The Lifelong Learning Track in the Elementary Education program is a non-certification track. Students graduating in this track are not eligible for certification upon graduation nor do they earn the ESOL or Reading Endorsements. The Lifelong Learning (LLL) track is appropriate for students seeking opportunities for employment outside formal, K-12 schools that do not require certification.
Admission Requirements
- Complete the University General Education requirements or its equivalent, i.e., an AA degree from an approved Florida College System or State University System institution.
- Have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA.
- Complete EDF 2005 Introduction to Teaching Profession course with a minimum letter grade of “C-” (1.75) or better.
- Meet the Gordon Rule Requirement.
- Meet the Foreign Language Admission Requirement.
- The Lifelong Learning Track is a non-certification program and does not require the General Knowledge Test (GKT).
Degree Requirements
- Students should see an advisor prior to registering for classes.
- The courses designated in 1 (UCF General Education Program) and 2 (Education Common Program Prerequisites) should be completed prior to admission to the major and upper division education courses.
General Education Program (GEP) (36 Credit Hours)
- Students are advised to take the preferred courses.
Communication Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
- SPC 1608 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
Cultural & Historical Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
- General Education Program course from Cultural & Historical Foundation, Area 1 chosen meet Gordon Rule requirement Credit Hours: 3
- General Education Program course: Prefer a second course from Cultural & Historical Foundation, Area 1. Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- THE 2000 - Theatre Survey Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
- PHI 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
- MUL 2010 - Enjoyment of Music Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
Mathematical Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- MAC 1105C - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3 (Suggested)
- MGF 1106 - Finite Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 (Suggested)
- MGF 1107 - Explorations in Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- STA 2014 - Principles of Statistics Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
Social Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
- POS 2041 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
- PSY 2012 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
Science Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
- PSC 1121 - Physical Science Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
- BSC 1005 - Biological Principles Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
Common Program Prerequisites (CPP) (3 Credit Hours)
See “Common Prerequisites” in the Transfer and Transitions Services section for more information.
A minimum letter grade of “C-” (1.75) or better is required.
- EDF 2005 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession Credit Hours: 3
Core Requirements: Basic Level (21 Credit Hours)
1 Courses taken at Florida College System institutions may substitute for select courses in Other Program Requirements with the permission of the department.
2 Courses taken at a Florida College System institution may substitute for select courses in Other Program Requirements with the permission of the department.
- A minimum letter grade of “C-” (1.75) or better is required.
- EDF 2130 - Child and Adolescent Development for Educators Credit Hours: 3 1
- EDE 2280 - Arts and Wellness in Elementary Classrooms Credit Hours: 3 2
- EDF 2720 - Children in Schools: Legal, Ethical and Safety Concerns Credit Hours: 3 2
- SCE 3053 - Elementary Science for Teaching Credit Hours: 3
- SSE 3112 - Elementary Social Studies for Teaching Credit Hours: 3
- EDG 2940 - Experiential Learning in Education Credit Hours: 3
- EDG 2000 - Careers in K-12 Education Credit Hours: 3
Core Requirements: Advanced Level (60 Credits)
- Lifelong Learning Track requires 60 hours
- The following recommended sequence of required upper division courses may vary at regional campus locations.
- Students must complete the Advanced Level courses required for their selected track (Education Track or Lifelong Learning Track).
- A minimum letter grade of “C-” (1.75) or better is required.
