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School of Education - Undergraduate
www.education.miami.edu
DEPARTMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING - Dept. Code: TAL
The Department of Teaching and Learning offers a Bachelor
of Science in Education Degree in Elementary Education (grades
K-6) with ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) endorsement.
In conjunction with the College of Arts and Sciences, the
Department also offers majors in Secondary Education in English
with ESOL endorsement, in Chemistry, in Biology, in Mathematics,
and in Social Science (grades 6-12). Students in Secondary
Education programs are required to fulfill the general education
requirements for the College of Arts and Sciences.
The Department offers three minors: (1) a traditional 15
credit minor, (2) an 18 credit minor that fulfills the State
of Florida “Professional Training Option” for
teaching in secondary-school English, secondary school mathematics,
secondary-school science, secondary-school social studies,
or in other areas of certification, and (3) a minor in Jewish
Education.
MAJORS
Elementary Education with ESOL Endorsement
The Department of Teaching and Learning offers a major in
Elementary Education that leads to certification in Elementary
Education (grades K-6) with ESOL endorsement. The requirements
for Elementary Education are a major in Elementary Education
and a second major in the School of Education (Human and Social
Development, Sport Administration, Exercise Physiology) or
through any other approved major in another UM school or college.
The following Education courses are required for the Elementary
Education major:
Please note: Students may not register for any classes above
TAL 321 without admission to Candidacy.
Secondary Education
The Department of Teaching and Learning offers a major in
Secondary education (grades 6-12). Certification is offered
in the general areas of: English; Mathematics; Sciences (Biology,
Chemistry); Social Science (Economics, Geography, History,
International Studies, or Political Science). Each student
should complete a major from the appropriate department in
the College of Arts and Sciences and a second major in the
Department of Teaching and Learning.
The requirements for a major leading to secondary certification
include
(a) a major in the appropriate field of Arts and Sciences
(Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, Geography, International
Studies, History, Math or Political Science only) and
(b) the following education courses:
Please note: Students may not register for classes above
TAL 304 without admission to Candidacy.
MINORS
Traditional Education Minor
The requirements for a minor in education consists of 15
credits passed with a C or higher, with an overall GPA of
2.0 in courses selected from the list of acceptable TAL departmental
courses. A minimum of six (6) credits must be numbered 300
or higher. This minor does not lead to teaching credentials.
Professional Training Option Certificate
The Professional Training Option (PTO) is a Florida Department
of Education approved pathway for non-education majors to
complete the Professional Education component, one of the
requirements to become a certified teacher in the State of
Florida.
The PTO minor consists of 18 credits. Upon completion of the
program courses, participants will receive a Certificate of
Completion. UM transcripts will indicate that the student
has completed a Florida State approved PTO program. Program
completers will be eligible to apply for a Temporary Teaching
Certificate in the State of Florida.
The required courses for the PTO minor are:
The Minor in Jewish Education
The Minor in Jewish Education (EDJM) consists of 19 credits,
twelve (12) of which are taken through the Department of Teaching
and Learning and seven (7) through Judaic Studies including
a one (1) credit colloquium course to explore how the history,
structure, and values of Judaism can be related to educational
thought and practice. The requirements for the Minor in Jewish
Education can be fulfilled in the following ways:
12 Credits in the Department of Teaching and Learning
TAL 103 Psychological Foundations of Education (3 credits)
One of the following 3 credit courses:
TAL 101 Social and Technological Foundations of Education
TAL 360 Education and American Culture
TAL 390 Politics of Education
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TRACK
TAL 305 Classroom and Behavior Management
One of the following 3-credit courses:
TAL 203 Children’s Literature
TAL 308 Language Development for Linguistically and Culturally
Diverse Children
TAL 321 Language Arts in the Elementary School
TAL 324 Education and the Arts
TAL 422 Mathematics Instruction in the Elementary School
TAL 423 Science and Social Studies Instruction in the Elementary
School
SECONDARY EDUCATION TRACK
TAL 540 Instruction and Assessment in the Secondary School
(3 credits)
One of the following 3 credit courses:
TAL 304 Content Area Reading and Learning Strategies
TAL 324 Education and the Arts
TAL 506 Issues and Strategies for ESOL
TAL 541 Instruction in Secondary English
TAL 542 Instruction in Secondary Mathematics
TAL 543 Instruction in Secondary Science
TAL 544 Instruction in Secondary Social Studies
7 credits in Judaic Studies
An integrative, interdisciplinary seminar to explore how
the history, structure, and values of Judaism can be related
to educational thought and practice.
