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EFFECTIVE July 1, 2002: Mastery of Subject Area Knowledge (specialization requirements) can be met EITHER by passing the Subject Area Exam OR by meeting course-by-course requirements.

MIDDLE GRADES GENERAL SCIENCE (Grades 5-9)
Specialization Requirements for Certification

You can search the USF - Class Schedule to find out if the following Recommended USF Courses are being offered.  It may be helpful to write down the Prefix and Course Numbers (Ex. ENY 4004) before you search the schedule of classes.

Plan Two

Hours Required

Rule 6A-4.0321 (2)

Recommended USF Courses

Credit in

(a) Biological science APB (applied biology), BOT (botany), BSC (biological science), MCB (microbiology), PCB (process biology), ZOO (zoology), OCB   (oceanography-biological) courses; ENY 3004, 5505; PET 3310, 3351, 4353, 6396

Credit in

(b) Chemistry or Physics
BCH (biochemistry), CHM (Chemistry), CHS (chemistry-specialized), OCC (oceanography-chemical) courses; PHY (physics), PHS (physics-specialized)

Credit in

(c) Earth-Space Science or Earth Science AST (astronomy), GLY (geology), MET (meteorology), OCB (oceanography-biological), OCP (oceanography-physical), OCC (oceanography-chemical), OCE (oceanography-general), OCG (oceanography-geological) courses; GEO 3013, 4201, 4210, 6209
Other Science Courses - Elective courses may be accepted in biology, physics, chemistry, earth space, environment science, marine science, and natural science.

18

TOTAL HOURS  

Plus Special Methods: SCE 4320, SCE 4330 or 6634

REQUIREMENTS:
         
2.5 GPA in specialization courses (unless eligibility is based on Subject Area Exam scores and not course work)

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