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The Post-Baccalaureate Program is for students who hold a bachelor’s degree or above and wish to obtain a Georgia teaching certificate. This one year program includes both face to face instruction, as well as online course work. Cohorts typically meet 2-3 evenings each week depending on the class, while concurrently completing assignments via educational, interactive websites. Participants will complete a six week practicum and a seventeen week internship in a classroom that corresponds to their chosen content area. Each course completed earns students Professional Learning Unit (PLU) credits, not including classes taken for additional content purposes.
New cohorts begin in June of each year.
Post-Baccalaureate Summer 2015 Application
Initial teacher certification is offered through the Post-Baccalaureate program in P-12, middle grades and secondary education areas, excluding special education and early childhood education.
The Georgia Professional Standards Commission requires that initial certification in a teaching field must match the degree obtained. Transcripts will need to be reviewed to determine area of initial certification before admission to the program.
This program is non-degree seeking and only allows individuals to obtain a teaching certificate; therefore, government financial aid is not available. (Credit is earned as Professional Learning Units approved by the Georgia Department of Education.)
Please Note:
Government funding includes any money, grant, student loan, etc. acquired as a result of completing the FAFSA.
The total cost of $7,500.00 includes the courses. Payment is divided into three separate installments of due before the start of each semester.
Students will be responsible for purchasing a LiveText account, edTPA submission, student liability insurance, and textbooks.
In order to apply, those interested must meet or have completed each of the following requirements:
The following test scores allow exemption:
SAT - 1000 or higher (Verbal and Math scores combined)
ACT - 43 or higher (English and Math scores combined)
GRE - 301 or higher (revised scoring as of Jan 2011) OR 1030 or higher (old scoring) ***Verbal and Quantitative scores combined ***
Students will also be responsible for purchasing the student professional liability insurance before internship.
TO SUBMIT APPLICATION:
UNG Cumming Cohort - June 2015
Please Note: Follow the application procedures above.
Contact Information:
For information regarding admission to the program, please contact:
Reginia Boling COE Graduate Office Administrator - Phone: 706-864-1600
Post Bac Coordinator
For information regarding the Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program, please contact coegrad@ung.edu or visit: the Graduate Bulletin website for MAT Information
