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To enroll in the iteachFLORIDA program, you must provide documentation of the following:

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

• Complete GC10 Form on FLDOE Website
• Statement of Eligibility, marked “Eligible,” from the Florida Department of Education
• Submit Official Statement of Status of Eligibility to iteach

BACHELOR’S DEGREE

• Bachelor’s degree from a Regionally Accredited institution of higher education as required by the Florida Department of Education as evidenced by the submission of official transcripts.
• You may view regionally accredited institutions in the United States on the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) website.
•  U.S. Department of Education Database for Accredited Colleges and Universities (outside source)

Certification Area Testing #

In addition to meeting the basic admissions requirements, you must also meet requirements to be certified in a content area. This is completed in tandem with the Florida Department of Education with use submission of the CG-10 Form. Once the CG-10 form is submitted to the FLDOE, you will be provided a Statement of Eligibility. This form is then uploaded to your iteachFLORIDA portal or emailed to adminFL@iteach.net.

One requirement of the CG-10 form is to have the appropriate certification testing complete. This includes:

• FTCE General Knowledge Test (GK) (Exempt with Graduate Degree) and
• FTCE Subject Area Examination (SAE)

Click here for more information regarding the exams.

INTERVIEW

• Successful review of the candidate during pre-screening intruVIEW, which includes all written correspondence and oral communication with personnel.

BACKGROUND CHECK

• Background check. (See page 23 of Catalog, for Fingerprinting cost)

UNITED STATES CITIZEN EVIDENCE

• United States citizen evidence/documentation

Completed Application must be submitted prior to the completion of admission evaluation.

Applicants must also:

• Have a personal e-mail account and access to a personal (not school) computer.
• Add iteach.net to your contacts list.
• Demonstrate professionalism during all written correspondence and oral communication with iteachFLORIDA.
• Verification of Work Authorization Status: If not a U.S. citizen, verification of lawful permanent residence and a copy of current Green Card must be provided at the time of application with at least two years of employment eligibility.

DID YOU GRADUATE OUTSIDE THE U.S.? #

Graduates from a university outside of the United States must provide an original Foreign Credential Review from an approved agency. iteachFLORIDA cannot accept transcripts from a foreign university.

The Florida Department of Education provides a list of foreign credential review companies that will be accepted by iteachFLORIDA. The evaluation must include a U.S. equivalency for each credential, a course-by-course analysis, and a GPA of credit hours

MINIMUM 2.50 GRADE POINT AVERAGE

This will be determined in one of the following ways:

• Minimum 2.50 GPA (your undergraduate GPA as posted on conferred degree transcript), or
• Minimum 2.50 GPA in last 60 hours. Click here for a calculator (requires Microsoft Excel)

Your graduating GPA must be calculated and posted by the university on your official transcripts. If your final transcript does not reflect a graduation GPA, you will need to contact your college. Registrar’s office to have a letter typed on University letterhead that includes your GPA sent in with your official transcripts.