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TEACHER EDUCATION (0014)
Secondary Education
RECOMMENDED COURSES FOR TRANSFER
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMS
This degree program is also available as an online degree program. See the
description of the online program of study at
Secondary Education majors are required to follow the respective guidelines for the specific
content areas. For example, those who intend to teach math should follow Areas A through
G of the Mathematics major curriculum. All secondary education majors are required to
complete nine hours in education related courses. Therefore secondary education majors
will complete a total of 69 hours in their respective degree area.
Failure to complete the
three education courses will delay a student’s ability to enter a four-year teacher
education program.
The following is a listing of the secondary education majors that are available:
Art, Biology, Business, Chemistry, English, Foreign Language, History, Mathematics,
Music, Physics, Speech, and Theatre.
Listed below are the minimum requirements a student must meet to be admitted into an
undergraduate education program at a four-year college in the University System of
Georgia.
1. Students must earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on all attempted hours in the
System core curriculum in areas A-F, as required for teacher preparation.
2. Students must have passed the Regents’ Test.
3. Students must have passed PRAXIS I or GACE I.
4. Receiving institutions may establish higher admission requirements.
