2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

SPRING
EDS 2010 Education Seminar...............................................................2
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 ........................................................................3
MTH 2001 Calculus 3 ............................................................................4
MTH 4801 Advanced Geometry .............................................................3
PHY 2002 Physics 2 ..............................................................................4
PHY 2092 Physics Lab 2 .......................................................................1
17
Junior Year
FALL CREDITS
EDS 3033 Measurement and Evaluation ..............................................3
EDS 3095 Clinical and Field Experience 1 ...........................................2
EDS 4051 Methods and Management of Middle
and High School Teaching ...................................................4
EDS 4060 Educational Strategies for ESOL .........................................3
Restricted Elective (MTH) ..................................................3
15
SPRING
EDS 3034 Assessment and Evaluation ..................................................3
EDS 3096 Clinical/Field Experience 2 ..................................................2
EDS 4072 Methods and Strategies for Teaching Middle
and Secondary Mathematics ................................................4
EDS 4081 Content Area Reading ..........................................................3
HUM 3352 History of Science and Technology:
Renaissance to Present ........................................................3
MTH 3102 Introduction to Linear Algebra .............................................3
18
Senior Year
FALL CREDITS
EDS 4090 Research Seminar ................................................................2
EDS 4095 Student Teaching 1 ..............................................................6
Restricted Elective (MTH) ..................................................3
Technical Elective ................................................................3
14
SPRING
EDS 4096 Student Teaching 2 ............................................................12
12
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED ......................................128
Middle Grades Mathematics and Science ____________
The recommended program plan is given below. Teacher certification
areas may be Middle Grades Mathematics 5–9 and/or
Middle Grades Science 5–9. All applicants must meet the
current entrance requirements for teacher-education programs
established by the Florida Department of Education. Formal
application is made no later than the first semester of the junior
year. Application procedures and requirements may be found in
the department’s Student Handbook.
A full year of student teaching during the senior year provides the
student with many experiences encountered in the teaching profession.
To graduate from a teacher-education program approved
by the Florida Board of Education the student must complete and
demonstrate competence in the uniform core curriculum established
pursuant to Section 1004.04 F.S., which includes competencies
and skills for teacher certification as prescribed in Rule
6A04.0021, F.A.C., and competencies 1 and 2 of the State Boardapproved
reading endorsement, as well as additional content and
instructional practices listed in Sections 1004.04(2), (3) and (5),
F.S. In addition, students must complete the course work from an
approved program plan with a minimum 2.5 GPA, pass all of the
Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (General Knowledge,
Professional Education and Subject Area) and earn a minimum
3.0 grade point average for 18 credit hours of student teaching.
146 Florida Tech
Teacher preparation programs in the state of Florida are required
by Title II, section 207, of the Higher Education Act to make
public their Institutional Report Cards. Florida Tech’s report card
may be found online at www.fit.edu/education.
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ..........................................................1
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................3
EDS 1005 Introduction to Education ....................................................3
EDS 1031 Survey of Science 1: Physical Science .................................3
MTH 1701 College Algebra ....................................................................3
PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology ...................................................3
16
SPRING
BIO 1020 Biological Discovery 2 ..........................................................4
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ......................................................3
EDS 2050 Education Psychology ..........................................................3
MTH 1000 Precalculus...........................................................................3
OCN 1010 Oceanography ......................................................................3
16
Sophomore Year
FALL CREDITS
BIO 1010 Biological Discovery 1 ..........................................................4
COM 2370 Speech .................................................................................3
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 ........................................................................3
OCN 2802 Environmental Geology ........................................................3
SPS 1020 Introduction to Space Sciences ............................................3
16
SPRING
EDS 2010 Education Seminar...............................................................2
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 ........................................................................3
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 ............................................................................4
MTH 4801 Advanced Geometry .............................................................3
SPS 1010 Introduction to Astronomy ...................................................3
15
Junior Year
FALL CREDITS
BUS 2703 Statistics for Business ..........................................................3
EDS 3033 Measurement and Evaluation ..............................................3
EDS 3095 Clinical and Field Experience 1 ...........................................2
EDS 4051 Methods and Management of Middle
and High School Teaching ...................................................4
EDS 4060 Educational Strategies for ESOL .........................................3
Technical Elective ................................................................3
18
SPRING
EDS 3034 Assessment and Evaluation ..................................................3
EDS 3096 Clinical and field Experience 2 ............................................2
EDS 4071 Methods and Strategies for Teaching Middle
and High School Science .....................................................4
EDS 4081 Content Area Reading ..........................................................3
HUM 3352 History and Science and Technology:
Renaissance to Present ........................................................3
OCN 2407 Meteorology .........................................................................3
18
Senior Year
FALL CREDITS
EDS 4090 Research Seminar ................................................................2
EDS 4095 Student Teaching 1 ..............................................................6
Free Elective ........................................................................3
Technical Elective ................................................................3
14
SPRING
EDS 4096 Student Teaching 2 ............................................................12
12
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED ......................................125