THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE of EDUCATION1114 West Call StreetP.O. Box 3064452Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4452
Und
ergr
adua
te
Maj
ors
and
Prog
ram
s in t
he
Col
lege
of E
duca
tion
TH
E FL
OR
IDA
STA
TE
UN
IVER
SIT
YC
OLL
EGE
of ED
UC
ATIO
N
CO
LLEG
E of
ED
UC
ATIO
NO
ppor
tuni
ties f
or U
nder
grad
uates
At a
Gla
nce..
.
Learn today.
Teach tom
orrow.
Lead for a lifetime .
At the Florida State College of Education, we cultivate
and train educational and Sport Managem
ent leaders w
ith the strength, skill and character necessary to lead and contribute in their respective fields. W
ith nine undergraduate programs in both Teacher
Education and Sport Managem
ent, students work w
ith faculty to improve prim
ary and secondary education throughout Florida and the nation, as well as develop the skills and qualifications they w
ill need as professionals for successful careers w
ithin the sport industry and educational environm
ents.
Our
award-w
inning faculty
mem
bers pursue
research and scholarship that expands the frontiers of know
ledge in their areas of expertise. Their cutting-
edge research enriches and informs classroom
teaching and their achievem
ents gain national and international recognition. Th
e College’s diverse student population
represents a multitude of ethnicities from
over 40 countries. W
e are proud of this rich diversity that provides our students w
ith a real-world experience and exposes them
to unique perspectives and ideas.
The C
ollege of Education also offers a state-of-the art environm
ent in the newly renovated and expanded
Mode L. Stone Building. Th
e building has received industry recognition for excellence in architecture and houses classroom
s and lab areas that are outfitted w
ith the latest technology and multim
edia devices to enhance teaching and learning. Th
e facilities include:• A
ssistive Technology Center
• Cyber Lounge
• Daily Living Skills C
lassroom• Science Lab
Research and educational centers within the C
ollege help to enhance its academ
ic mission by offering
support, resources, and opportunities for student enrichm
ent, including:
• The Adult Learning Evaluation C
enter• Learning Resource C
enter• O
ffice of Academ
ic Services and Intern Support• O
ffice of Inform
ational and Instructional
Technologies
The School of Teacher E
ducation w
orks closely w
ith state and local elementary and high
schools to
train and
produce highly
qualified and effective teacher candidates in prim
ary and secondary education. In addition, the C
ollege of Education has partnerships w
ith two charter schools
that accomm
odate student clinical placement and
research initiatives to strengthen the educational base in the state:
• The Florida State U
niversity Schools, Inc. (Tallahassee, FL)• Pem
broke Pines-FSU C
harter Elementary School
(Pembroke Pines, FL)
The D
epar
tmen
t of S
port
Man
agem
ent s
trive
s to
pro
vide a
hig
h-qu
ality
educ
atio
n ai
med
at p
rodu
cing
quali
fied
prof
essio
nals
for t
he sp
ort i
ndus
try, a
ssocia
ted
serv
ice o
rgan
izatio
ns, a
nd a
cade
mic
insti
tutio
ns. S
port
Man
agem
ent
facu
lty m
embe
rs ar
e lea
ders
in t
heir
field
s, an
d ar
e pro
ud to
serv
e as a
gre
at re
sour
ce fo
r our
stu
dent
s.
In a
dditi
on t
o th
e ou
tstan
ding
fac
ulty
res
ourc
es, t
he
Dep
artm
ent
of S
port
Man
agem
ent
also
hosts
the
an
nual
Spor
t M
anag
emen
t C
onfer
ence
rig
ht h
ere
on
FSU
’s ca
mpu
s. Pa
st co
nfer
ence
s hav
e inc
lude
d sp
eake
rs an
d ac
adem
ic lea
ders
from
man
y ar
eas
of t
he s
port
indu
stry a
nd ac
adem
ia, in
cludi
ng Th
e Tam
pa B
ay R
ays,
Orla
ndo
Mag
ic, F
ox S
ports
, The
PGA
Tour
, as w
ell a
s ac
adem
ic in
stitu
tions
from
arou
nd th
e cou
ntry
.
