• An overall GPA of 2.5 on all hours attempted.
• Pass all subsections of the CLAST, FTCE General Knowledge Test, or Praxis I. No exemptions can be considered.
• Satisfy General Education requirements.
• Satisfy of Gordon Rule requirements.
• Satisfy common prerequisite requirements.

1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
   Refer to the General Education Program for more information.
   
   
   1. Communication (6 hrs)
   2. Mathematics (6 hrs)
   3. Humanities (9 hrs)
   4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
   5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)
      
      Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.
2. Common Prerequisites (variable)
   
   
   1. EDF 2005* Introduction to Education (3)
   2. EDF 2085* Teaching Diverse Populations (3)
   3. EME 2040* Educational Technology (3)
   4. In addition to EDF 2085, a minimum of 6 hrs with an international or diversity focus is required.
   5. Other program prerequisites.  Select 21 credit hours from every area below:
      • American Government (3 hrs)
      • Anthropology (3 hrs)
      • Cultural Geography (3 hrs)
      • Economics (3 hrs)
      • History (3 hrs)
      • Psychology (3 hrs)
      • Sociology (3 hrs)
   
   *Courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C or better.
   
   
3. Required Courses in the Major (39 hrs)
   The following course sequence assumes a fall start with full-time attendance.  Students beginning in spring or summer or attending part-time should see a College of Education Advisor.
   
   Block 1
   • EDF 3201 Diversity of Human Experience (6)
   • EDG 3201 Professional Studies (6)
   
   Block 2
   • TSL 4520 Second Language Acquisition, Communication & Culture (3)
   • SSE 4153 Social Science Methods: 6-12 (3)
      *Subject Area Elective
      *Subject Area Elective
   
   Block 3
   • RED 4350 Literacy Content & Processes (3)
      *Subject Area Elective
   
   Block 4
   • SSE 4941 Integrated Field Experience: Secondary Ed/Social Science (3)
   • EDF 4470 Assessment & Action Research (3)
   • IDS 3930 University Colloquium
     (see below)
      *Subject Area Elective
   
   Block 5
   • SSE 4936 Senior Seminar: Social Science Ed (3)
   • SSE 4940 Internship: Social Science Ed (9)
4. Subject Area Electives* (12 hrs)
   
   Select from the following with approval of the college academic advisor:
   
   • Upper level courses (3-4000 level) from the social sciences disciplines (prefixes of ANT, ECO, HIS, POS, PSY, SOP, SYD, SYG, SYO, and SYP).
5. University Requirements (3 hrs)
   
   
   • IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)
6. Additional Electives (variable)
   Additional electives may be required to reach a minimum of 120 credit hours for the baccalaureate degree.

• A grade of C or higher in all College of Education (COE) courses with an overall GPA of 2.5 in all COE coursework and in all coursework attempted.
• Pass the Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE), including the Professional Education examination, two subject area examinations and the General Knowledge Test (the CLAST will meet this requirement if passed prior to July 1, 2002.) 
• A minimum of 48 upper division hours (courses numbered 3000 and higher).
• Complete 30 of the last 60 hours at FGCU.
• Satisfy foreign language admission requirement.
• Satisfy Service Learning requirement.
• Complete of all components of the Teacher Effectiveness Portfolio at the Proficient performance level.

• In order to register for courses in Block 2, students must be admitted to the College of Education (see Program Admission Requirements).
• In order to be placed in the Block 4 Integrated Field Experience, students must pass the FTCE Professional Education Test.
• In order to be placed in a Block 5 Final Internship, students must have taken the FTCE Subject Area Exam.
• Students will not graduate until all required tests of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam are passed.

The COE limits the transfer of coursework into its upper-division, undergraduate programs.  To be considered, courses must have been completed with a minimum grade of C and no more than five years prior to the date of entry into the College of Education undergraduate program.