The Elementary Education Professional Studies track is a non-certification track that is appropriate for students who wish to work with students in a traditional K-6 classroom setting, but have not passed the required exams to be admitted to and graduate in the K-6 Certification track. Students graduating in the Professional Studies track are not eligible for teaching certification from the Florida Department of Education upon graduation and will not earn the ESOL or Reading endorsements.
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.
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 2014C - 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)
- The following recommended sequence of required upper division courses may vary at regional campus locations.
- Students must complete the Advanced Level courses required with a minimum letter grade of “C-” (1.75) or better is required.
Semester I (15 Credit Hours)
1 Required prior to Internship I
- EDG 4410 - Teaching Strategies and Classroom Management Credit Hours: 3 1
- MAE 3310 - Elementary Mathematics for Teaching I Credit Hours: 3 1
- LAE 3414 - Literature for Children Credit Hours: 3
- RED 3012 - Basic Foundations of Reading Credit Hours: 3 1
- TSL 4080 - Theory and Practice of Teaching ESOL Students in Schools Credit Hours: 3 1
Semester II (15 Credit Hours)
1 Required prior to Internship I
- 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 1
- MAE 3311 - Elementary Mathematics for Teaching II Credit Hours: 3 1
Summer (6 Credit Hours)
- EDF 4467 - Learning Theory and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
- TSL 4240 - Issues in Second Language Acquisition Credit Hours: 3
Semester III (Internship I Block) (12 Credit Hours)
Prior to Internship I, the student must have completed each of the prerequisite courses indicated above with a letter grade of “C-” (1.75) or better. However, a minimum GPA of 2.5 is required in the education core, specialization and overall for admission to Internship I.
Students must apply and be approved for Internship I. Deadline dates and placement application are available through the Office of Clinical & Field Experiences at https://ccie.ucf.edu/clinicalexp/. A fee may be required as part of the placement application process.
The following courses must be completed prior to beginning Internship I: EDG 4410, RED 3012, TSL 4080, MAE 3310, MAE 3311, RED 4519
1 RED 4942, MAE 4326, and EEX 4070 are taken concurrently with EDE 3942 - Internship I. Students should not plan to take additional courses with Internship I block because of the intensity of the Internship I semester.
- RED 4942 - Practicum for Assessment and Instruction of Reading Credit Hours: 3
- MAE 4326 - How Children Learn Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
- EDE 3942 - Internship I Credit Hours: 3 1
- EEX 4070 - Teaching Exceptional Students Credit Hours: 3
Semester IV (Internship II Block) (12 Credit Hours)
All methods/specialization/foundations courses must be completed with a letter grade of “C-” (1.75) or better before registering for Internship II. However, a minimum GPA of 2.5 is required in the education core, specialization and overall for admission to Internship II.
Students must apply and be approved for Internship II. Deadline dates and placement application are available through the Office of Clinical & Field Experiences at https://ccie.ucf.edu/clinicalexp/. A fee may be required as part of the placement application process.
Satisfactory completion of Internship II requires the student to demonstrate proficiency in all 12 Florida Educator Accomplished Practices at the pre-professional level.
- EDE 4943 - Internship II (Elementary) Credit Hours: 7-12
- EDE 4301 - Elem Ed Capstone Colloquium Credit Hours: 3
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, Professional Studies majors, 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/.
- Complete ESOL standards assessment tracking requirements in the Via by Watermark platform for the ESOL endorsement.
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
- This recommended sequence may vary at selected regional campus locations. Consult with your Education advisor and review your degree audit for more recent information.
Freshman Year - Fall (12 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
- MAC 1105C - College Algebra 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
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.
- EDF 2005 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession 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
- EDF 2130 - Child and Adolescent Development for Educators 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
- SPC 1608 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication Credit Hours: 3
- EDE 2280 - Arts and Wellness in Elementary Classrooms Credit Hours: 3
- EDF 2720 - Children in Schools: Legal, Ethical and Safety Concerns Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Spring (15 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.
- Cultural & Historical Foundation, Area 3; Elective (Prefer course from Cultural & Historical Foundation, Area 1); Credit Hours: 3
- STA 2014C - Principles of Statistics Credit Hours: 3
- EDG 2940 - Experiential Learning in Education Credit Hours: 3
- SCE 3053 - Elementary Science for Teaching Credit Hours 3
- SSE 3112 - Elementary Social Studies for Teaching Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- EDG 4410 - Teaching Strategies and Classroom Management Credit Hours: 3
- MAE 3310 - Elementary Mathematics for Teaching I 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
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)
- EDF 4467 - Learning Theory and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
- TSL 4240 - Issues in Second Language Acquisition Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Fall (12 Credit Hours)
- RED 4942 - Practicum for Assessment and Instruction of Reading Credit Hours: 3
- MAE 4326 - How Children Learn Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
- EEX 4070 - Teaching Exceptional Students Credit Hours: 3
- EDE 3942 - Internship I Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Spring (12 Credit Hours)
- EDE 4943 - Internship II (Elementary) Credit Hours: 9
- EDE 4301 - Elem Ed Capstone Colloquium Credit Hours: 3
