Nova Southeastern University

• Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) – Passing scores on the following areas:
  a. Professional Education Test (PED)
  b. General Knowledge Test (GKT) or CLAST (if taken prior to July 1, of 2002)
  c. Subject Area Exam (SAE) in Preschool Education (Birth – Age 4)
  d. Evidence of student teaching experience or have a minimum of one (1) year of full-time teaching experience in a K-12 school.

• Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) – Passing scores on the following areas: Subject Area Exam (SAE) in Preschool Education (Birth – Age 4)
• Satisfactory completion of all required coursework
• Successful completion of the Supervised Teaching Internship, including the portfolio, demonstrating competence within the Educator Accomplished Practices
• Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher

Faculty members for the master of science degree program in education 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.