Pedagogy and Certification-only
The School of Education offers a post-baccalaureate, pedagogy only program for candidates seeking initial certification from the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC). The program will lead to a renewable teaching certificate in one of the following teaching areas:
- Middle Grades fields
- Math
- Science
- ELA
- Social Science
- Secondary fields
- Mathematics
- English
- History
- Economics
- Geography
- Political Science
- Science
- Speech
- Agriculture
- Business
- Family/Consumer Science
- Healthcare
- Marketing
- Engineering/Technology
- or all P-12 fields
- Art
- Music
- Dance
- Theater
- ESOL
- Foreign Language
- Computer Science
- Health/PE
There are no alternative certification pathways for special education or elementary education.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC 2120 | Exploring Socio-Cult Perspective | 3 |
| EDUC 2199 | Orientation to Education | 0 |
| EDUC 3403 | Practicum III | 2 |
| MGED 4439 | Reading in the Middle Grades | 3 |
| MGED 3315 | Curriculum Needs and Characteristics of the Middle School Child | 3 |
| EDUC 4451 | Instruction and Assessment | 3 |
| SPED 3231 | Contemporary Perspectives of Students with Disabilities 1 | 3 |
| Methods – select one: | 3 | |
| Mathematics in the Middle Grades | ||
| Language Arts in the Middle Grades | ||
| Science in Middle Grades | ||
| Social Studies in the Middle Grades | ||
| MGED 4461 | Student Teaching in Middle Grades | 12 |
| or MGED 4482 | Intern II in Middle Grades | |
| Total Semester Hours | 32 | |
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SPED 3231 requires a grade of “B or better” in compliance with PSC rules.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC 2120 | Exploring Socio-Cult Perspective | 3 |
| EDUC 2199 | Orientation to Education | 0 |
| EDUC 3403 | Practicum III | 2 |
| MGED 3315 | Curriculum Needs and Characteristics of the Middle School Child | 3 |
| EDUC 4451 | Instruction and Assessment | 3 |
| SPED 3231 | Contemporary Perspectives of Students with Disabilities 1 | 3 |
| EDUC 3378 | Creative/Effective Teaching for Performance Based Learning | 3 |
| EDUC 4412 | Student Teaching in Senior High School | 12 |
| or EDUC 4482 | Internship in Secondary School | |
| Total Semester Hours | 29 | |
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SPED 3231 requires a grade of “B or better” in compliance with PSC rules.