Maintain Your Certification
Broward College's Teacher Education Program offers courses that may count toward a Professional Teaching Certificate in the state of Florida. If you have a valid Statement of Eligibility, a Temporary Educator's Certificate, or a Professional Educator's Certificate issued by the Florida Department of Education, you can register for the courses listed below to be applied toward a Professional Educator's Certificate. If you do not have one of these documents, please apply to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) for your Statement of Eligibility (SOE), which you can do online. On the application you must identify which subject area(s) you would like to teach. In addition to completing the application, you must send official transcript(s) to the FLDOE for review. Based solely on the transcript(s), the FLDOE will determine if you are eligible to teach the specified subject area(s)
Fall/Winter Terms:
EDF3280: Instructional Strategies (requires 10 hours field experience)
EDG4410: Classroom Management (requires 10 hours field experience)
Summer Terms:
EDP4004: Principles of Educational Psychology
EDF4430: Educational Tests and Measurements
How to Apply
Step 1: If you are a new student to Broward College, please complete the BC application and select option 3. College credit classes, but only as a non-degree seeking, transient or EPI student. Next, please select non degree seeking student as your major.
If you have previously taken courses at Broward College, but it has been more than 2 full semesters, you will need to complete the BC application as a re-entry or returning student. Please select Non-Degree as your degree program and list 3000 as your program objective code.
Registration is dependent on seat availability and does not guarantee your preferred campus location or time. The Teacher Education Program will register students for requested courses and notify students via BC student email once registration is complete. For course information please contact Yolima Cueto at ycueto1@broward.edu or 954-201-8430.
Step 3: Submit a copy of your Statement of Eligibility, Temporary Educator's Certificate, or Professional Educator's Certificate to the Teacher Education Program office.
*Students taking courses for certification need to submit the Courses for Certification Request Form and the Statement of Eligibility/Teaching Certificate EVERY TERM they wish to take courses.
You may drop off, mail, fax, or email your documents to the following locations:
Broward College
Teacher Education Program
7200 Pines Blvd, Bldg 85
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
Fax: 954-201-8271
Email: ycueto1@broward.edu
Step 4: Contact the Teacher Education Program at 954-201-8430 to confirm receipt of documents and the Courses for Certification Request Form.
For more information about Courses for Certification, please contact the Teacher Education Program at 954-201-8430.