Secondary Education Certificate

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General Requirements for a Certificate

• Submission of a FGCU Post-Baccalaureate Non-Degree Application to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
• Graduation from a baccalaureate level program in a related course of study from an accredited college or university with an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.5 documented by official transcripts.
• Submission of a completed application for the Secondary Education Certificate program.
• Verification of 30 hours in the certification-seeking area or a passing score on the FTCE Subject Area Exam.

Applicants may apply for fall or spring admission.  To assure consideration, applicants must be admitted to FGCU and supplemental application materials must be mailed to the College of Education, Certificate Program Admissions.  This is not a Florida Department of Education state approved program.

Program Specific Information

• EDF 6215 Learning Principles (3)
• EDG 6627 Foundations of Curriculum and Instruction (3)
• EDF 6259 Classroom Management and Organization (3)
• EDF 6606 Socio-Economic Foundations of American Education (3)
• LAE 6337 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (3)
• Select one of the following:
  • LAE 6325 Language Arts Methods 6-12 (3)
  • MAE 6336 Math Methods 6-12 (3)
  • SCE 6366 Science Methods 6-12 (3)
  • SSE 6326 Social Science Methods 6-12 (3)

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED: 18 HRS