Feel
free t
o co
ntac
t the
Col
lege o
f Edu
catio
n’s
Offi
ce o
f Aca
dem
ic S
ervi
ces a
nd In
tern
Sup
port
(O
ASI
S) at
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t our
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oe.fs
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n tod
ay.
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h tom
orro
w. Le
ad fo
r a lif
etim
e.
TH
E FL
OR
IDA
STA
TE
UN
IVER
SIT
YC
OLL
EGE
of ED
UC
ATIO
N
Und
ergr
adua
te P
rogr
ams
Ea
rly
Ch
ild
ho
od
Ed
uC
atio
n
(Lim
ited
Acce
ss/Li
mite
d En
rollm
ent)
Prog
ram
Ove
rvie
wTh
e U
nder
grad
uate
Pro
gram
in
Early
Chi
ldho
od E
duca
tion
is de
signe
d to
pro
vide
stud
ents
with
bot
h th
e ac
adem
ic fo
unda
tion
and
the
pres
choo
l/pub
lic sc
hool
exp
erien
ce n
eces
sary
to b
ecom
e a
succ
essfu
l beg
inni
ng te
ache
r of c
hild
ren
age
thre
e th
roug
h gr
ade
thre
e. Th
e pro
gram
is co
ntin
uous
ly re
fined
to m
eet a
nd ex
ceed
the
chan
ging
exp
ecta
tions
of
the
Flor
ida
Dep
artm
ent
of E
duca
tion
and
othe
r pr
ofes
siona
l or
gani
zatio
ns.
The
Early
C
hild
hood
U
nder
grad
uate
Pro
gram
is a
mod
el Se
rvice
-lear
ning
pro
gram
in
teac
her e
duca
tion
for t
he st
ate o
f Flo
rida.
Care
er O
ppor
tuni
ties
G
radu
ates
of
the
Early
Chi
ldho
od u
nder
grad
uate
pro
gram
will
be
elig
ible
for
Flor
ida
teac
hing
cer
tifica
tion
in P
re-k
inde
rgar
ten
thro
ugh
Gra
de 3
. It
is an
NC
ATE
accr
edite
d, F
lorid
a D
OE
appr
oved
pro
gram
tha
t is
reco
gnize
d th
roug
h re
cipro
city
in
man
y ot
her
U.S
. sta
tes.
Som
e ex
ampl
es o
f th
e br
oad
rang
e of
pr
ofes
siona
l rol
es a
vaila
ble
to t
hose
pur
suin
g gr
adua
te d
egre
es in
Ea
rly C
hild
hood
Edu
catio
n in
clude
ser
ving
as
mas
ter
classr
oom
te
ache
rs, c
olleg
e or
uni
versi
ty f
acul
ty,
staff
spec
ialis
ts in
pub
lic
or p
rivat
e sc
hool
sys
tem
s, an
d in
gov
ernm
enta
l or
pro
fessi
onal
or
gani
zatio
ns. El
EmEn
tar
y Ed
uC
atio
n
(Lim
ited
Acce
ss/Li
mite
d En
rollm
ent)
Prog
ram
Ove
rvie
wTh
e und
ergr
adua
te P
rogr
am in
Elem
enta
ry E
duca
tion
is de
signe
d to
pro
vide
stu
dent
s w
ith b
oth
the
acad
emic
foun
datio
n an
d th
e ha
nds-o
n ex
perie
nce
nece
ssary
to b
ecom
e a
succ
essfu
l beg
inni
ng
teac
her
of K
inde
rgar
ten
thro
ugh
Gra
de 6
. In
add
ition
, th
ose
succ
essfu
lly c
ompl
etin
g th
e pr
ogra
m w
ill b
e eli
gibl
e fo
r bot
h th
e R
eadi
ng a
nd E
SOL
Endo
rsem
ents.
The
prog
ram
is c
ontin
uous
ly
refin
ed to
mee
t and
exce
ed th
e cha
ngin
g exp
ecta
tions
of th
e Flo
rida
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n an
d ot
her p
rofe
ssion
al o
rgan
izatio
ns.
