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 the College of Education's M.Ed. Program in Curriculum and Instruction Plus Secondary Education Certification.
While at the Honors College students will receive a concentration in what will be their area of teaching specialization, coordinating with the College of Education to complete specific education courses and a teaching internship as part of their undergraduate coursework: For details see the College of Education's detailed information on the area of specialization.
Students then complete coursework at the graduate level to receive the M.Ed. Plus Secondary Education Certificate: see pdf information sheet for details.
Students also have a second option if they are interested in pursuing teaching with a Bachelor’s degree through the alternative certification information: see http://www.coe.fau.edu/students/oass/alternativeteachercertification.aspx.
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, and achieve a score of 800 or above on the GRE. 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.
Course information for Honors College students:
Undergraduate courses in the College of Ed that an Honors College student in the Education (M.Ed.) pathway should take as part of their Bachelor’s program include 4 courses offered at the Jupiter campus and 3 courses that can be taken either at the Boca Raton campus or at Palm Beach State College:
Courses that can be taken online or at Palm Beach State College or at the Boca campus (as they are not offered at the Jupiter campus):
- EDF 2005 Introduction to the Teaching Profession (includes 15-hour clinical field component)
- EME 2040 Introduction to Technology for Educators
- EDF 2085 Introduction to Diversity for Educators (includes 15-hour field component) (Dept. of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry)
Courses offered on the Jupiter campus:
- EDF 3210 Applied Learning Theory
- EDF 3430 Educational Measurement and Evaluation (Dept. of Educational Leadership)
- TSL 4324 ESOL Strategies for Content Area Teachers (Dept. of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry) OR (Students with English specialization take TSL 4080 and TSL 4081 instead)
- RED 4335 Reading in the Content Areas
Student with specific questions on the Education courses can speak with College of Education academic advisor Nikki Lowin in EC 202 on the Jupiter Campus or 561-799-8687 (office).
Department Chair of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education: Dr. Barbara Ridener.
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. Or Lorraine Cross at 561-297-2491.
updated 11/7/11
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