The College of Education has undergraduate degree programs in the following areas:

Bachelor’s degrees in Education (B.A. and B.A.E.)

Elementary Education
Exceptional Student Education
English Education
Music Education
Social Science Education
Math Education
Science Education (Biology)
Science Education (Chemistry)
Science Education (Physics)

The College of Education also provides the secondary education teacher certification component to the following majors offered in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters:

Art
French
German
Spanish

Bachelor’s degrees in Education (B.S and B.S.E.)

Exercise Science and Health Promotion For information or academic advising regarding the undergraduate programs, please contact the College of Education Office for Academic and Student Services

To review the individual curriculum sheets by major go to www.fau.edu/freshmanadvising/

Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs are offered by the College of Education to qualified persons who have sufficient and satisfactory undergraduate preparation. For specific information regarding these programs, contact the individual academic department. The following programs are offered:

Master’s Programs

1. Social Foundations of Education

a. Educational Psychology
b. Educational Research
c. Educational Technology
d. Multicultural Education

2.Educational Leadership

a. Adult Education
b. K-12 Educational Leadership
c. Higher Education

3. Counselor Education

a. Mental Health Counseling
b. School Counseling
c. Rehabilitation Counseling

4. Curriculum and Instruction a. Art (K-12)
b. Elementary Education (1-6)
c. English/Language Arts (6-12)
d. Environmental Science Education
e. ESOL
f. Drama (6-12)
g. Foreign Language (French, Spanish, K-12)
h. Holocaust and Judaic Studies
i. Mathematics (6-12)
j. Reading (K-12)
k. Science (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics 6-12)
l. Social Science (6-12)
m. Initial Certification in Pre-Kindergarten/Primary Education (Age 3 – Grade 3)
n. Initial Certification in Secondary Education

5. M.Ed. in Reading Education

6. Elementary Education

a. Elementary Education (for certified teachers)
b. Initial Certification in Elementary Education 7. Exceptional Student Education

a. Exceptional Student Education (for certified teachers)
b. Varying Exceptionalities (for initial certification)
c. Early Childhood Exceptional Student Education (endorsement only)
d. Gifted Education (endorsement only)

8. Exercise Science and Health Promotion

8. Communication Disorders

Specialist in Education

The College of Education offers a program of study leading to the educational specialist degree in: 

1. Educational Leadership – K-12, Higher Education, Adult and Community Education
2. Counselor Education – Emphasis in mental health, school marriage and family, or rehabilitation counseling
3. Curriculum and Instruction.

Doctor of Education

The College of Education offers a program of study leading to the Doctor of Education degree in:

1. Educational Leadership – K-12, Higher Education, Adult and Community Education

2. Curriculum and Instruction

3. Exceptional Student Education