Education (M.Ed.) Pathway Program: Students interested in teaching careers can take advantage of the Honors College's Education Pathway: Receive a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in a specific field (Art, Biology, Chemistry, English, Mathematics, Physics, Social Science or Spanish) and then complete a master's degree through FAU's M.Ed. Program in Curriculum and Instruction Plus Secondary Education Certification.
Benefits of the Education Pathway: The Education Pathway provides students a Master's degree as well as certification to teach. Successful students will begin their teaching career with a significant competitive edge, possessing both an honors B.A. degree in an area of concentration, and a Master's degree. To accelerate their completion of the Master's degree, Honors College students may take some of the 2000-level M.Ed. Core courses during the Summer at the Boca campus, and the 3000 and 4000 level M.Ed. Core courses on the Jupiter campus while they are completing their Honors College degree.
Practical Teaching Experience: Qualified Honors College students may take advantage of the College of Education's FIAT programs:
- Good FIT program: provides students the opportunity to be a paid instructional intern in a classroom one day a week with a model teacher.
- SMART program: students serve as substitute teachers one or two days a week under the direction of a mentor.
- AIT (Accelerated Induction into Teaching) Program: students in the Master's program can be the instructor of record for the 5 month semester (and receive a $5000 stipend), working under the guidance of a master mentor, onsite peer teacher, and FAU supervisor.
Program Requirements: Honors College students are guaranteed admission into FAU's M.Ed. program if they meet all Wilkes Honors College graduation requirements, maintain at least a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of coursework, achieve a score of 800 or above on the GRE, and satisfy the requirements for all sections of the CLAST. This guarantee of admission is given only to students who have been full-time Wilkes Honors College students for a minimum of six semesters and who have completed the Honors College Core and Concentration in the Wilkes Honors College.
For further information about the Education Pathway: contact Mark Tunick, Associate Dean of the Honors College: tunick@fau.edu, 799-8670. For specific questions about College of Education course requirements for the M.Ed., you may also contact the Academic Advisor of the College of Education, Jupiter Campus, 799-8627 or 799-8135.
updated 2/20/08
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