Students with a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in need of education courses for professional certification are eligible to take baccalaureate level courses through the School of Education. To enroll, students will need to follow the process outlined below:

1) Have an active non-degree student application on file for the semester they will enroll (or change their status to non-degree).
2) Provide the School of Education with a copy of the Official Statement of Status of Eligibility from the Florida Department of Education outlining their individual teacher certification requirements.  This can be faxed to (239) 432-5209.
3) Once the proper documentation has been received, students must contact the School of Education (239) 489-9369 for assistance with enrollment.
 
Below, please find courses that are offered within the education baccalaureate programs that can be used to fulfill teacher certification requirements in the professional education areas.  Students are always encouraged to clarify, with the Florida Department of Education- Teacher Certification Office, that courses selected will fulfill their individual requirements.

Course(s)  (in bold by subject code/catalog #)	Planned Term Offered	Credit Hours	Online Course Available
Foundations of Education (credit in both Sociological & Psychological areas needed)
Sociological Foundations (3 cr.)
EDF 2005  Introduction to Teaching Profession or	Fall, Spring, Summer	3	Yes
EDF 2085 Introduction to Diversity for Educators	Fall, Spring, Summer	3
Psychological Foundations (3 cr.) General Psychology is a prerequisite to the EDF 3214 course:
DEP 2004  Developmental Psychology for the                      Life Span or	Fall, Spring, Summer	3	Yes
EDF 3214  Human Development & Learning	Fall, Spring, Summer	3	Yes
General Methods
ESE 4323  Educational Assessment	Fall, Spring, Summer	3	Yes
EDG 3410  Classroom Management & Communication	Fall, Spring, Summer	3
EDG 3620  Curriculum and Instruction	Fall, Spring, Summer	3
Classroom Management including safe environments
EDG 3410 Classroom Management &                   Communication	Fall, Spring, Summer	3
Human Development and Learning
EDF 3214 Human Development & Learning	Fall, Spring, Summer	3	Yes
Educational Assessment (to include student achievement data)
ESE 4323 Educational Assessment	Fall, Spring,  Summer		Yes
Effective Instructional Strategies (to meet the needs of the diverse learner)
EDG 3620  Curriculum and Instruction	Fall, Spring, Summer	3
Special Methods (specific to certification area) Edison State College offers:
MAE 4330C  Teaching Methods in Secondary School                    Mathematics with practicum	Fall	4
MAE 3321C  Teaching Geometry in Middle School with                             Practicum	Spring	4
SCE 3320C Teaching Methods in High School  Science                             with Practicum	Fall	4
SCE 3420C Teaching Physical Science in Middle School with practicum	Spring	4
EDE 4304C Integrated Math & Science w/practicum	Spring	4
EDE 4226C Integrated Language Arts, Social Science & literature with practicum	Fall	4
Edison State College does not offer a certification option to obtain the practical teaching experience requirement (individuals would need to complete a supervised internship or complete 2 years of full time teaching in the appropriate grade level or school).

For course (in bold) availability, days & times please refer to the online schedule of courses at www.edison.edu