Care
er O
ppor
tuni
ties
G
radu
ates
of o
ur E
lemen
tary
Edu
catio
n un
derg
radu
ate p
rogr
am
will
be e
ligib
le fo
r Flo
rida t
each
ing
cert
ifica
tion
in K
inde
rgar
ten
thro
ugh
Gra
de 6
. It i
s an
NC
ATE
accr
edite
d, F
lorid
a DO
E ap
prov
ed p
rogr
am th
at is
reco
gnize
d th
roug
h re
cipro
city
in m
any
othe
r U.S
. sta
tes.
Eng
lish
Ed
uC
atio
n
Prog
ram
Ove
rvie
wO
ur
unde
rgra
duat
e stu
dent
s fin
ish
the
Engl
ish
Educ
atio
n pr
ogra
m p
repa
red
to a
pply
for c
ertifi
catio
n in
seco
ndar
y En
glish
(g
rade
s 6-1
2). Th
ey h
ave n
umer
ous o
ppor
tuni
ties,
as p
art o
f the
ir co
urse
wor
k, to
spe
nd t
ime
wor
king
with
ado
lesce
nts
and
their
te
ache
rs in
loca
l cla
ssroo
ms;
they
tuto
r ind
ivid
ual a
t-risk
stud
ents,
te
ach
smal
l gro
ups,
and
plan
and
pre
sent
lesso
ns to
mid
dle
and
high
sch
ool c
lasse
s pr
ior
to e
ngag
ing
in a
sem
este
r-lon
g stu
dent
te
achi
ng in
tern
ship
.
Care
er O
ppor
tuni
ties
St
uden
ts w
ho h
ave g
radu
ated
from
our
und
ergr
adua
te p
rogr
am
are c
urre
ntly
wor
king
as c
lassr
oom
teac
hers
in m
iddl
e and
hig
h sc
hool
s acr
oss t
he U
nite
d St
ates
; tho
se w
ho h
ave g
radu
ated
fro
m o
ur m
aste
r’s a
nd sp
ecia
lists
prog
ram
s are
mid
dle a
nd h
igh
scho
ol te
ache
rs an
d co
llege
instr
ucto
rs, a
s well
as c
urric
ulum
sp
ecia
lists,
stat
e tes
ting
spec
ialis
ts an
d te
xtbo
ok co
mpa
ny
repr
esen
tativ
es. Th
ose w
ho h
ave g
radu
ated
from
the d
octo
ral
prog
ram
in E
nglis
h ed
ucat
ion
are a
ctiv
e as u
nive
rsity
pro
fesso
rs,
rese
arch
ers a
nd le
ader
s in
the fi
eld.
soC
ial
sCiE
nC
Es E
du
Cat
ion
Prog
ram
Ove
rvie
wO
ur s
ocia
l sc
ience
edu
catio
n pr
ogra
m i
s ta
ught
fro
m a
glo
bal
persp
ectiv
e gro
unde
d in
the b
elief
that
all
mem
bers
of th
e hum
an
fam
ily a
re cr
eate
d eq
ual.
Cou
rses a
ddre
ss:
Care
er O
ppor
tuni
ties
Th
e Soc
ial S
cienc
e Edu
catio
n (S
SE) u
nder
grad
uate
pro
gram
is
desig
ned
to p
rodu
ce te
ache
rs ce
rtifie
d in
socia
l stu
dies
for g
rade
s 6-
12.
It is
an N
CAT
E ac
cred
ited,
Flo
rida D
OE
appr
oved
pro
gram
th
at is
reco
gnize
d th
roug
h re
cipro
city i
n m
any o
ther
U.S
. sta
tes.
