The
Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers undergraduate programs leading to
the Bachelor of Science degree in a variety of secondary school subject areas of
specialization. State of Florida certification requirements are met for all
programs preparing secondary (6-12) teachers and K-12 teachers in Art Education
and Modern Language Education. All stated admission requirements, which are
subject to change, should be considered mini-mum. A student who meets these
minimum requirements is not automatically assured admission. It is the
responsibility of the student to ensure that he/she has met the requirements.
Program faculty should be consulted for academic advisement.
Upon
admission to the University and to the College, each student major in the
department is assigned an advisor in the teaching field who will assist the
student in constructing a program of study. The program of study must comply
with the goals of the student. Upon successful completion of the work specified
in the program of study, the student is awarded the Bachelor of Science Degree
with a major in a specified subject matter area or level of schooling (e.g.,
art, English, Mathematics Education) and is eligible
for regular teacher certification in the State of Florida upon successful
completion of requirements specified by the Florida Department of Education.
Most
courses offered by the department require observation and participation in
selected schools. The course descriptions identify the courses which require
in-school classroom experiences guided by the directing classroom teacher and a
College of Education faculty member.
The
student teaching assignments are fulfilled in designated field centers. This
experience is on a full-time basis for one semester. Permission to student-teach
is contingent upon successful completion of all other requirements specified in
the program of study. Students may be assigned to do their student teaching
during either the Fall or Spring semesters of their senior year. There is no
student teaching during the Summer semester.
Application
for student teaching is the responsibility of the student. Necessary forms may
be obtained from the office of the Director of Student Teaching. Deadline dates
are July 1 for Spring student teaching and March 1 for Fall placement.
All
stated admission requirements are to be considered minimums. A student who meets
these minimum requirements is not automatically assured admission. Program
admission requirements are subject to change. It is the responsibility of the
student to assure that he/she has met the requirements.
Lower
Division Common Prerequisites
| EDF 1005 | Introduction to Education1 | 3 |
| EDG 2701 | Teaching Diverse Populations1 | 3 |
| EME 2040 | Introduction to Educational Technology, or acceptable substitute | 3 |
| American Government | 3 | |
| Choose four of the six areas for
a total of 12 credit hours: |
||
| Anthropology | 3 | |
| Cultural Geography | 3 | |
| Economics | 3 | |
| History | 3 | |
| Psychology | 3 | |
| Sociology | 3 |
1Requires
field experience of 15 clock hours outside of class time.
At
least one course taken to meet the natural science requirements in General
Education and/or prerequisites must include a laboratory component.
In
addition to EDG 2701, students must take six credit hours with an international
or diversity focus in lower division.
To
qualify for admission to the program, undergraduates must have met all the lower
division/general education requirements including passing ALL four sections of
the CLAST, completion of 60 semester hours, 2.5 GPA, and must be otherwise acceptable into the program.
Minimum GPA and CLAST scores do not assure admission.
Upper
Division Program: (60)
Subject
Matter Specialization (30)
| History1 | 12 |
| Economics | 3 |
| Anthropology or Sociology | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| SSE 4380 Global Perspectives | 3 |
| World Regional Geography | 3 |
| Advisor Approved Electives | 3 |
1Two courses must be in American History (AMH), two in European (EUH) or World Civilization (WOH), and one in African History (AFH), Latin American History (LAH), Asian History, or Middle Eastern History for a total of fifteen (15) credits in the area of History. This may include a history course taken at the lower division as part of the lower division prerequisites.
Professional
Education:
(30)
| EDF 3515 | Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDF 4634 | Cultural and Social Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDP 3004 | Educational |
3 |
| EDG 3321 | General Instructional Decision Making | 3 |
| EDG 3321L | General Instructional Decision Making Laboratory | 2 |
| RED 4325 | Reading in the Content Area | 3 |
| SSE 4384 | Special Teaching Laboratory: Social Studies | 3 |
| SSE 4942 | Student Teaching | 9 |
| SSE 5908 | Directed Study in Social Studies | 1 |
Special
Methods and Student Teaching
Students
must complete 14 semester hours of foundation courses, and all core courses
before enrolling in 4000 level Special Teaching Lab courses. A student must
enroll for SSE 4384 and SSE 4942 in consecutive semesters and SSE 4384 must be
taken before SSE 4942.
For more information, please contact the Program Director: