Certificate Subjects

Elementary Level Coverages

• Elementary Education (grades K-6)
• Prekindergarten/Primary Education (age 3 through grade 3)
• Preschool Education (birth through age 4)

Middle Level Coverages (grades 5-9)

• Middle Grades English (grades 5-9) *
• Middle Grades General Science (grades 5-9) *
• Middle Grades Mathematics (grades 5-9) *
• Middle Grades Social Science (grades 5-9)

Secondary Level Coverages (grades 6-12)

• Drama (grades 6-12)
• English (grades 6-12) *
• Mathematics (grades 6-12) *
• Social Science (broad field; grades 6-12)

Science Areas

• Biology (grades 6-12)
• Chemistry (grades 6-12) *
• Earth-Space Science (grades 6-12)
• Physics (grades 6-12) *

Elementary and Secondary Coverages (grades K-12)

• Art (grades K-12)
• Athletic Coaching (grades K-12)
• Computer Science (grades K-12)
• Dance (grades K-12)
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL; grades K-12) *
• Health (grades K-12)
• Humanities (grades K-12)
• Music (grades K-12)
• Physical Education (grades K-12)
• Reading (grades K-12) - Master's Degree required *

World Language Areas

• Arabic (grades K-12)
• Chinese (grades K-12)
• Farsi (grades K-12)
• French (grades K-12) - FTCE subject area exam available
• German (grades K-12) - FTCE subject area exam available
• Greek (grades K-12)
• Haitian Creole (grades K-12)
• Hebrew (grades K-12)
• Hindi (grades K-12)
• Italian (grades K-12)
• Japanese (grades K-12)
• Latin (grades K-12) - FTCE subject area exam available
• Portuguese (grades K-12)
• Russian (grades K-12)
• Spanish (grades K-12) - FTCE subject area exam available
• Turkish (grades K-12)

Exceptional Student Education Areas

• Exceptional Student Education (grades K-12) *
• Deaf or Hard of Hearing (grades K-12) *
• Speech-Language Impaired (grades K-12) - Master's Degree required *
• Visually Impaired (grades K-12) *

Professional Service Areas (grades PK-12)

• Educational Media Specialist (grades PK-12)
• School Counseling (grades PK-12) - Master's Degree required
• School Psychologist (grades PK-12) - Specialist Degree required
• School Social Work (grades PK-12) - Master's Degree required

Administrative Coverages

• Administration of Adult Education (adult) - Master's Degree required
• Educational Leadership - Master's Degree required
• School Principal - Master's Degree required
• Local Director of Career and Technical Education (career and technical) - Master's Degree required

Academic Endorsements

• American Sign Language
• Athletic Coaching
• Autism Spectrum Disorders *
• Driver Education
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) *
• Gifted
• Orientation and Mobility *
• Prekindergarten Disabilities
• Reading *
• Severe or Profound Disabilities

Degreed Career and Technical Coverages

• Agriculture (grades 6-12)
• Business Education (grades 6-12)
• Engineering and Technology Education (grades 6-12)
• Family and Consumer Science (grades 6-12)
• Marketing (grades 6-12)

Nondegreed Career and Technical Coverages

• Career & Technical Education (CTE) Programs and Curriculum Frameworks
  • All occupational coverages are issued by employing Florida school districts.

Repealed Certification Areas

• Journalism (grades 6-12) - the State Board of Education repealed this coverage effective June 23, 2016
• Speech (grades 6-12) - the State Board of Education repealed this coverage effective June 23, 2016
• Teacher Coordinator of Cooperative Education - the State Board of Education repealed this endorsement effective June 23, 2016
• Teacher Coordinator of Work Experience Programs - the State Board of Education repealed this endorsement effective June 23, 2016
• Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum (grades 5-9) - the State Board of Education repealed this coverage effective October 25, 2011
  • Please refer to the October 31, 2011 memorandum (PDF) for details.

The High Demand Teacher Needs Report identifies which certification areas represent the greatest need among teachers statewide. The information in this report is not a direct measure of the number of new teachers needed to staff Florida’s schools but can be used to determine the projected needs for specific subject area coverages in the upcoming school year. The high demand areas represent certification areas where the gaps between supply and demand are the greatest.

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