Career Changer – Teaching your Desire? This is for YOU.

College of Education, Education Info Sessions
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If you have a non-education Bachelor’s degree or are a career changer considering an alternative route — become a quality educator! Educator Prep Institutes are designed for baccalaureate degree holders to become certified teachers. The College of Education at SPC has the perfect state-approved program for you.

St. Petersburg College’s (SPC) Educator Preparation Institute (EPI) is a three-semester program which leads to Florida’s Professional Educator’s Certificate. Anyone with a Bachelor’s Degree or higher and a 2.5 min. GPA is eligible for entry to the Program. The next cohort begins May 2022.

Many Educational Majors


Elementary Education
Exceptional Student Education
Art and Music
Math

Physical Education
Social Studies
English and more


For more detailed information, please join us at our upcoming EPI Info Session and check out the Quad Event:

Educator Preparation Institute
Information Session

ES Building Room 105
Thursday February 17th
6-7 p.m.
Clearwater Campus
2465 Drew St., Clearwater
Specific events: https://web.spcollege.edu/survey/33177


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Classroom Teacher EPI Info Session -An hour of your time!


The EPI is an evening program with daytime teaching requirements during the second and third terms. All EPI courses are “blended”, meaning the course content will be delivered both on campus and online. Although coursework involves online components, EPI is not an online program. On-campus class times may require one or two nights a week (Mon.-Thur.) beginning at 6:00 p.m. and ending between 8 and 9:00 p.m. Online modules may be completed at any computer (24/7) during the time frames specified by the instructor. The Reading Endorsement has been folded in to meet the new 2021 Dept. of Education requirements.


In addition to the educational coursework, EPI students are placed in elementary, middle or secondary schools (based on certification area) for practical teaching experience. Our students complete a 60-hour practicum experience in the fall semester and a 10-week full internship in the Spring.

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If you have any questions or would like additional info, please contact Dr. Michael Poulin, EPI Coordinator at Poulin.Michael@spcollege.edu or Marilynn Cirri at cirri.marilynn@spcollege.edu .