• mul
tiple
persp
ectiv
es h
uman
bein
gs h
old
of
each
oth
er a
nd o
ther
nat
ions
• a
cqui
sitio
n of
kno
wled
ge re
gard
ing
the
dive
rsity
of h
uman
cultu
res a
nd th
eir
cont
ribut
ions
to ci
viliz
atio
n• t
he cu
ltura
l, ec
onom
ic, g
eogr
aphi
c, an
d ge
opol
itica
l int
erco
nnec
tedn
ess a
mon
g na
tions
and
peo
ple
• con
sequ
ence
s of t
he u
biqu
ity o
f cha
nge
• im
plica
tions
of i
ndiv
idua
l cho
ices s
hapi
ng
the f
utur
e of t
he w
orld
BaC
hEl
or’s/
ma
stEr
’s C
om
Bin
Ed
in E
du
Cat
ion
of s
tu
dEn
ts w
ith
Ex
CEp
tio
na
lit
iEs (
EsE)
Prog
ram
Ove
rvie
wTh
e Ed
ucat
ion
of S
tude
nts w
ith E
xcep
tiona
lities
(ESE
) Pro
gram
is
a th
ree-
year
initi
al c
ertifi
catio
n te
ache
r edu
catio
n pr
ogra
m. Th
e pr
ogra
m re
quire
s a to
tal o
f 93
sem
este
r hou
rs ta
ken
in th
e ju
nior
an
d se
nior
yea
rs of
und
ergr
adua
te st
udy
and
in a
yea
r of m
aste
r’s
degr
ee w
ork.
The
year
of
grad
uate
stu
dy a
fford
s th
e stu
dent
an
oppo
rtun
ity to
spec
ializ
e in
one o
f the
follo
win
g ar
eas:
• Hig
h in
ciden
ce d
isabi
lities
• Ear
ly ch
ildho
od sp
ecia
l edu
catio
n• A
utism
• Tra
nsiti
on• S
ever
e/pr
ofou
nd d
isabi
lities
. G
radu
ates
of
the
prog
ram
rec
eive
the
bach
elor’s
and
mas
ter’s
de
gree
s sim
ulta
neou
sly a
nd a
re e
ligib
le fo
r Fl
orid
a te
achi
ng
cert
ifica
tion
in E
xcep
tiona
l Stu
dent
Edu
catio
n (E
SE) a
nd fo
r the
En
glish
Spe
aker
s of O
ther
Lan
guag
es (E
SOL)
endo
rsem
ent.
Visu
al
dis
aB
ilit
iEs
(Lim
ited
Acce
ss/Li
mite
d En
rollm
ent)
Prog
ram
Ove
rvie
wSt
uden
ts at
the
und
ergr
adua
te le
vel a
re p
repa
red
to b
e te
ache
rs
of c
hild
ren,
age
s bi
rth-
21 a
nd t
heir
fam
ilies
. U
nder
cer
tain
ci
rcum
stanc
es, i
ndiv
idua
ls m
ay a
dd t
he c
ourse
s th
at le
ad t
o an
ad
ditio
nal
spec
ializ
atio
n in
tea
chin
g or
ienta
tion
and
mob
ility
. (I
n Fl
orid
a an
d in
man
y ot
her
state
s, or
ienta
tion
and
mob
ility
sp
ecia
lists
who
wor
k w
ith c
hild
ren
thro
ugh
the
scho
ols m
ust a
lso
posse
ss th
e cr
eden
tial t
o te
ach
stude
nts w
ith v
isual
impa
irmen
ts.)
Stud
ents
mov
ing
to o
ther
stat
es w
ith a
n un
derg
radu
ate
degr
ee in
vi
sual
disa
bilit
ies fr
om F
lorid
a Sta
te U
nive
rsity
rare
ly h
ave t
roub
le ob
tain
ing
a tea
chin
g cr
eden
tial i
n th
eir n
ew st
ate.
Care
er O
ppor
tuni
ties
Ev
ery
year
in F
lorid
a, jo
bs g
o un
filled
and
stud
ents
go u
nser
ved,
be
caus
e so
few
peo
ple
know
abo
ut th
is re
war
ding
and
satis
fyin
g fie
ld o
f edu
catio
n.R
esul
ts fro
m a
rec
ent
study
ind
icate
tha
t th
ere
is a
need
for
5,
000
new
Tea
cher
s of
Chi
ldre
n w
ith V
isua
l Im
pair
men
ts
(TV
Is)
and
a ne
ed f
or 1
0,00
0 ne
w O
rien
tatio
n an
d M
obili
ty
(O&
M) S
peci
alis
ts to
wor
k w
ith c
hild
ren
and
adul
ts w
ith v
isual
im
pairm
ents
acro
ss th
e U.S
.Th
ese
teac
hers
and
spec
ialis
ts he
lp c
hild
ren
and
adul
ts w
ho a
re
blin
d or
who
hav
e lo
w v
ision
to
achi
eve
their
edu
catio
nal g
oals
and
prep
are f
or th
e fut
ure.