Option I: Any two of the following UM-based 3-credit courses:
JUS 231 Jewish Civilization: Society, Culture and Religion
ENG 205 Jewish Literature
GEG 300 Jewish Geography
Option II: UGALILEE: University of Miami Spring Semester
in the Galilee
Any 6 of the 15 credits of UGALILEE course work can be used
to fulfill the remaining Judaic Studies requirements of this
minor. The balance of the credits for the UGALILEE Semester
program can be used to fulfill other course requirements subject
to approval by UM advisors in your major program of study
or in lieu of Gen Ed. Requirements as approved.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS
Bel-Aire Elementary, Kensington Park Elementary, Henry S.
West Laboratory Elementary, and Miami Palmetto Senior High
School are operated by Miami-Dade County Public Schools. These
schools provide the most up-to-date teaching environments,
both in terms of design and curriculum, work in partnership
with the University of Miami. Students are welcomed at these
facilities for field experiences, and both students and faculty
have the opportunity to contribute to the high quality functioning
of these professional development schools.
TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Teacher Education Programs/majors that lead to a professional
certification and applicable endorsements are approved by
the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE). Please be advised
that the State may implement new requirements for certification.
These requirements will be mandatory with or
without notice in this bulletin. The student
is responsible for securing the application for certification
and submitting the necessary documents and fees to the Florida
Department of Education to obtain certification and endorsement.
The DOE Certification Ombudsman in the School of Education
is available to assist with certification and re-certification
matters.
ACADEMIC POLICIES
ADMISSION
SELECTION FOR THE TEACHING PROFESSION
The faculty of the School of Education conceives its ultimate
obligation to be to the children, adolescents, and adults
who will be taught by teachers who have completed teacher
preparation programs at the University. The quality of students
admitted into the teacher education curriculum is as important
as the skills, content, and concepts to be learned.
Most courses in the teacher education program require school
site-based field experiences, culminating in a full-time 15-week
internship. School districts require a criminal background
check for field placement students and interns. Fingerprinting
and FBI background check procedures are at the applicant’s
expense. Students with felony arrests may wish to consider
these requirements carefully and, if necessary, seek advice
from an advisor in the School of Education before applying
to programs in the School of Education. Students without a
valid social security number will not be eligible for placement
in the school district. The Director of Clinical Supervision
and Internship Placement will assist students through these
requirements.
All students who wish to be considered for admission and/or
retention in curricula leading to Florida Teacher Certification
will be formally screened at certain points in their program
of study with respect to the following criteria:
1. Admission to Teacher Candidacy (see requirements below).
2. Acceptable grade point averages (C or better for courses
in the major).
3. Acceptable evaluations by University of Miami faculty.
4. Evaluations by clinical faculty at various field experience
sites.
5. Satisfactory progress toward the completion of the Florida
Educators Accomplished Practices requirement.
Students who receive a grade below C in their Associate Teaching
semester will not be recommended for teacher certification.
Note: The Associate Dean of the School of Education must
approve Appeals to the above policies.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO TEACHER CANDIDACY
1. Satisfactory performance on the General Knowledge Test.
2. Completion of 40 semester hours. In addition, transfer
students must have a minimum of 9 semester hours of acceptable
credit earned at the University of Miami.
3. A 2.5 GPA in education core courses. No education classes
lower than C.
4. A 2.5 GPA in the content area teaching major (for secondary
education majors).
5. Completion of the Course Advisement Plan (CAP).
6. Satisfactory progress towards the completion of the
Florida Educators Accomplished Practices requirement.
7. Above average ratings on field experience evaluations.
8. Further enrollment in teacher education course work
offered by the School of Education is contingent upon the
student meeting requirements 1-7 above.
9. All students must successfully complete M-DCPS fingerprinting
process. Forms are available in the Office of Undergraduate
Academic Services.
