Admission Requirements

Students who meet the following requirements may be provisionally admitted to the program:

• Hold a non-education bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or from an institution accredited by an equivalent accrediting body or a comparable degree from an international institution OR have passed an appropriate FLDOE subject area exam OR be finishing a non-education bachelor's degree from UWF and have passed the respective subject area exam.

• Meet all UWF, SoE requirements.

• Complete a screening interview conducted by Santa Rosa County School District and UWF, SoE AND be selected for program admission by the SRCSD/SoE committee. (Note: All prospective 3T candidates must complete the 3T Application before being considered for an interview.)

• Complete the online 3T Application and select a program track and concentration area: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Sciences, Art, Music, and/or Physical Education.

• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in all previous college work.

• Submit a Letter of Intent that includes the following information: your background, short and long-term goals, contributions you would like to make to your field of study, and strengths you would bring to the program.

• Submit contact information (email addresses and phone numbers) for two professional references.

• Be in good standing at all previous institutions of higher learning.

To be fully admitted to the program, the following requirements must be met (in addition to the requirements for provisional admission above). Students will be unable to register for a second semester of coursework until full admission has been granted.

• Purchase and activation of a subscription to the School of Education's assessment system, Tk20.

• Completion of the "Professional Education Applicant Disposition Self-rating Scale" within Tk20.

• Completion of the 3T Orientation (submit affirmation to Tk20).

• Provide passing scores on all sections of the "General Knowledge" (GK) Florida Teacher Certification Exam.

• Request that a current (within five years) Graduate Record Exam (GRE) verbal score OR Miller's Analogies Test (MAT) score be submitted to the UWF Graduate Admissions Office.

• Completion of the "Program Applicant Disposition Rating Scale" by each person identified as a professional reference. (SoE Graduate Advising will contact each professional reference with instructions.)

All approvals for admission to the School of Education are provisional and subject to reevaluation as students progress through the program. Students denied admission or removed from the program may appeal the decision to the Dean, College of Professional Studies. School of Education students are expected to adhere to the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida and national standards of conduct associated with professional, accreditation, and state agencies. Students who are struggling to meet content and/or disposition standards and/or competencies may be referred to the RtI process. Any student who is referred for an RtI and does not successfully complete the intervention process may be denied continued enrollment in any professional education program.

Application Deadlines

All application materials must be submitted by the application deadline.

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