Teaching Secondary Education
Overview
The Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary Education is designed for individuals who possess a baccalaureate degree and desire to teach secondary English, Math, Social Studies, or Biology/Chemistry/Physics. For individuals who are interested in additional funding and can commit to teaching in Duval county for 3 years after graduation, please refer to our JTR site for additional information.
Concentrations
The Teaching Secondary Education program offers optional concentrations in:
- Biology Teaching
- Chemistry Teaching
- Social Studies Teaching
- Mathematics Teaching
- English/ESOL Teaching
- Physics Teaching
Application Deadlines
Summer Term . . . April 15Graduate Program Director
Dr. Brian ZoellnerAssociate Professor
(904) 620-5852
The following items must be submitted no later then the deadline posted above. Incomplete applications with outstanding requirements, or those post-marked after the posted deadline, are subject to cancellation. Once an application has been canceled, the decision can not be reversed. Applicants may apply for the next application cycle.
- UNF admission application
- Application fee
- If applicable, collection holds and judicial holds must be cleared
- All of the below university and program requirements
Program Admission
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University Requirements
- A baccalaureate degree from an accepted institutional accreditor, or its equivalent from a foreign institution, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher in all work attempted in the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate study.
- Transcripts, and foreign evaluations if applicable, from all post-secondary institutions attended. Admitted students will be prompted to provide official copies.
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Program Requirements
- Certification
- Passing score on the Subject Area Exam of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam in one of the following areas:
- 6-12 Biology
- 6-12 Chemistry
- 6-12 Physics
- 6-12 Mathematics
- 6-12 Social Science
- 6-12 English
- Passing score on the Subject Area Exam of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam in one of the following areas:
- Certification