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Required Graduate Courses

Since 1992, St. Petersburg College has had a College Rule that requires new full-time faculty to complete two graduate courses to be considered for continuing contract.  

These courses are offered through SPC as non-credit online versions or USF and UCF as credit courses.

Course Options           

Additional Information

SPC (non-credit) - (Non-credit )St. Petersburg College (SPC) offers both of the required courses in an online format located in SPC’s ANGELTraining learning management system. Excellence in Academic Instruction is equivalent to Seminar in College Teaching and Trends, Perspectives, and Leadership in Postsecondary Education is equivalent to Community College in Higher Ed. Please contact Matthew Stewart to enroll.

USF - The University of South Florida (USF) typically offers the required courses, Seminar in College Teaching and Community College in Higher Ed, in a traditional classroom setting on their Tampa campus, at some Hillsborough Community College campuses, or, when there is a demand, on one of our St. Petersburg College campuses.  For more information click here.
 
UCF - The University of Central Florida (UCF) offers the required courses, Teaching & Learning in the Community College (equivalent to Seminar in College Teaching) and Community College in America (equivalent to Community College in Higher Ed).  The online format provides some flexibility to accommodate busy schedules. For more information click here.
 
Waiver petitions.  It is possible that you already have met the requirement with prior graduate courses.  Or, you may wish to substitute a similar course that meets the intent of the requirement.  If this is the case, then you may wish to submit a Petition for Course Substitution. For more information click here.

To determine which option suits you best, please explore the pages dedicated to each one.  These pages include links to schedules, registration processes and forms, university contacts, reimbursement and textbook procedures.

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