Semester I (15 Credit Hours)
- EDG 4410 - Teaching Strategies and Classroom Management Credit Hours: 3
- LAE 3414 - Literature for Children Credit Hours: 3
- RED 3012 - Basic Foundations of Reading Credit Hours: 3
- TSL 4080 - Theory and Practice of Teaching ESOL Students in Schools Credit Hours: 3
- MAE 3310 - Elementary Mathematics for Teaching I Credit Hours: 3
Semester II (15 Credit Hours)
- SCE 3310 - Teaching Science in Elementary School Credit Hours: 3
- SSE 3312 - Teaching Social Science in the Elementary School Credit Hours: 3
- LAE 4314 - Language Arts in the Elementary School Credit Hours: 3
- RED 4519 - Diagnostic and Corrective Reading Strategies Credit Hours: 3
- MAE 3311 - Elementary Mathematics for Teaching II Credit Hours: 3
Summer (6 Credit Hours)
- TSL 4240 - Issues in Second Language Acquisition Credit Hours: 3
- EDF 4467 - Learning Theory and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
Specialization Requirements
Eighteen (18) hours of Lifelong Learning Specialization coursework should be completed during Semester III and Semester IV of your Senior Year.
Students pursuing the Lifelong Learning track (noncertification) must select preferred specialization courses with advisor approval. A minimum of nine (9) hours must be taken in the content area. Substitutions are allowed with advisor approval.
A grade of “C-” (1.75) or better is required.
Students must have a total of 48 or more hours of upper level courses to graduate.
- CJE 3001 - Careers in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 4
- CJE 3444 - Crime Prevention Credit Hours: 3
- CCJ 3024 - Criminal Justice System Credit Hours: 3
- CCJ 4651 - Drugs and Crime Credit Hours: 3
- CCJ 4670 - Women and Crime Credit Hours: 3
- DEP 2004 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3
- DIG 2000 - Introduction to Digital Media Credit Hours: 3
- DIG 3118 - Digital Tools and Technologies: Graphic Design Credit Hours: 3
- ECT 4184 - Curriculum Development Techniques for Industry Training Credit Hours: 3
- EEC 3700 - Social and Emotional Development of Young Children Credit Hours: 3
- EEC 4402 - Cultural and Family Systems Credit Hours: 3
- EEX 2010 - Introduction to Special Education Credit Hours: 3
- EEX 2090 - Exceptional Populations in School and Society Credit Hours: 3
- EEX 3450 - Young Children With Special Needs Credit Hours: 3
- EEX 4601 - Introduction to Behavior Management Credit Hours: 3
- EXP 3604 - Cognitive Psychology Credit Hours: 3
- EXP 3250 - Principles of Human Factors Psychology Credit Hours: 3
- HFT 1000 - Introduction to the Hospitality and Tourism Industry Credit Hours: 3
- HFT 2750 - The Event Industry Credit Hours: 3
- HIM 3006 - Foundations of Health Information Management (HIM) Credit Hours: 3
- HSA 4003 - The Patient Experience from an Administrator’s Perspective Credit Hours: 3
- HSC 3537 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3
- PET 2081 - Wellness, Children and Schools Credit Hours: 1
- PLA 3014 - Law and the Legal System Credit Hours: 3
- PLA 3108 - Legal Research Credit Hours: 3
- PLA 4020 - Law and Society Credit Hours: 3
- SPC 3445 - Leadership Through Oral Communication Credit Hours: 3
Semester III (12 Credit Hours)
- Students must apply and be approved to take EDG 4942. Applications should be submitted in the semester prior to taking this course. For further information regarding EDG 4942, students should meet with their academic advisor.
- EDG 4942 - Lifelong Learning Education Internship Credit Hours: 3
- EEX 4070 - Teaching Exceptional Students Credit Hours: 3
- Choose Specialization courses Credit Hours: 6
Semester IV Credit Hours: 12
- Choose Specialization courses Credit Hours: 12
Restricted Electives
Capstone Requirements
Electives
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- State University System foreign language admission requirement: two years in high school or one year of college instruction in a single foreign language. (This requirement applies to those students admitted to the University without the required two units of foreign language in high school.)
Graduation
Additional Requirements
Required Minors
Departmental Exit Requirements
- Achieve a minimum overall 2.5 GPA within the major.
- Achieve a minimum 2.5 GPA in education core coursework.