They
wor
k w
ith in
divi
dual
s with
visu
al
impa
irmen
ts, t
heir
pare
nts,
educ
ator
s, re
habi
litat
ion
cent
ers
and
com
mun
ity a
genc
ies.
spo
rt m
an
agEm
Ent
(Lim
ited
Acce
ss/Li
mite
d En
rollm
ent)
Prog
ram
Ove
rvie
wTh
is pr
ogra
m is
des
igne
d to
pro
vide
stud
ents
with
an in
trodu
ctor
y un
derst
andi
ng o
f Spo
rt M
anag
emen
t and
the v
ario
us co
mpo
nent
s th
at m
ake
up th
e sp
ort i
ndus
try.
Alth
ough
cou
rse c
onte
nt m
ostly
fo
cuse
s on
the a
pplie
d as
pect
s of S
port
Man
agem
ent,
stude
nts w
ill
beco
me
know
ledge
able
of th
e cu
rrent
lite
ratu
re, b
oth
appl
ied a
nd
rese
arch
bas
ed. Th
e abi
lity t
o ta
ke el
ectiv
es al
low
s stu
dent
s to
tailo
r th
eir p
rogr
am to
war
ds t
heir
inte
rests
, whe
ther
the
y be
rela
ted
to
busin
ess,
recr
eatio
n, o
r ano
ther
disc
iplin
e.
Care
er O
ppor
tuni
ties
Th
e Ba
chelo
r of S
cienc
e pr
ogra
m in
Spo
rt M
anag
emen
t pro
vide
s stu
dent
s w
ith t
he a
cade
mic
foun
datio
n ne
cessa
ry t
o pu
rsue
a gr
adua
te d
egre
e in
Spo
rt M
anag
emen
t or
to
pursu
e an
ent
ry-
level
posit
ion
in t
he s
port
indu
stry.
The
prog
ram
cur
ricul
um is
co
ntin
uous
ly re
fined
to m
eet i
ndus
try
stand
ards
pro
mot
ed b
y th
e C
ounc
il on
Spo
rt M
anag
emen
t Acc
redi
tatio
n (C
OSM
A).
Cer
tifi
cate
Pro
gram
s(A
vaila
ble t
o Und
ergr
adua
tes)
pro
fEss
ion
al
tra
inin
g o
ptio
n (p
to
)(a
lso a
vaila
ble a
s a m
inor
)Pr
ogra
m O
verv
iew
The
Prof
essio
nal T
rain
ing
Opt
ion
cons
ists o
f five
cou
rses
that
will
assi
st yo
u in
wor
king
tow
ard
the
Flor
ida
Educ
ator
Acc
ompl
ished
Pra
ctic
es
(FEA
PS).
Each
Flo
rida
scho
ol d
istric
t off
ers
a co
mpe
tenc
y-ba
sed,
on-
the-
job
alte
rnat
ive c
ertifi
catio
n pr
ogra
m. Th
e Flo
rida D
OE
appr
oved
Pro
fessi
onal
Tr
aini
ng O
ptio
n (P
TO
) is a
pro
gram
of s
tudy
for t
hose
eith
er c
urre
ntly
te
achi
ng w
ith a
tem
pora
ry c
ertifi
catio
n (O
ptio
n A)
or
thos
e cu
rren
tly
purs
uing
a Ba
chelo
rs D
egre
e in
a sub
ject a
rea (
Opt
ion
B).
