Compliance & Accreditation

The Elementary Education program is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and the Florida Department of Education. Graduates will be fully qualified and certified to teach in public or private schools in the state of Florida or to seek certification in other states, as the state of Florida has reciprocity with most other states.

For more information, visit our department’s page or visit the FLDOE page. Contact the Florida Bureau of Educator Certification at Room 201, Turlington Building, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 or call (800) 445-6739.

Contact our Department Chair, Professor Suzanne Roberts, at robertss@floridacollege.edu.

Florida College is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music to offer the Bachelor of Arts in Music and the Bachelor of Science in Music Education. The Music Education program is approved by the Florida Department of Education. Graduates from this program are eligible to apply for Music (Grades K-12) certification.

For more information, visit our department’s page or visit the NASM page.
Contact NASM at 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, Virginia 20190-5248 or call (703) 437-0700.

Contact our Department Chair, Dr. Jon Bassett at, bassettj@floridacollege.edu.

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program at Florida College admitted the first student cohort in the Fall of 2021. The Florida College Nursing Program received approval from the Florida Board of Nursing in December 2020. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges approved the Florida College Nursing Program in June 2021. The baccalaureate degree in nursing at Florida College is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.ccneaccreditation.org). Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted.

The program was approved by the Florida board of Nursing in December of 2021. Florida College was approved by SASCOC to offer the Bachelor of Science in Nursing in the spring of 2021. For more information, visit our department’s page or the CCNE page. Contact AACN at 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington D. C. 20001 or call (202) 887-6791.

The Florida College Nursing Department will host an accreditation visit by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) on October 26, 27, 28, 2022. CCNE will be conducting an on-site evaluation of our baccalaureate degree program in nursing.

In accordance with CCNE’s procedures, the Commission provides the opportunity for program constituents and other interested parties to submit, in writing, third-party comments concerning our programs’ qualifications for accreditation. Third party comments must be received at least 21 days prior (October 5, 2022) to the scheduled visit on October 26, 2022.

Please submit comments to: thirdpartycomments@ccneaccreditation.org

Mail comments to (CCNE must receive your physical comments by October 5, 2022):
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Attn: Third-Party Comments
655 K Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20001

Contact our Department Chair, Dr. Minerva Holk, at holkm@floridacollege.edu.

The Quality Enhancement Plan is an initiative focused on enhancement of student learning through experiential learning opportunities. This plan is especially directed to the needs of upper-division students completing their coursework. The theme of QEP is the AGORA Project.

The theme of the QEP draws upon the imagery of the classical city-states of ancient Greece. The agora was the marketplace located in the very heart of the city, where commerce, business, politics, recreation, and other communications took place. Although teachers would instruct students in school buildings, such as porticos or the stoa, the concerns of trade and commerce took place in the agora. Similarly, the Florida College QEP helps students connect academic theory with the practical concerns of real-world problems, contexts and situations.

The AGORA Project stands for Academically Grounded Opportunities for Real-world Accomplishments. The AGORA is a systematic, institutionally-supported plan to develop, support, and assess experiential learning at Florida College, consistent with the school’s mission. The AGORA project is in its fifth and final year of development. An impact report for SACSCOC will be submitted in September.

Experiential learning at Florida College will take many forms, such as internships, service learning, assorted types of field experiences, student research, civic engagement, creative projects, and other experiences that will enhance student learning. The QEP consists of three central elements:

1. Internships in most academic programs. These internships will be carefully designed and include formal assessments.
2. Field Experience Course in each program that consists primarily of experiential learning opportunities
3. Infusion of experiential learning opportunities (ELOs) across the curriculum, with formal assessment – such as a reflective paper or portfolio – taking place in a senior-level course, such as a capstone or seminar.

For more information, contact Tom Rainwater at rainwatert@floridacollege.edu.

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