- Achieve a minimum 2.5 GPA in specialization coursework.
- Achieve a minimum overall 2.5 GPA
- You must upload key assignments using the Via by Watermark platform. Key assignments are assessed by faculty to provide evidence of candidate proficiency in all Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAPs). All teacher education candidates, Lifelong Learning majors, and Early Childhood Development & Education majors (all ECDE tracks) are required to complete all Via requirements before being certified for graduation. See https://ccie.ucf.edu/explore-via/.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Additional Information
Total Semester Hours Required
Honors In Major
Related Programs
Certificates
Related Minors
Advising Notes
Transfer Notes
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
Program Academic Learning Compacts
- Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm
Equipment Fees
- Part-Time Student: $6 per term
- Full-Time Student: $12 per term
Plan of Study
Freshman Year - Fall (12 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
- EDG 2000 - Careers in K-12 Education Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- MUL 2010 - Enjoyment of Music Credit Hours: 3
- THE 2000 - Theatre Survey Credit Hours: 3
- PHI 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- MAC 1105C - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
- MGF 1106 - Finite Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
- MGF 1107 - Explorations in Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
Freshman Year - Spring (12 Credit Hours)
1 Courses taken at a Florida College System institution may substitute for select courses in Other Program Requirements with the permission of the department.
- 1 EDF 2130 - Child and Adolescent Development for Educators Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
- PSY 2012 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
- PSC 1121 - Physical Science Credit Hours: 3
Freshman Year - Summer (6 Credit Hours)
- POS 2041 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
- EDE 2280 - Arts and Wellness in Elementary Classrooms Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- Cultural & Historical Foundation, Area 1 Elective Credit Hours: 3
- BSC 1005 - Biological Principles Credit Hours: 3
- EDF 2005 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession Credit Hours: 3
- SPC 1608 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication Credit Hours: 3
- SCE 3053 - Elementary Science for Teaching Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- Cultural & Historical Foundation, Area 3 Elective (Prefer course from Cultural & Historical Foundation, Area 1) Credit Hours: 3
- STA 2014 - Principles of Statistics Credit Hours: 3
- EDG 2940 - Experiential Learning in Education Credit Hours: 3
- SSE 3112 - Elementary Social Studies for Teaching Credit Hours: 3
- EDF 2720 - Children in Schools: Legal, Ethical and Safety Concerns Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- EDG 4410 - Teaching Strategies and Classroom Management Credit Hours: 3
- LAE 3414 - Literature for Children Credit Hours: 3
- RED 3012 - Basic Foundations of Reading Credit Hours: 3
- TSL 4080 - Theory and Practice of Teaching ESOL Students in Schools Credit Hours: 3
- MAE 3310 - Elementary Mathematics for Teaching I Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- SCE 3310 - Teaching Science in Elementary School Credit Hours: 3
- SSE 3312 - Teaching Social Science in the Elementary School Credit Hours: 3
- LAE 4314 - Language Arts in the Elementary School Credit Hours: 3
- RED 4519 - Diagnostic and Corrective Reading Strategies Credit Hours: 3
- MAE 3311 - Elementary Mathematics for Teaching II Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Summer (6 Credit Hours)
- TSL 4240 - Issues in Second Language Acquisition Credit Hours: 3
- EDF 4467 - Learning Theory and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Fall (12 Credit Hours)
- EDG 4942 - Lifelong Learning Education Internship Credit Hours: 3
- Choose Lifelong Learning Specialization course Credit Hours: 3
- Choose Lifelong Learning Specialization course Credit Hours: 3
- EEX 4070 - Teaching Exceptional Students Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Spring (12 Credit Hours)
- Choose Lifelong Learning Specialization course Credit Hours: 3
- Choose Lifelong Learning Specialization course Credit Hours: 3
- Choose Lifelong Learning Specialization course Credit Hours: 3
- Choose Lifelong Learning Specialization course Credit Hours: 3
