The School of Education offers services to students who are enrolled in programs leading to elementary or secondary teacher certification in the state of Florida.
Students will be assigned to student teaching only after submitting passing scores on the Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE): General Knowledge (GK), Professional (PEd), and Subject Area (SAE). Please note that there is a fee attached to each examination. It is the responsibility of the student to keep abreast of all deadlines and fees associated with these examinations.
The student who has been accepted into the Teacher Education Program must be responsible for keeping abreast of the teacher certification requirements as stated by the Florida State Department of Education, Tallahassee, Florida and for securing additional information from the office of the School of Education regarding new requirements enacted after the printing of this catalog. In addition, the students should arrange with their student success coach to plan a program of study which will fulfill both state certification requirements and degree requirements. The office of the School of Education is available to assist in program planning and in the interpretation of requirements. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT TO MEET WITH THE ASSIGNED ACADEMIC STUDENT SUCCESS COACH ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE STUDENT MAY NOT REGISTER FOR CLASSES WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE STUDENT SUCCESS COACH.
Students who wish to teach in states other than Florida should be aware that teacher certification requirements differ from state to state. Students should contact the State Department of Education in the state in which they wish to teach for the teacher certification requirements in that state; however, Florida has a reciprocal agreement with some states.
Graduates of approved teacher education programs will be provided transcripts that carry the endorsement of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and Florida State Department of Education (FLDOE).
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