Delivering Well Prepared Teachers Policy
Commendably, Florida does not offer a certification in general science for secondary teachers.
Middle school science teachers in Florida must earn at least a bachelor's degree in general science or middle grades general science or a bachelor's degree with 18 semester hours in science that includes credit in biological science, chemistry or physics, and earth-space science or earth science. They must also pass the FTCE "Middle Grades General Science" exam.
Florida has approved the repeal of its middle grades integrated curriculum certification, which will now ensure specific content certification rather than an integrated model.
Florida was helpful in providing NCTQ with the facts necessary for this analysis.