NOTE: Appeals to the policies stated 1-6 above must be directed
to the Associate Dean of the School of Education.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO ASSOCIATE TEACHING
Students submit a formal application to the Office of Undergraduate
Academic Services for admission to Associate Teaching. Application
materials are available and are to be completed by students
no later than the week of September 25th for Spring Semester
Associate Teaching and by the week of February 27th for Fall
Semester Associate Teaching.
The following requirements must be met:
1. Admission to a Teacher Education Program (Teacher Candidacy).
2. Completion of application for admission to Associate
Teaching, which includes the submission of designated folders
to the Office of Undergraduate Academic Services.
3. Approval of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies,
the TAL Department Chair, and the Director of Teacher Education
Programs.
4. Recommendations from two members of the faculty familiar
with the student’s academic proficiency. One of these
must be from a faculty member in the School of Education.
5. Earned a minimum of 90 credit hours.
6. All secondary majors must have completed approximately
two-thirds of the courses in the teaching major and received
departmental approval. Elementary majors must have completed
TAL 308, 320, 321, 422, 423, 425, 426, 428, and received
departmental approval.
7. Earned a minimum of 2.5 grade point average in core
courses offered by the School of Education.
8. A grade of C or better is required of each course applied
to the major.
9. Earned a minimum of a 2.5 grade point average overall.
10. Successfully completed pre-internship field experiences.
11. Demonstrate satisfactory progress towards the completion
of the Florida Educators Accomplished Practices requirement.
12. Passed the Florida General Knowledge Test.
13. Taken the Professional Education Test and the Subject
Area Exam.
NOTE: A MAXIMUM OF 12 CREDITS MAY BE TAKEN DURING THE ASSOCIATE
TEACHING SEMESTER. No outside job may be held or additional
classes taken during the Associate Teaching semester.
NOTE: the Associate Dean of the School of Education must
approve Appeals to the above policies.
REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
I. Candidates for B.S.Ed. in the School of Education must
complete the credit hours of work and achieve the quality
point average specified for students in the University at
large as stated in the section ACADEMIC REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES,
subject to regulations concerning the major specified in departmental
and program sections of this Bulletin. Exempted is interpreted
to refer exclusively to those exemptions provided under the
following headings:
A. Advanced Standing and Placement (Credit Granted);
B. Credit by Examination;
C. Advanced Placement (by proficiency examination);
D. Statement of Foreign Language Requirements;
II. Students must pass the Professional Education, General
Knowledge and Subject Area tests of the Florida Teacher Certification
Examination (FTCE).
III. Students must complete the Florida Educator Accomplished
Practices and the P-12 Student Impact requirements.
IV. Except where a required course is one designated to correct
a deficiency in his/her college preparation, the student may
apply the credit hours of any required course from which he
is exempted toward the hours specified for that subject as
a general requirement for graduation and, upon payment of
a recording fee, toward the 120 credits required for graduation.
(See Departmental Proficiency Examinations.) An exemption
may be granted for English 105, but these credits may not
be applied toward the 120 credits required for graduation.
V. Credit Only
Only free electives may be taken under this option. Courses
which satisfy the major, minor, the distributions of the School,
the General Education Requirements of the University or any
course for which a C or better is required may not be taken
for credit only.
VI. Transferred credit may not count toward the completion
of a major without the written approval of the Associate Dean
of the School of Education.
VII. Required Areas of Study
A. English Composition.
Students must take English 105 and 106 (or their equivalent)
during the first year of enrollment in the School. Admission
to English 105 requires a placement score acceptable to
the Department of English. Students whose placement scores
are deemed unacceptably low will be required to take the
non-credit course, ENG 103, before taking ENG 105 and 106.
Students whose placement scores are high may be exempt from
ENG 105 but not from ENG 106 or its equivalent.
B. Mathematics
B.S.Ed. degree candidates must complete MTH 103 or higher.
Students who do not place directly into MTH 103 must enroll
in either MTH 099 or MTH 101 based on results of placement
tests.
C. Foreign Languages (not applicable)
Areas of Knowledge
D. People and Society
B.S.Ed. Degree candidates must earn 6 credits (credits required
depends on the program in which the student is enrolled)
in the History/Social Sciences.
E. Arts and Humanities
B.S.Ed. degree candidates must earn 12 credits must be earned
in the areas of 1) Fine Arts; 2) Literature; and 3) Philosophy/Religion.
