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The Fischler School of Education and Human Services is one of the most dynamic elements of Nova Southeastern University , providing innovative programs in leadership, teaching and learning, human development and family studies, training and professional development, instructional technology and distance education, and communication sciences and disorders.

Fischler School has the largest graduate school of education at an accredited university (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools), serving more than 12,000 students each academic year located in some 55 cities and 29 states in United States, plus nearly a dozen other countries. FSEHS offers almost all programs via site-based, cluster-based, and online curriculum delivery in a manner that adapts to students' work schedules and locations. In addition, FSEHS has more than 30 years of experience in distance education and is located in a modern 18-acre campus in North Miami Beach , Florida.

The undergraduate school has recently merged with the graduate school and will begin offering courses specializing in Pre-kindergarten/Primary Education, Age Three-Grade Three, Elementary Education K - 6, and Exceptional Education and Varying Exceptionalities K - 12. The school will also be offering an ESOL endorsement and minors in education and educational technology. Our diverse Master's Accelerated Program in Education offers students a fasttrack program to receive their Bachelor's and Master of Science degrees jointly. With over 800 undergraduate education students attending classes in Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, Las Vegas, Nevada, Kingston, Jamaica, Montego Bay, Jamaica and online, we are ahead of the curve to offer courses at the student's convenience.

Our strengths are in our creative, personalized curriculum, in our ability to deliver multi-faceted, modern programs through a world-leading and dynamic combination of Internet, site-based, and field-based systems, and in our renowned personal service to students and community alike. What this means to you is that we deliver advanced, practical educational content to students anywhere in the world - in ways that are not limited by time or place.

FSEHS Highlights

• Began in 1972, with the first field-based doctoral programs in education
• Moved to 18-acre campus in North Miami Beach , Florida , in 1997
• Serves about 40% of all NSU students; more than 12,000 in 2002-2003
• Has more than 32,000 graduates
• Has more than 30 years of distance education experience
• Employs more than 1,000 adjunct faculty members, site administrators, program facilitators, and other part-time employees, in addition to 293 full time employees

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Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award associate's, bachelor's, master's, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees.