Elementary Education, B.S.

Admission Requirements

Complete the FGC Application for Admission: Apply Now

• Submit High School transcript(s) to Office of Enrollment Services
• Submit College transcript(s) for any institutions previously attended

Program Requirements

Program Application

Minimum requirements for admission to the Florida Gateway College (FGC) Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (BEE) program are:

• Acceptance to Florida Gateway College as a degree-seeking student with all required admissions documents received by Enrollment Services.
• Completing an Associate in Arts (AA) degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• A grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale for postsecondary work.
• Completion of EDF 1005-Introduction to the Teaching Profession with a grade of C or better.  

Note: Fingerprinting and a Level-2 criminal background check are required before a student may enroll in Internship courses.

Testing Requirements

Students must demonstrate competence in reading, math, or language through placement examination or by passing the appropriate reading, math or language courses, if not exempt by state board of education rule 6A-10.0315.

ACT, SAT, and PERT test scores may be used for placement into college-level courses if the test was taken in the past two years. To access test prep materials and to schedule an exam, go to Test Center. The Test Center is located in Building 7 and may be contacted at test.center@fgc.edu or 386-754-7378.

If you started 9^th grade in the 2003-2004 school year or later at a Florida public high school, and graduated from a Florida, public high school with a standard high school diploma, you may be exempt from Placement testing in accordance with Senate Bill 1720.  Advisors still recommend all students placement test prior to the first term of registration in order to determine where you should start in college-level courses in order to be successful. 

Location

Florida Gateway College

Hours

Full-time students attend classes two days a week from 10:00 AM to 6:45 PM.

Part-time students attend one afternoon from 2:30 PM to 6:45 PM and another afternoon from 4:00 PM to 6:45 PM.

Please note that field experience is a requirement for this program. Field experience hours will be completed outside of scheduled class times.

Costs

• AA: 60 credit hours at $103.32/credit hour = $6,199.20
• B.E.E.: 60 credit hours at $120.33/credit hour = $7,219.80 

         Total: $13,419.00