@Mom2aphysicsgeek It doesn’t matter if the credits are via a local CC or one of the state universities (including UF). It’s up to the college (in this case, the college of engineering or college of liberal Arts and Sciences, since both offer a CS degree), to make that determination. It doesn’t matter to UF that the DE class was sponsored by UF or FAU. UF’s policy (in “general”) is to only allow up to 60 credits to count toward your degree.
- In general, you may transfer up to 60 credits from public/state colleges as part of the credits needed for your UF degree, regardless when these credits are earned, but subject to university and college degree requirements. It is the prerogative of your college to determine how transfer credit satisfies a specific degree’s course requirements.*
He hasn’t been accepted to the COE or CLAS, so he’s likely not been approve to take many of the upper division classes. All of these classes will need to be taken. Many require that they be taken in sequence. The OP situation could be unique, but that’s typical for most DE students.
I could be wrong! Which is why he should talk to someone in UF admissions or better yet, in the CISE department. If he applies to UF with his DE AA degree, admissions is a bit different from a standard freshman applications, in that he not only has to apply to UF, but also to his department/major, in this case CISE.