# Fla. Stat. § 1008.02: 1008.02 Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVIII_C1008_PI_S1008.02

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 1008.02
- **Heading:** 1008.02 Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1008 / Part I / Section 1008.02

## Text

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Developmental education” means instruction through which a high school graduate who applies for any college credit program may attain the communication and computation skills necessary to successfully complete college credit instruction. Developmental education may be delivered through a variety of accelerated and corequisite strategies and includes any of the following: (a) Modularized instruction that is customized and targeted to address specific skills gaps. (b) Compressed course structures that accelerate student progression from developmental instruction to college-level coursework. (c) Contextualized developmental instruction that is related to meta-majors. (d) Corequisite developmental instruction or tutoring that supplements credit instruction while a student is concurrently enrolled in a credit-bearing course.

(2) “Gateway course” means the first course that provides transferable, college-level credit allowing a student to progress in his or her program of study.

(3) “Meta-major” means a collection of programs of study or academic discipline groupings that share common foundational skills.

History: s. 18, ch. 2013-51.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 1008.02 1008.02 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVIII_C1008_PI_S1008.02.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 1008.22 1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVIII_C1008_PI_S1008.22.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 1008.23 1008.23 Confidentiality of assessment instruments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVIII_C1008_PI_S1008.23.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 1008.24 1008.24 Test administration and security; public records exemption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVIII_C1008_PI_S1008.24.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 1008.25 1008.25 Public school student progression; student support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVIII_C1008_PI_S1008.25.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 1008.30 1008.30 Assessing college-level communication and computation skills for public postsecondary education.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVIII_C1008_PI_S1008.30.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 1008.212 1008.212 Students with disabilities; extraordinary exemption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVIII_C1008_PI_S1008.212.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 1008.213 1008.213 Children of military families residing outside this state; flexible assessment administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVIII_C1008_PI_S1008.213.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 1008.2125 1008.2125 The Council for Early Grade Success.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVIII_C1008_PI_S1008.2125.md)

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