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Florida Graduates of Approved
Programs
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Graduates
of Florida state-approved teacher preparation
programs who have passed all three portions
of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination
(FTCE), will qualify for a Professional
Florida Educator's Certificate.
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If
the above statement describes you, then
begin the "Steps to Certification"
by clicking on the link below. You will
apply for a Florida Professional Certificate
in your program area. Be sure that your
application package includes an official
score report reflecting passing scores on
all portions of the FTCE if taken prior
to July 2002. All scores earned after July
1, 2002, are submitted electronically.
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Graduates
of Florida approved teacher preparation
programs who have not passed all three
portions of the Florida Teacher Certification
Examination (FTCE), will qualify for
a Temporary Certificate. The Temporary Certificate
is valid for three school years, which allows
you time to complete the certification tests
while teaching full time. The Bureau of
Educator Certification will provide you
with official information about which test(s)
to take to complete requirements for the
Professional Certificate.
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If
the above statement describes you, then
begin the "Steps to Certification"
by clicking on the link below. You will
apply for a Florida Temporary Certificate
in your program area.
Florida Education Majors or Minors Who
Have Not Completed A State-Approved Program
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You will
begin the process by applying for a Temporary
Certificate, so that you may begin teaching
full-time while you complete your remaining
certification requirements. Your Statement
of Status of Eligibility will provide you
with specific and official information about
your remaining requirements for the Professional
Certificate.
If the above statement describes you,
then begin the "Steps to Certification"
by clicking on the link below. You will
apply for a Florida Temporary Certificate
in your program area.
Out-of-state Graduates of Approved Teacher
Education Programs
Florida accepts
approved teacher preparation programs from other
states for initial certification, provided that:
1) the program area is also a subject in which
Florida offers certification, and
2) the training was completed at the same degree
level required in Florida for that subject.
If you are a graduate of an approved teacher
preparation program from an institution located
in another state, you will likely qualify for
a Temporary Florida Educator's Certificate.
The Temporary Certificate allows you to begin
teaching full-time while you complete the certification
exams for the Professional Certificate.
If the above statement
describes you, then begin the "Steps
to Certification" by clicking on the
link below. You will apply for a Florida Temporary
Certificate in your program area.
Want to learn more
about the Temporary and Professional Certificates?
See
our Certificate Types and Requirements page.
Need help with determining
the Florida subject that matches your out-of-state
program area?
See our list of Florida certification subjects
and the degree levels required for those subjects.
Education Majors from Countries Other Than
the United States
You will begin the process
by applying for a Temporary Certificate, so
that you may begin teaching full-time while
you complete your remaining certification
requirements. Your Statement of Status of
Eligibility will provide you with specific
and official information about your remaining
requirements for the Professional Certificate.
If you completed an
education program from an institution outside
the United States, then begin the "Steps
to Certification" by clicking on the
link below. You will apply for a Florida
Temporary Certificate in your program
area. Special information about documenting
your educational training will be found under
Step 1.
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