Applying to Honoring Outstanding Owl Teachers (HOOT)

Students who are interested in obtaining a Bachelor鈥檚 in Exceptional Student Education (ESE) with an honors designation on their transcript, and who meet the qualifications listed below, are invited to apply.

  • Have not yet completed their junior year in the ESE program;
  • Are fully admitted and programmed in the ESE program;
  • Hold a 3.2 cumulative (overall) and 3.5 or above institution (大象传媒) GPA

To apply to the program, students must submit a completed:

To graduate with ESE Honors in the Major designation, you will need to:

  • Maintain GPA requirement;
  • Complete three semesters of Enrichment Options (see HOOT Program Handbook);
  • Complete the Honors Compact during your Student Teaching semester;
  • Complete the Honors Seminar in ESE during senior year
  • Complete all HOOT program requirements.

Application Deadlines

Applications for Fall semester admission are due on September 15 of your Junior Year. Applications for Spring semester admission are due on January 15 of your Junior Year.

For additional information about the ESE鈥檚 Honors in the Major, HOOT, please contact the program鈥檚 coordinators, Dr. Sharon M. Darling at sdarlin4@fau.edu, Dr. Charles Dukes (cdukes@fau.edu), or Dr. Lisa Finnegan (lfinnegan@fau.edu)

See our Recruitment Flyer here.