy requirements based on the specified date of the academic term in which a student initially entered a State University System (SUS) or Florida College System (FCS) institution.

Requirements by Cohort of Students


Table 1 below outlines the civic literacy requirements based on the specified date of the academic term in which a student initially entered a State University System (SUS) or Florida College System (FCS) institution.

Table 1: Civic Literacy Requirements by Cohort of Students
Students Included in CohortCivic Literacy Requirement
Cohort 1
Students initially entering the SUS or FCS before fall 2018		None
Cohort 2
Students initially entering the SUS or FCS in Academic Year 2018 through Academic Year 2020*		Course OR Assessment
Cohort 3
Students initially entering the SUS or FCS in Academic Year 2021 through Academic Year 2023*		Course AND Assessment
Cohort 4
Students initially entering the SUS or FCS in fall 2024 and thereafter		Course AND Assessment

*It is the university’s discretion to determine the academic year.

Additionally, for Cohorts 3 and 4, approved accelerated mechanisms may meet the course and/or assessment requirement, and students who pass the Florida Civic Literacy Examination (FCLE) in high school are exempt from the postsecondary assessment requirement.