Certificate
See www.fldoe.org/edcert/subjlist.asp and click on the subject to find out minimum subject area requirements by major and by course-count. If the major does not match the subject you want to teach (e.g. engineering major seeking Math 6-12 certification), and you have not satisfied the course-count requirements, you would have to pass the relevant Subject Area Exam before being eligible for temporary certification.
See www.fldoe.org/edcert/sub_exams.asp for a table of those exam requirements by subject area.
The temporary teaching certificate is good for three years, and is non-renewable.
The testing requirements for professional certification are (1) General Knowledge Test all four sections (you will already be well prepared for this basic skills test), (2) Subject Area Exam, and (3) Professional Education Test (you will already be prepared upon completion of the UFTeach course sequence). Information about all FTCE exams is available at www.fl.nesinc.com.
Professional Training Option
Professional Training Option at the undergraduate or graduate level AND all of the following:
- An approved Professional Education Competence (PEC) demonstration program at a Florida state-supported, public, or state approved private school while employed as a teacher under a valid Temporary Certificate.
- One year of full-time teaching experience in an elementary or secondary public or state-approved private school OR six semester hours earned in a college student teaching or supervised internship.
- Passing scores on the General Knowledge Test, the Professional Education Test, and the Subject Area Examination