College of Education

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Program Director : Dr. David Chang
Department’s Phone Number : (305) 348-2005
Department’s FAX Number : (305) 348-2086

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Brief Description of the Program:

Degree hours : (42)
Education including Art Education : (21)
EDF 5481	Analysis and Application of Educational Research	3
EDF 6608	Social, Philosophical, and Historical Foundations of Education	3
EDP 6211	Psychological Foundations of Education	3
ARE 6140	Curriculum and Instruction in Art	3
ARE 6262	Organization and Coordination of School and Community Art Programs	3
ARE 6746	Seminar in Art Education: Contemporary Issues and Research	3
ARE 6925-29	Workshop in Art Education	6
Select one of the following:
EDE 6205	Curriculum Design for Childhood Education	3
or
ESE 6215	Secondary School Curriculum	3
or
EEX 6051	Education of Students with Exceptionalities	3
or
EDS 6050	Supervision in Education	3
or
EDF 5955	Field Study Abroad	3

Fine Arts :
Art History	3
Studio Art (Three semester hours credit for each studio course)	12

Application Requirements:

• Applicant must hold or qualify for Florida teacher certification in the appropriate area.
• Must satisfy Board of Education admission requirements.
• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 semester hours of upper division undergraduate study OR 1000 (total of verbal and quantitative) on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE.)
• Applicants with a GRE score must submit test score within one semester to be fully admitted or become a candidate for graduation.

All applicants regardless of GPA must submit GRE scores.

Additional Requirements for International Students:

• Foreign graduate applicants are accepted subject to space and fiscal limitations.
• Must be academically eligible for further study in their own country.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in the English language by presenting a minimum score of 550 or higher paper-based and a minimum score of 213 computer-based on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
• Applicants who hold an undergraduate degree from an institution within the United States or other English speaking countries are not required to submit TOEFL.