2001 - 2002
Undergraduate Catalog
College of Education
History and Overview
The College of Education is responsible for teacher education at the University of Florida. UF's teacher education programs are approved by the State of Florida Department of Education and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
UF teacher preparation programs include:
- Agricultural education
- Art and music education
- Exercise and sport sciences and health science education
- Secondary education: English, Foreign Language, Math, Science and Social Science Education
- Unified elementary/special education
- Unified early childhood education
In the program areas of agricultural education, art education, health science education, music education and exercise and sport sciences, students will be recommended for initial teacher certification upon completion of the bachelor's degree.
In the program areas of unified elementary/ special education, unified early childhood education and the various areas of secondary education, students will be recommended for initial teacher certification when they have completed an additional year of academic study in the College of Education, which may lead to the Master of Education degree.
Higher Education Act (1998)
The Higher Education Act (U.S. Department of Education) addresses accountability requirements for teacher preparation programs. The Act mandates that teacher preparation programs publish annually pertinent program information including but not limited to the following: (a) program accreditation; (b) pass rates of graduates on state teacher certification assessments; and (c) programs that have been designated as low performing by the State. In accordance with this act, information about the state- and NCATE-accredited teacher preparation programs at UF can be accessed at the College of Education web site (www.coe.ufl.edu/). A printed copy of this information can be provided upon request.
Majors and Minors in the College of Education
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MAJOR |
DEGREE AWARDED |
MINOR |
SPECIAL INFORMATION |
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Unified Elementary/Special Education |
B.A.E. & M.Ed. inElementary Ed |
No |
Preparation for certification in elementary education (or elementary and special education). |
|
Unified Early ChildhoodEducation |
B.A.E. in Special Ed. andM.Ed. in Early Childhood Ed. |
No |
Students complete a B.A.E. in special education (early childhood track) and an M.Ed. in early childhood education. Admission for B.A.E at junior level is Fall semester only. |
|
SecondaryEducation |
M.Ed. |
See Below |
Completion of a Bachelor's degree with appropriate subject area discipline; junior and senior level GPA of 3.0, acceptable GRE score and the secondary education minor. |
|
SecondaryEducation Minor |
|
Yes |
Seventeen (17) semester hours of specified courses. Admission requires junior status, an overall UF GPA of 2.6 and SAT of 1010 or ACT of 21. |
|
General EducationMinor |
|
Yes |
Fifteen (15) semester hours of specified courses.Requires junior status and an overall GPA of 2.0. |