General Studies in Education
- Apply for and obtain an FTCE Extension
- through meeting all requirements for admission to Student Teaching except passage of the Subject Area FTCE or General Knowledge FTCE
- Failure to meet either of the following with no other viable path toward graduation
- the requirements for admission to Student Teaching after having completed Tier II course requirements, or
- the requirements for a successful exit from Student Teaching
General Studies in Education is NOT a state approved program. Students who graduate with the General Studies in Education major, per the Florida Department of Education, must complete the following steps before obtaining the Florida Teaching Certificate:
- Obtain employment in a Florida school
- Apply for a Temporary Teaching Certificate
- Demonstrate mastery of General Knowledge, Professional Education and Subject Area Knowledge through passage of all required FTCE tests within three years. Students that graduate with the General Studies in Education major, per the Florida Department of Education, cannot apply for a Temporary Teaching Certificate until the subject area specialization is satisfied (https://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/general-cert- requirements/)
Graduating from a program that is not state approved may complicate the process to obtain an ESOL and Reading Endorsement; taking additional courses or additional FTCE tests to earn both an ESOL and Reading Endorsement may be necessary.
Graduating from a program that is not state approved may complicate the reciprocity process if a student chooses to pursue a teaching position outside of the state of Florida.
Many graduate programs in Education require a teaching certificate and obtaining the teaching certificate will require completion of the steps laid out above.
Major in General Studies in Education — Major Requirements - 16 units
Code | Title | Units |
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General Education Requirements | ||
The student must complete the General Education Requirements of the College or Arts and Sciences. | 9 | |
Major Requirements | ||
MATH 110Q | Elementary Mathematics | 1 |
EDUC 245H | Social Foundations of Education | 1 |
EDUC 255S | Educational Psychology | 1 |
EDUC 265 | Principles and Methods of Instruction for Diverse Learners 1, 2 | 1 |
EDUC 275V | Human Exceptionalities | 1 |
EDUC 300 | Language and Culture of Bilingual Learners | 1 |
EDUC 301 | Reading in the Primary Grades | 1 |
EDUC 313 | Curriculum and Assessment of Bilingual Children in US Schools | 1 |
EDUC 314 | Reading in the Intermediate Grades | 1 |
EDUC 315 | Language Arts and Literature for Children | 1 |
EDUC 316 | Assessment and Evaluation of Learning | 1 |
EDUC 321 | Mathematics in the Elementary School | 1 |
EDUC 322 | Natural and Social Sciences in the Elementary School | 1 |
EDUC 393 | Professional Educator I 1 | .5 |
EDUC 394 | Professional Educator II 1 | .5 |
EDUC 424 | Assessment and Differentiation of Reading Instruction | 1 |
EDUC 499 | Senior Project | 1 |
Units outside the Department of Education as appropriate for the student’s planned program of study, to be chosen in consultation with an Education advisor. | ||
Electives | 7 | |
Total Units | 32 |
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Lab fee required.
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Student fee for Education name badge.
All students in the College of Arts and Sciences must meet General Education requirements in addition to specific requirements within the major area of study.
Each student must complete at least four writing or writing enhanced (WE) courses to complete the University Writing Requirement. At least two of these courses must be from General Education. Based upon Admissions application information, students may be placed in ENGL 100; ENGL 100 will count toward the Writing requirement if completed with a minimum grade of C.
A single course may not be used to meet more than one of the General Education requirements, but a single course may count toward a General Education requirement and the student’s major or minor requirements, as well as count as a Writing Enhanced course in the Writing requirement. Students should check with their advisor regarding the eligibility of transfer credits to meet General Education requirements after students have enrolled at Stetson. A key component of a liberal education is to learn about the modes of inquiry from a diverse set of disciplines, so no more than 3 courses used to meet General Education requirements may come from a single department and at least 16 of the 32 units required for graduation must come from departments outside the department of the major.
For many majors, certain courses outside the major field of study are required. These courses are called “collateral requirements.”
A student majoring in Education may count among the 32 units as many in the major as are required for completion of an approved program for teacher certification by the State of Florida.
Code | Title | Units |
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Foundations 1 | ||
Writing Requirement | ||
FSEM 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
Quantitative Reasoning (any Q course) | 1 | |
Junior Seminar | 1 | |
Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Natural World | ||
Select five of the following: 2 | 5 | |
Creative Arts (any A course, or 4 - MUSC, MUSA or MUSE credit courses) | ||
Culture and Belief (any B course) | ||
Historical Inquiry (any H course) | ||
Individuals, Societies, and Social Systems (any S course) | ||
Modern Languages (any L course) | ||
Physical and Natural World (any P course) | ||
Personal and Social Responsibility | ||
Select any 'Stetson Values (V)' course | 1 | |
Total Units | 9 |
Cultural Events/Campus Engagement
In addition to completing 32 course units, students join Stetson's intellectual and creative life outside the classroom by participating in at least 24 approved cultural events at Stetson. These events include lectures by distinguished visitors, musical performances, plays, and art shows. Students may also view the list of approved cultural events3 under Calendar of Events at https://www.stetson.edu/other/calendar/ and selecting Deland Campus.
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Foundation courses may not be taken pass/fail.
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1 unit each from 5 out of the 6 areas.
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The Calendar of Events for the Deland campus identifies Cultural Events as those marked with a turquoise blue colored square in the lower-left corner of the event block.