Student Type

Description of Student

Specific Requirements

Degree Conferral

Students seeking a Graduate Degree and Initial Certification within an approved program

Student has no teaching certificate or license and wishes to earn teacher certification or licensure in one of GTEP’s approved program areas. Current approved areas include Computer Science Education, Reading and Varying Exceptionalities.

Effective July 1, 2002, other initial teacher certification areas will include Elementary Education, PreK-Primary (grades 3), and Educational Media.

• Must have passed the CLAST or approved substitute exam of the FTCE
• Must meet “GTEP Academic Performance Benchmarks”
• Must take student internship/student teaching

Must pass all sections of FTCE: General Knowledge, Subject Area, and Professional Area.

Students seeking a Graduate Degree and New Preparation Certification within an approved program

Student has a teaching certificate or license and wishes to add a new but different teaching certification/licensure area within a specialization that GTEP offers certification or licensure.
(CSE and EM are not available at the EdS level)

• Must hold an acceptable teaching certificate or license
• Must meet “GTEP Academic Performance Benchmarks” 

Must pass the Subject Area Exam of the FTCE

Students seeking a Graduate Degree and New Preparation Certification within a secondary education area.

Student has a teaching certificate or license and wishes to add a new but different teaching certificate or licensure area within a specialization that GTEP does not have an approved program.  These areas are secondary math, social studies, science and English in Florida.

Florida students must have the Florida DOE conduct a course by course analysis to get certificate within this category (secondary education areas).

• Must hold an acceptable teaching certificate/license
• Must meet “GTEP Academic Performance Benchmarks”  

Must pass the Subject Area Exam of the FTCE

M.S. and Ed.S. students not seeking certification or licensure

(non-certification M.S. and Ed.S degrees)

Student does not wish to earn teacher certification or licensure. 
Student only wants a degree – a M.S. or an Ed.S.
Student is not required to hold a teaching certificate or license.
Ed.S. degrees not available for CSE or EM

Must meet “GTEP Academic Performance Benchmarks” 

No exams needed.

Non-degree and  Non-certification or Licensure Students. Also non-degree students seeking new preparation or recertification.

Student wishes to take courses for recertification and/or other purposes such as professional growth.

Student can take up to 15 credits within this category.

“GTEP Academic Performance Benchmarks” are not required

No exams needed