Degree Completion Requirements
As of July 1, 2001, students graduating from a Florida state-approved education program must pass all parts of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam (FTCE) to complete the program. The FTCE is composed of the CLAST (or PRAXIS), the Professional Exam, the Subject Area Exam, and the General Knowledge Test. The CLAST, General Knowledge Test, (or PRAXIS) is required for admission into the state-approved program. The Professional Exam and Subject Area Exam ( and the General Knowledge Test, if not used for admissions) are required to complete the program. The Professional Exam of the FTCE must be taken once all courses with an EDUC prefix, or EDEC prefix for Prekindergarten/Primary Education majors (except for Internship/Seminar), have been completed. A passing score is required to receive internship placement. In addition to passing the Professional Exam, acceptance into the internship is dependent on skill level mastery evidenced in the Portfolio Review.
The Subject Area Exam of the FTCE must be taken once all courses with an ELEM, ESED, or EECP prefix (except for the required reading course taken with the Internship/Seminar) have been completed. The Subject Area Exam of the FTCE should be taken during the internship experience. A passing score is required to receive a grade for the internship/seminar (EDUC 4570).
It is the preservice teacher’s responsibility to register for, and pass, these exams in a timely fashion. Placement for the internship (passing score on the Professional Exam) or degree conferral (passing score on Subject Area Exam and General Knowledge Test if it was not passed as an entry requirement) will be postponed for any preservice teacher who lacks passing test scores. It is the responsibility of the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program to design appropriate activities needed for remediation and to require that passing scores on both the Professional and Subject Area Exams be on file as well as skill level mastery evidenced in Portfolio Reviews prior to degree conferral.
Passing scores on all parts of the FTCE as a component of program completion and the necessary level of skill mastery as evidenced by the Portfolio Review process are a state law in Florida, and as such, these requirements cannot be waived. These requirements apply to every degree-seeking student in a state-approved program.
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