DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
D. E. Cook, Ph.D., Head
TEACHING
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Professional
Certificate
The Professional Certificate is
for students seeking an alternative route to professional certification in
Florida. This certificate program is a subset of the MAT degree program and is
designed expressly for individuals who
hold bachelor’s degrees in content areas and are current teachers with 3-year
temporary teaching certificates. It consists of four graduate-level courses
that, when combined with approved alternative certification inservice modules,
prepares teachers for state certification. The course requirements may be
completed in 14 months (two regular terms and two summer sessions). Up to 15
credits may be applied within 5 years of completion to the MAT degree.
Admission Requirements
An
applicant must have a bachelor’s degree in mathematics or science, or in an
area in which state certification is sought, from an accredited college or
university.
Certificate
Requirements
The
Professional Certificate requires passing the four courses (13 semester hours)
listed below with a grade point average of at least 3.0. All courses must be
taken at Florida Tech. Following the recommended schedule allows completion of
the course requirements within 14 months.
SUMMER
FALL
EDS 5051 Methods and Management of
Middle and
High School Teaching.. 4
SPRING
EDS 5055 Foundations and Management
of Classroom Instruction 3
SUMMER