Graduation Requirements

Students must have a 3.0 grade point average prior to registering for EDU 717 and/or EDU 739 or 740.

Reading Certification

The following requirements should be met before graduation if you plan to apply for Florida State Reading Certification:

• Students must have completed a course in children’s (EDU 322 or 554) or adolescent literature (undergraduate or graduate) which is required for Reading certification (K-12).
• Students must have completed a course in evaluation and measurement in education (EDU 417/517) which is required for Reading certification (K-12). If not taken previously, EDU 517 is required in place of a 3 semester hour Reading elective.
• The reading subject area test of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) must be passed prior to the student’s graduation unless the student is already certified in reading.
• Students must demonstrate competency at the “fulfilled” level in each of the 12 Accomplished Practices and submit an Accomplished Practices Portfolio unless already certified in Reading or have more than seven years of teaching experience.

As the state implements new requirements for this certification, they will be compulsory with or without notice in this catalog. The student has the sole responsibility to comply with and to maintain currency with the State Department of Education certification requirements. It is the student’s responsibility to secure the application and submit the necessary documents to the State to be eligible for the certificate.