Nova Southeastern University

Coursework for the educational specialist degree with a specialization in computer science is available online and at many of the university’s Student Educational Centers throughout the state of Florida. The online delivery option allows students to receive and submit coursework and interact with participants and professors via the Internet. The site-based delivery option allows students to take classes in the evenings or on weekends in a location near their homes. The distance delivery option allows busy professionals to complete their degrees without having to leave their jobs or travel long distances.

Faculty members for the educational specialist degree program are scholars and educators from Nova Southeastern University and other major universities and institutions throughout the country. In addition many are also highly respected professional practitioners, who are carefully selected on the basis of their subject expertise, teaching abilities, and professional involvement. Most importantly, they are united in their desire to not only educate, but to inspire students to use what they learn to motivate others.

• Satisfactory completion of all required coursework
• Successful completion of the education field-based project
• Cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher
• Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) – Passing scores on the following areas:
  1. Professional Education Test (PEd)
  2. General Knowledge Test (GK) or CLAST (if taken prior to July 1, of 2002)
  3. Subject Area Exam (SAE) in Computer Science Education K-12
  4. Evidence of student teaching experience or have a minimum of one (1) year of full-time teaching experience in a K-12 school.
• Completed application for degree and satisfaction of all FSEHS and NSU financial obligations
• Degree Application 

The educational specialist with a specialization in computer science education, leading to initial certification in Florida, meets all requirements of the Florida Department of Education’s computer science education (grades K-12) certification.

Florida participates in the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification Interstate Agreement facilitating mobility of educational personnel with more than 50 other states and jurisdictions for teacher certification and/or licensure. Graduates who wish to teach outside the state of Florida must contact the state’s Department of Education for information on achieving certification/licensure through reciprocity.