College Catalog - Admission Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Education Admission Requirements

  • Demonstrate proficiency of the College-Level Academic Skills (CLAS) set
  • Conferred Associate of Arts degree from a regionally accredited institution
  • Cumulative GPA of 2.5 in all higher education classes
  • Satisfactory completion of the General Knowledge (GK) Test portion of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination. Click here for more information or to register for the exam.
  • Volusia County Schools Volunteer clearance
    1. Go to the Volusia County Schools Website
    2. Click on “Volunteer and Partnership Programs” in the School Board box at the top of the page
    3. In the left navigation bar, click on “Volunteers (VIPS)”
    4. Under the Volunteers (VIPS) heading, click on the “Application to Volunteer”
    5. Print the application and in the 3rd box, indicate "Daytona State College" as the College Name and "admissions@daytonastate.edu" as the Professor's Name
    6. Submit the completed application to the address at the top of the page. Inaccurate or incomplete information may delay your results. For a list of disqualifying offenses view Florida Statute 1012.315.
  • Bachelor of Science in Education Program application
  • Grade of "C" or higher in the following pre-requisite classes:

Common Education Courses for all BSED Programs

EDF1005
EDF2085 (formerly EDG2701)
EME2040

3 sem. hrs.
3 sem. hrs.
3 sem. hrs.

AND
AND

Secondary Mathematics Education

MAC2311 with Lab
MAC2312 with Lab
MACXXXX
MTGXXXX
MASXXXX

4 sem. hrs.
4 sem. hrs.
4 sem. hrs.
4 sem. hrs.
4 sem. hrs.

AND
AND
OR
OR

Secondary Biology Education

MAC2311 with Lab
BSC1010 with Lab
BSC1011 with Lab
CHM1045 with Lab
PHY1053 with Lab
PHY2048 with Lab

4 sem. hrs.
4 sem. hrs.
4 sem. hrs.
4 sem. hrs.
4 sem. hrs.
4 sem. hrs.

AND
AND
AND
OR
OR

Secondary Earth/Space Science Education  

MAC2311 with Lab
GLY2010 with Lab
OCE1001
BSC1010 with Lab AND BSC1011 with Lab
CHM1045 with Lab AND CHM1046 with Lab
PHY2048 with Lab AND PHY2049 with Lab

4 sem. hrs.
4 sem. hrs.
3 sem. hrs.
8 sem. hrs.
8 sem. hrs.
8 sem. hrs.

AND
AND
AND
OR
OR


Additional Information:

  • Once accepted, students must enroll in and complete a mandatory orientation class (SLS3355) in their first semester of enrollment.
  • Students who have not taken two years of the same foreign language in high school, will need to complete two semesters or 8 credit hours of the same foreign language at the college level to meet the state foreign language requirement to graduate.
  • Students must also complete the State mandated 36 hours of general education core prior to graduation: Communications - 9 hrs; Mathematics - 6 hrs; Sciences - 6 hrs; Humanities, Cultural and Aesthetic - 3 hrs; Behavioral and Social Sciences - 3 hrs; Health and Wellness - 3 hrs; Political, Economic and Business - 3 hrs; Historical and Global - 3 hrs.

Information about the application process

2011-2012 College Catalog. To view previous catalogs, please visit http://www.daytonastate.edu/catalog/archive/.
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