2004-05 Undergraduate Catalog
Students who complete an approved undergraduate program in the College of Education are awarded the Bachelor of Arts in Education (B.A.E.).
Grades below C will not fulfill requirements in either professional education or in the university’s General Education areas.
Before program completion, students must demonstrate satisfactory performance on the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices. Students in Unified Early Childhood Education are required to provide proof of completion of up-to-date CPR and first aid training. All prospective teachers are encouraged to do the same. Students are required to complete an additional year of study in a master’s degree or postbaccalaureate program to receive a statement on the transcript verifying completion of a Florida Department of Education (DOE) and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) approved program.
Students in the ProTeach Unified Elementary/Special Education and Early Childhood Programs must provide evidence of a successful passing score on all pertinent sections of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) before graduation from the M.Ed. degree program or completion of the postbaccalaureate program.
Residence: The last 30 semester hours to be applied toward a degree must be completed in residence in the College of Education at UF.
Graduating with Honors: To graduate cum laude, a student is required to earn a 3.75+ GPA at the time of B.A.E. completion (college upper-division GPA). To graduate magna cum laude, a student must: 1) attain a 3.75+ GPA on the first 18 hours of the junior year in ProTeach; 2) maintain a 3.75+ GPA at the time of B.A.E. completion, and; 3) submit a scholarly project to be judged by the College High Honors Committee and the University Honors Committee. It is the eligible student’s responsibility to contact the Office of Student Services, Norman Hall, Room G416, for additional information upon completion of the first 18 hours of the junior year.
Information included in this catalog is subject to change. Updated information is available at the college’s Web site: www.coe.ufl.edu/College/Administration/StudentServices.