Majors and Minors in the College of Education SPECIAL ADMISSION DEGREE CATALOG MAJOR REQUIREMENTS AWARDED MINOR ADMISSION INFORMATION PAGE Elementary and Special Education Programs 2.60 GPA B.A.E. NO Requires completion of 60-64 hours of 80-81 SAT 900 general education and prerequisite ACT 20 and courses. Note: must complete 5th year EACT 21 for MED or postbaccalaureate program. Community college students must have Meeting the minimums M.Ed. satisfactorily completed CLAST and an does not guarantee admission Associate of Arts degree. due to space limits. Secondary Meeting the minimums M.E.D. Completion of a bachelor's degree in 82 Education does not guarantee admission Liberal Arts & Sciences; upper-division due to space limits. GPA of 3.0, GRE score of 1000+, and the "Secondary Minor." Secondary YES Fifteen (15) semester hours of specified 82 Minor courses. Requires an overall GPA of 2.60 and SAT of 900 or ACT of 20 or EACT of 21. Education YES Fifteen (15) semester hours of specified 82 (General) courses. Requires an overall GPA of 2.60 and Minor SAT of 900 or ACT of 20 or EACT of 21. College of Education The College of Education is officially responsible for teacher education at the Univer- sity of Florida. University teacher education programs are approved by the state Department of Education and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Undergraduate programs prepare teachers in Agricultural and Extension Education through the College of Agriculture; Art Educa- tion through the College of Fine Arts; Health Science Education and Exercise and Sport Sci- ences through the College of Health and Human Performance; Music Education through the College of Fine Arts; Secondary Education (Biology, Chemistry, English, French, Language Arts, Mathematics, Physics, Social Sciences or Spanish) through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; and Elementary and Special Edu- cation through the College of Education. In the program areas of Agricultural and Extension Education, Art Education, Health Sci- ence Education, Music Education and Exercise and Sport Sciences, students will be recom- mended for initial teacher certification upon the completion of their undergraduate degrees. In the program areas of elementary education, spe- cial education, and various areas of secondary education, students will not be recommended for initial teacher certification until they com- plete an additional year of academic study in the College of Education, which may lead to the Master of Education degree. PROTEACH A PROGRAM FOR THE PREPARATION OF PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS Teaching is a more difficult and demanding task today than ever before. Conditions teachers face in the classroom are more complex and stressful than those in the past. At the same time, parents, other adults, and young people are increasingly aware that a sound educational background is essential to success in later life. More is expected of professional teachers. In response to this challenge, the College of Education has developed a program to prepare teachers in elementary education, special education, and the various areas of secondary education. PROTEACH (from PROfessional TEACHer) is a rigorous program consisting of five years of intensive work: general back- ground knowledge, professional studies, and academic specializations designed to culminate in a Master of Education degree. The curriculum of PROTEACH incorporates the best available information about effective teachers' knowledge, skills, and personal attributes. The latest developments in instruc- tional approaches and new technologies are used. PROTEACH is not built upon previous programs but upon a reconceptualization of what a beginning teacher should know, should be able to do, and should be as a model for youth. PROTEACH incorporates increased course work outside the College of Education and expanded foundational studies and clinical experiences. Within the five-year teacher education pro- gram, Elementary Education majors are required to have 81-93 semester hours outside the College of Education, including 12-24 hours of specialized study in one or two academic dis- ciplines. Majors in Special Education are required to have 70 hours outside the College of Education, including 18 hours in one academic discipline. Students in the various subject areas of Secondary Education are required to have an undergraduate major in the subject they are planning to teach and will receive their bache- lor's degree from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. They will take 9 additional hours in their teaching field as a part of their master's degree from the College of Education. All students in PROTEACH, regardless of their chosen teaching field, take the expanded foundational studies in education. Those foun- dational studies include the social, philosophi- cal, and historical foundations of education; human growth and development; ethical princi- ples governing teachers; legal provisions affect- ing education; handicapped children in regular classrooms; educational diagnosis and evalua- tion; interpersonal relations; the cognitive pro- cess in education; instructional design and implementation; and the use of computers in the classroom. The clinical component of PROTEACH begins in the third year and continues through the fifth year. Students engage in early observa- tion, supervised practice, and a concluding internship in the public schools as well as cam- pus-based clinical experiences including microteaching, simulation, and other controlled situations. Methods of instruction and clinical experiences are concurrent and coordinated; academic and clinical aspects of course objec- tives are planned together; and methods instructors are also clinical supervisors. Academically-able students who are com- mitted to teaching are encouraged to become a part of this challenging professional program. PROTEACH students in Elementary Educa- tion and Special Education receive the Bachelor of Arts in Education degree upon the successful completion of the first of two phases of the approved teacher education program, including a prescribed set of courses and experiences. An additional year is required for completion of the University of Florida's approved teacher educa- tion programs in Elementary Education and Special Education. Admission The University of Florida and the College of Education encourage applications from quali- fied students of both sexes from all cultural,