The
PTO
is
desig
ned
to A
SSIS
T t
hose
see
king
alte
rnat
ive
teac
her
cert
ifica
tion
thro
ugh
the
Flor
ida
Dep
artm
ent
of E
duca
tion
and/
or a
Fl
orid
a sch
ool d
istric
t. Th
e PT
O re
quire
men
ts in
clude
: • C
ompl
etio
n of
5 co
urse
s (on
line o
r fac
e-to
-face
sect
ions
may
var
y)• N
otify
ing t
he O
ASI
S sta
ff in
the C
olleg
e of E
duca
tion
upon
com
plet
ion
of A
LL r
equi
red
cour
ses
(OA
SIS
will
ver
ify c
ompl
etio
n pr
ior
to t
he
cert
ifica
te b
eing
not
ed o
n th
e tra
nscr
ipt)
BlE
nd
Ed a
nd
on
lin
E lE
ar
nin
g
an
d t
EaC
hin
g (B
olt
)Pr
ogra
m O
verv
iew
Blen
ded
and
Onl
ine
Lear
ning
and
Tea
chin
g (B
OLT
) is
a ne
w o
nlin
e gr
adua
te
cert
ifica
te
prog
ram
av
aila
ble
to
both
un
derg
radu
ate
and
grad
uate
stud
ents
that
answ
ers t
he n
atio
n’s c
all t
o im
prov
e dig
ital l
earn
ing
in el
emen
tary
and
seco
ndar
y ed
ucat
ion.
Fo
ur on
line c
ours
es pr
ovid
e cur
rent
and f
utur
e tea
cher
s and
adm
inist
rato
rs
with
adv
ance
d kn
owled
ge,
skill
s, an
d ab
ilitie
s th
at a
re n
eces
sary
for
eff
ectiv
e K-
12 e
-lear
ning
and
e-te
achi
ng. A
mer
ica’s
edu
catio
n sy
stem
is
tran
sform
ing
rapi
dly,
so b
e on
e of
the
first
to e
arn
a ce
rtifi
cate
in o
nlin
e te
achi
ng. Th
is pr
ogra
m b
egin
s sum
mer
201
1. Th
e pr
ogra
m is
12
cred
it-ho
urs
of c
ours
ewor
k an
d w
ill b
e lis
ted
on a
stu
dent
’s tr
ansc
ript
as a
ce
rtifi
cate
.
un
dEr
gr
ad
uat
E C
Ert
ifiC
atE
in l
Ea
dEr
ship
st
ud
iEs
Prog
ram
Ove
rvie
wTh
e U
nder
grad
uate
Cer
tifica
te i
n Le
ader
ship
Stu
dies
is
an 1
8 cr
edit,
in
terd
iscip
linar
y, m
ultid
imen
siona
l, an
d ex
perie
ntia
l pro
gram
ope
n to
all
Flor
ida
Stat
e U
nder
grad
uate
stud
ents.
The
Cer
tifica
te p
rogr
am p
repa
res
stude
nts f
or le
ader
ship
in m
ultip
le co
ntex
ts an
d us
es p
ract
ical
exp
erien
ce
and
serv
ice-
learn
ing
proj
ects
to f
ram
e lea
ders
hip
learn
ing
with
in t
he
cont
ext
of s
ocia
l cha
nge.
Upo
n co
mpl
etio
n, t
he L
eade
rshi
p C
ertifi
cate
ap
pear
s on
stude
nts’
acad
emic
tran
scrip
t. W
hy th
e Und
ergr
adua
te C
ertifi
cate
in L
eade
rshi
p St
udies
?- I
t pr
ovid
es
oppo
rtun
ities
to
lea
rn
spec
ific
know
ledge
, ski
lls, a
nd v
alue
s tha
t can
gui
de y
ou
thro
ugh
your
colle
giat
e jou
rney
and
car
eer p
ath.
- It c
an su
pplem
ent a
nd en
hanc
e any
majo
r.- C
lasse
s disc
uss v
ario
us le
ader
ship
the
ories
and
lea
ders
hip
in th
e con
text
of s
ocia
l cha
nge.
- It p
rovi
des o
ppor
tuni
ties f
or p
ract
ical
lead
ersh
ip
and
serv
ice-
learn
ing
expe
rienc
es.
- U
pon
com
plet
ion,
the
Lea
ders
hip
Cer
tifica
te
will
appe
ar o
n yo
ur ac
adem
ic tr
ansc
ript.
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