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Undergraduate admission requirements:

Have a grade point average (GPA) of 2.50 or higher for the general education component of undergraduate studies; or
Have completed the requirements for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum grade point average of 2.50 or higher;
Have met all “Gordon Rule” requirements.
Have a “C” or better in the required courses in their curriculum;
Have successfully completed a pre-admission interview by the College of Education Admissions Committee;
Have successfully passed a criminal background investigation.
Have successfully passed all parts of the FTCE - General Knowledge Exam or CLAST (passing scores must be made before July 1, 2002)
Students are fully-admitted to designated teacher education programs and/or classified as “Professional Teacher Education Majors in their respective degree program when these criteria are met”
Since it is possible for students to apply for admission to teacher education at several points in their academic career, the following policies have been adopted for these variations:
Students at Florida A&M University must complete the Application for Admission to the Professional Teacher Education Program and file the same with the Center for Academic Success for monitoring purposes.
Students transferring from a community or junior college or another four-year institution with an AA degree or 60 or more hours should apply the first semester they are enrolled at Florida A&M University.
Students who change their majors to teacher education after enrolling in other programs at Florida A&M University should apply at the same time they request a change of major.
Students will be informed each semester as to their status towards admission into professional teacher education through the Center for Academic Success.

Undergraduate Graduation Requirements:

Students seeking program completion from FAMU’s state approved

teacher education programs must successfully complete the following requirements:

Admission to the Professional Teacher Education Program;
All course work with the required cumulative GPA of 2.50;
Student teaching experience;
A portfolio which documents mastery of the Twelve Florida Accomplished Practices;
Pass all subtests of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination (semester before student teaching);
External Evaluation of satisfactory teaching ability; and
Internal Evaluation of satisfactory teaching ability.