College of Education
The role of the College of Education at the undergraduate level is to provide a high-quality education for students in preparation for careers in early childhood, elementary, secondary/K-12, and exceptional education, technical education and industry training, and sports and fitness professions. The College of Education is dedicated to preparing professional educators as reflective practitioners who meet the needs of our schools and society. UCF’s College of Education is the leading source of education baccalaureate degrees in the State of Florida.
- Art Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- English Language Arts Education
- Exceptional Student Education
- Foreign Language Education
- Mathematics Education
- Science Education
- Social Science Education
- Sports and Fitness
- Technical Education and Industry Training
Success to Significance
- America’s 100 Best Colleges of Education 2005
- Invited to join the Carnegie Corporation of New York – Teachers for a New Era
- State and National Accreditation
- Proven and promising practices
- Partnerships with eleven Central Florida school districts
- High quality teacher education programs
- Leadership in reform efforts
- Strength of faculty and students
- Broad influence in higher education community
- Access to cutting edge educational technologies
- Opportunities to become involved in professional education organizations
- State-of-the-art facilities
- UCF Academy for Teaching, Learning and Leadership
- Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute
- Florida’s Literacy and Reading Excellence Center (FLaRE)
- Lockheed Martin Academy for Mathematics and Science
- Supporting Teacher Education Pre-Professionals (STEP) Programs
- Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants
- Minority Programs in Education
- Consortium for Social Responsibility and Character in Education
- Early and continuous field experiences
- Internships with highly qualified teachers
- Infusion of multicultural education, ESOL and technology throughout classes
- Majors in Early Childhood, Elementary, Exceptional and English Language Arts Education graduate with an ESOL Endorsement
- Graduates from state approved initial teacher preparation programs are eligible for professional teacher certification
- Transition to Mathematics and Science Teaching Program (T-MAST)
- Florida Marriage and Family Research Institute
Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs in the College of Education are located at: http://oeas.ucf.edu/alc/alc_students_coe.htm.