At least 3 credits must be earned in the Arts and 3 credits
in the Humanities. The literature requirement may not be
fulfilled by a course that has been used to fulfill the
foreign language requirement. All Humanities/Literature
credits must be earned in courses from among the following:
1. Fine Arts: *Note: COS 211 Public Speaking is required
of all Teaching and Learning and Sport Administration
majors.
2. Literature
3. Philosophy/Religion
F. Natural World
B.S.Ed. degree candidates may fulfill the Natural Sciences
requirement by taking 6 credits (credits required depends
on the program the student is enrolled) in the following
disciplines: Biology, Chemistry, Geological Sciences, Marine
Sciences, Physics, and Physical Sciences.
Note: No more than six credit hours may be taken
in any one department to satisfy the areas of knowledge requirement.
VIII. Writing
Every student must complete five writing-oriented (W) courses
beyond ENG 105 and 106. Students must take one approved writing
course section per academic year for a minimum of five writing
intensive course sections, or their equivalents. A student
is required to write at least 4000 words in each W course.
Writing assignments will be assessed for both content and
style. A W course listed in section V (Required Areas of Study)
may be used to satisfy both the writing and Required Areas
of Study criteria. Foreign language courses that meet the
criteria above may be used to satisfy the writing requirement.
Transfer students must satisfy at least 3 courses of the writing
requirement at the University of Miami.
IX. Majors
Every candidate for the B.S.Ed. degree must choose a major
in Elementary Education/ESOL endorsement, Secondary Education
(English with ESOL endorsement, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics,
Geography, History, International Studies, Political Science
or Economics) Athletic Training, Sport Administration or Exercise
Physiology. To find the requirements for the major, consult
this Bulletin under the discipline concerned, and confer with
the designated departmental representative. Candidates with
a major in the Department of Teaching and Learning are required
to select an approved second major in the College of Arts
and Sciences.
The choice of majors should be made no later than the beginning
of the junior year and must be approved by the major department.
Any student making unsatisfactory progress in a major may
be required to change his/her major or to relinquish candidacy
for the degree.
X. Minors
Every candidate for an 18-credit minor that fulfills the State
of Florida’s Professional Training Option (PTO) must
select, at the point of application to candidacy, a minor
area of study: Secondary English, Secondary Mathematics, Secondary
Science, or Secondary Social Studies or other areas of recognized
certification.
XI. Electives
Electives may be chosen from any courses offered by the University.
The student should consult an advisor before selecting elective
courses. At least six credits must be at the 300 level or
above.
Note: Common prerequisites and total length for state-approved
teacher education programs are subject to revision based on
legislative and State of Florida Department of Education rule
changes.
For Graduate Coursework and Graduate Degree Programs Offered
by The School of Education, see the Bulletin of the Graduate
School.
For further information, address all inquiries to: Dean;
School of Education; P. O. Box 248065; University of Miami;
Coral Gables, Florida 33124; Telephone: (305) 284-3711
TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
One of the roles of the School of Education is to serve
as the professional school to conduct and coordinate programs
for the preparation of teachers and other educational personnel
at the University of Miami. Membership is held in the American
Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the National
Association of State Directors of Teacher Education &
Certification and in the Florida Association of Colleges for
Teacher Educators. Teacher Education Programs (TEP) are accredited
by the Florida Department of Education for the preparation
of elementary teachers, secondary teachers, music teachers
and other school service personnel.
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Only students who have completed all requirements for any
State approved degree or certificate program will have their
transcripts stamped as meeting State approved requirements
for certification as well as appropriate endorsements. Students
must meet requirements of the School of Education as well
as the college or school issuing the second major.
Transcript stamp is contingent upon the student taking at
least half of the coursework in teacher education at the University
of Miami, including the Associate Teaching component. At least
half of the coursework in the students teaching content area(s)
must be taken at the University of Miami in the School of
Education, School of Music, or other UM schools or colleges
as determined by the program in which the student is enrolled.
For Graduate Degree Programs offered by the School of Education,
see the Bulletin of the Graduate School.
For further information, address all inquiries to: Dean;
School of Education; P.O. Box 248065; University of Miami;
Coral Gables, Florida 33124; Telephone: (305) 284-3711
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