Graduation Requirements

School of Education graduation requirements include:

• successful completion of the required courses for the Education major
• a C or better earned in professional education courses and an overall GPA of 2.5
• appropriate materials filed for graduation with the Registrar before the published deadline
• passed all sections of the Florida Teacher Comprehensive Evaluations (General Knowledge, Subject areas and Professional examinations).
• demonstrated competencies of “Fulfilled” in all twelve Accomplished Practices for the Florida Accomplished Practices.

Students who are required to take preparatory courses before taking required courses may not be able to graduate in four years. Based upon direct classroom observation utilizing an approved teacher observation instrument and other assessment data, the faculty of the Adrian Dominican School of Education reserves the right to dismiss a student who, in its judgment, does not satisfy the requirements of scholarship, health, or personal suitability.

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Education, you will have acquired the ability to:

• recognize patterns of physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development in students.
• identify and meet the learning needs and abilities of all children, including those from diverse cultural backgrounds, with special needs, and English language learners.
• implement a wide range of instructional strategies to translate content into developmentally appropriate classroom activities.
• analyze data from classroom observations to improve effectiveness in instruction.
• interpret student and classroom observable data to administrators, parents, and the community.
• demonstrate, through a professional portfolio process, the “Accomplished Practices” (teacher competencies) identified by the State of Florida’s Education Standards Commission.