College of Education Admissions/Advising

Admission to Candidacy occurs during five key periods throughout the year:

Fall 2021 rolling admissions priority deadline May 15th.

August 15^th  - Transfer students for a fall semester start

COE orientation meetings are held each semester so students can receive a candidacy application and understand the requirements for applying to the College of Education.  It is highly recommended that students attend one of these meetings.

Candidacy Requirements for admission to the College of Education are as follows:

• Overall GPA of 2.5 on all hours attempted (2.0 for Child & Youth Studies Majors)
• Pass all subsections of the FTCE General Knowledge Test (GKT)
  • No appeals will be accepted
  • No FTCE are required for the Child and Youth Studies Majors
• Satisfy all General Education requirements
• Satisfy all Communication and Computation Skills
• Satisfy common prerequisite requirements

Students who do not meet the requirements described above will not be admitted into the  programs in the College of Education.  We recommend that all students be admitted into the College of Education by the completion of sixty hours.

In order to develop your degree plan of study and organize your sequence of courses over the next two years, it is highly encouraged that you meet with a College of Education Academic Advisor prior to applying for your degree major.  Please schedule an appointment with an advisor as soon as possible to discuss course selection and application and admission to the programs in the College of Education.

In addition to working closely with your COE academic advisor, Degree Works will also assist you in planning your progression through the program.  We encourage you to use Degree Works as a tool to help you successfully complete your degree program.

Freshman and Sophomore Years

• Complete 60 credit hours of general liberal art classes
• Take "Introduction to the Teaching Profession"
• Complete 15 hours of observation in community schools
• Join education-oriented clubs like Eagles Educate and KDP
• Declare your major by the end of the freshman year

Junior Year

• First semester: Take foundation skills classes, such as teaching theory, behavior management and inclusion
• Second semester: Begin methodology classes that teach you how to teach English, Math, Social Science and other pre K-12 classes
• Start tutoring in the community

Senior Year

• First semester: Continue your methodology classes and complete your Level I internship - spending two days per week co-teaching in community schools
• Second semester: Co-teach five days a week in local schools
• Perform CAEP Capstone Project, a research-based impact project required by the state and necessary for certification

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Documents and Policies

The following services are available to all students upon meeting with an academic advisor:

• Academic advising and program information for majors
• Orientation sessions for new students with the College of Education
• Registration and Drop/Add information
• Evaluation of academic transcripts and review of articulation of transfer credits
• Maintenance of academic advisement records
• Certification of graduation requirements
• Information regarding the transient enrollment process

College of Education Undergraduate Advising:

The College of Education provides academic advising to students who are preparing to be admitted to one of the college’s programs, who have been admitted to a program, or who are seeking advice concerning certification and recertification requirements that can be satisfied by enrolling in COE courses.  Please contact advising staff:

George Williams: (239) 590-7676, gwilliams@fgcu.edu

for information concerning pre-admission, admission, degree programs, graduation and certification.  Once enrolled, students seek faculty advice and mentoring throughout their undergraduate study.

College of Education Graduate: 239-590-7759 or 239-590-7800

Degree-seeking students in master’s level graduate programs are advised by program faculty. College of Education students are assigned to their program leader upon admission. Once admitted, students are oriented by faculty in their individual programs. Students typically complete a plan of study with their program leader during the first semester of enrollment after admission to the degree program. Once completed, these plans of study are submitted for approval. 

Our Doctorate degree (Ed.D.) program admits students as a cohort every other year (in even years). Those wishing to be admitted are advised to submit their application and all accompanying paperwork early, as the deadlines are different than the other programs and include an interview with the Doctoral Admission and Policy Committee (DAPC).  For more information on admissions, please consult the Doctoral program webpage. To seek out further information on the Doctoral degree progam, email the contact for that program at eddeds@fgcu.edu.

A student with an earned baccalaureate degree may enroll in COE classes on a non-degree seeking basis. The most common occurrence is when students wish to begin taking classes prior to completing all necessary paperwork (have not taken the GRE or MAT, for example). Students who wish to do this are advised to consult the instructions found on the Post-Bac page in Graduate Studies

Students in this category may take courses in any college at the graduate level on a space-available basis providing course and program restrictions are met. The COE has set the limit of three courses or twelve (12) hours on coursework that can be earned in non-degree seeking status and applied to a graduate degree. In some cases (as with our TIP Certification program), the number of hours carried forward may be increased.