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:
Have an active non-degree student application on file for the semester they will enroll (or change their status to non-degree). 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. 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.
| 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 | 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 & 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) Florida SouthWestern 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 with practicum | Spring | 4 | |
| EDE 4226C Integrated Language Arts, Social Science & Literature with practicum | Fall | 4 | |
| Florida SouthWestern 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 availability (days & times), please refer to the online schedule of courses.