FIU - College of Education - Certification/Advanced Degree Needs Assessment Survey

Certification/Advanced Degree Needs Assessment Survey

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As your public research university serving South Florida, the College of Education at Florida International University would like to know how to serve your needs for advanced education and professional development. Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey and send it to us after you have completed it. This information will helps us schedule courses in existing programs and learn where new programs may be necessary, and your insights and involvement are essential to this mission. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

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Below you will find the "Professional Preparation" courses that are required for all certifications. If you wish to receive assistance in knowing the specific "specialization" requirements, please check the area and/or areas on the list provided below.

Professional Preparation/Initial Certification: check areas you will need.

	Sociological Foundations of Education (3 credits)		Special Methods K-12 (4 credits) (art, music, computer science, foreign language, health, humanities
	General Teaching Methods (6 credits)		Middle Grades (5-9) (2 credits)
	Psychological Foundations of Education (3 credits)		Secondary (6-12) (2 credits)

Professional Requirements/Initial Certification: check areas for which you are requesting information.

	Art (K-12)		Educational Media Specialist (PK-12)
	Computer Science (K-12)		Middle Grades Mathematics (5-9)
	Dance (K-12)		Mathematics (6-12)
	Prekindergarden/Primary (age 3-grade 3)		Music (K-12)
	Middle Grades English (5-9)		Physical Education (K-8) and (6-12)
	English (6-12)		Middle Grades General Sciences (5-9)
	Emotionally Handicapped (K-12)		Separate Areas of Sciences (6-12): Biology, Chemistry, Physics
	Hearing Impaired (K-12)		Middle Grades Social Science (5-9)
	Mentally Handicapped (K-12)		Social Science and Separate Areas (6-12)
	Physically Impaired (K-12)		Speech (6-12)
	Special Learning Disabilities (K-12)		Drama (6-12)
	Varying Exceptionalities (K-12)		Agriculture (6-12)
	Visually Impaired (K-12)		Business Education (6-12)
	Health (K-12)		Home Economics (6-12)
	Journalism (K-12)		Industrial Arts/Technology Ed (6-12)
	Foreign Languages (K-12)		Marketing (6-12)

Are you interested in a MAT, Master's, Education Specialist, or Doctorate Program?	Yes No
If you checked YES, which degree?
MAT (Initial Certification):	Yes No Master's Yes No
Education Specialist:	Yes No Doctorate Yes No
Area of Interest (Major):

Select the time frame you would prefer for certification courses:
Modified weekend format: Friday night, Saturday, 5 sessions
Saturday format: All day, 6 sessions
One night per week for semester
One week - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM