This is a substantial rewrite

This is a substantial rewrite.

Rule 6A-4.006 General and Professional Preparation.

(1) General preparation. A bachelor’s or higher degree from an accredited or approved

institution as described in Rule 6A-4.003, FAC., shall be considered to have met the general

preparation course requirements.

(2) Professional preparation.

(a) Courses for the professional preparation and education competence requirement pursuant to

the college course certification option in section 1012.56(5)(f), Florida Statutes, are fifteen (15)

semester hours with credit in the following professional education areas:

1. Classroom management including safe learning environments,

2. Human development and learning,

3. Educational assessment to include the content measured by state achievement tests and the

interpretation and utilization of data to improve student achievement,

4. Effective instructional strategies including the needs of diverse learners,

5. For the middle (grades 5-9) and secondary (grades 6-12) level subject coverages and the K-

12 level subject coverages: art, music, dance, computer science, health, foreign languages, and

humanities, curriculum and special methods of teaching the subject, and

6. For middle (grades 5-9) and secondary (grades 6-12) level subject coverages, foundations of

research-based practices in teaching reading-competency two of the State Board approved

reading endorsement competencies.

(b) Practical experience in teaching. Practical experience in teaching may be satisfied by one of

the following methods:

1. One year of full-time teaching experience in an elementary or secondary school as specified

in Rule 6A-4.002, FAC., or

2. Six semester hours earned in a college student teaching or supervised internship completed

in an elementary or secondary school.

kindergarten through grade six and for exceptional education students are included in the

separate certification subject specialization State Board Rules.

(d) All the professional education requirements for preschool and prekindergarten - grade three

subject coverages in lieu of the requirements in (2)(a) of this rule are included in the separate

certification subject specialization State Board Rules.

(e) The requirements of (2)(a) of this rule are not applicable and shall not be required for school

social worker or speech-language impaired certification.

(3) Professional preparation for agriculture (grades 6-12).

(a) Courses for the professional preparation and education competence requirement pursuant to

the college course certification option in Section 1012.56(5)(f), Florida Statutes, for agriculture

are fifteen (15) semester hours with credit in the following professional agricultural education

areas:

1. Curriculum development and educational assessment in agriculture,

2. Instructional strategies of teaching agriculture,

3. Program planning in agricultural education,

4. An agriscience teacher induction course which includes:

a. basic principles and philosophy of agricultural education, and

b. strategies for classroom management.

(b) The practical teaching experience requirement may be satisfied as specified in (2)(b) of this

rule.

(4) This rule shall be effective July 1, 2006.

Specific Authority 1001.02, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS. Law Implemented 1001.02, 1012.54, 1012.55,

1012.56 FS. History - Amended 4-20-64, 4-8-68, 7-7-68, 4-11-69, 6-17-73, Repromulgated 12-

5-74, Amended 10-12-76, 7-1-79, 11-5-84, Formerly 6A-4.06, Amended 9-12-89, 5-30-94, 7-17-

2000, 10-15-2001, _________.

Current Rule

6A-4.006 General and Professional Preparation.

Credit in general and professional preparation as listed below shall be required for the

professional certificate unless exemption for a specific certification subject is provided in State

Board Rules.

(1) General preparation. A graduate with a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited or

approved institution as described in Rule 6A-4.003, FAC., shall be considered to have met the

general preparation requirements.

(2) Professional preparation. Twenty (20) semester hours in professional preparation as

specified below:

(a) Course requirements in education.

1. Six (6) semester hours in foundations of education with credit in both sociological and

psychological foundations as described below:

a. Sociological foundations include courses such as school and society, introduction to

education, history of education, and principles and philosophy of education.

b. Psychological foundations include courses such as educational psychology, child

psychology, adolescent psychology, psychology of learning, and growth and development of the

individual.

2. Six (6) semester hours in general methods of teaching, administration, and curriculum in the

elementary school or secondary school. Courses should provide an overview of the entire

school program and give specific help with respect to the principles of teaching, general

curriculum, instructional design, testing and measurement, evaluation of the school program,

general methods, school organization and administration needed by teachers in the public

schools.

3. Special methods.

a. Grades K-12. Four (4) semester hours in methods of teaching the subject to include credit at

the elementary and secondary levels for each of the following subjects: art, computer science,

foreign languages, health, humanities, and music.

b. Middle grades (5-9) and secondary (6-12). Two (2) semester hours in methods of teaching

the subject at the appropriate level for each middle grade or secondary subject.

c. Home Economics (6-12). Six (6) semester hours in home economics education to include two

(2) semester hours in methods of teaching home economics at the secondary level. The six (6)

semester hours shall be earned at one (1) institution which is approved by the State Board of

Vocational Education.

(b) Practical experience in teaching. Practical experience in teaching may be satisfied by one

(1) of the plans listed below:

1. Six (6) semester hours earned in a college student teaching program or in a supervised

internship completed in an elementary or secondary school, or

2. Two (2) years of full-time teaching experience as specified in Rule 6A-4.002(5)(a), FAC.

(3) Professional preparation for agriculture. Twenty (20) semester hours in professional

preparation to include credit in each of the following areas: psychological foundations of

education as specified in subsubparagraph (2)(a)1.b. of this rule, secondary school curriculum,

basic principles or philosophy of vocational education, general methods or techniques of

teaching vocational education, program planning in vocational agriculture education, methods of

teaching vocational agriculture, and practical experience in teaching. The practical teaching

experience requirement may be satisfied as specified in paragraph (2)(b) of this rule.

(4) Exemptions.

(a) Requirements which are specified in Paragraphs (2)(a) and

(2)(b) of this rule shall be waived for issuance of a professional certificate covering only school

food service.

(b) Requirements which are specified in Paragraph (2)(a) of this rule shall be waived for

issuance of a professional certificate covering only prekindergarten/primary education,

preschool education, school social worker, and speech-language impaired.

this rule shall be waived for the following coverages: educational leadership, educational media

specialist, elementary education, English to speakers of other languages, exceptional student

education coverages, guidance and counseling, physical education, reading, school principal,

and school psychologist.

Specific Authority 1001.02, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS. Law Implemented 1001.02, 1012.54, 1012.55,

1012.56 FS. History - Amended 4-20-64, 4-8-68, 7-7-68, 4-11-69, 6-17-73, Repromulgated 12-

5-74, Amended 10-12-76, 7-1-79, 11-5-84, Formerly 6A-4.06, Amended 9-12-89, 5-30-94, 7-17-

2000, 10-15-2001.