Undergraduate Program Approval and Educator Preparation Provider Accreditation

The College of Education offers undergraduate teacher certification programs. Programs are developed in collaboration with departments across the university and with professionals in the field of education. Each certification program has been approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission and accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). All programs are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). 

B.S.Ed. Degree Requirements

General requirements for the B.S.Ed. degree include fulfillment of the Core Curriculum, completion of all junior/senior level required courses in the teaching field and professional education coursework, and 4 credit hours in orientation and health and physical education. At least half of the courses required in the teaching field must be taken at this institution. Correspondence and extension credit hours may not be used to satisfy professional education and content requirements. In addition to these requirements, students pursuing a teacher certification program are required to be admitted to the Teacher Education Program.

Certification Programs

• Art B.F.A. with Concentration in Art Education - Teacher preparation program offered by the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art with certification through the College of Education (Armstrong Campus)
• Human Development and Family Science B.S. Concentration in Birth-Kindergarten (Certification Track) Teacher preparation program offered in collaboration with the School of Human Ecology (Armstrong Campus)
• Elementary Education - B.S.Ed. with study concentrations in:
  • Elementary Education (Armstrong, Liberty, and Statesboro Campuses)
  • Elementary Education/Special Education Dual Certification (Statesboro Campus)
• Health and Physical Education - B.S.Ed. (Statesboro Campus)
• Music Education - B.M. Teacher preparation program offered by the Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music with certification through the College of Education (Statesboro Campus)
• Middle Grades Education - B.S.Ed. (Statesboro Campus)
• Secondary Education - B.S.Ed. with study emphasis areas in:
  • Biology Education (Statesboro and Armstrong Campuses)
  • Chemistry Education (Statesboro and Armstrong Campuses)
  • English Education (Armstrong Campus)
  • History Education (Armstrong Campus)
  • Mathematics Education (Statesboro and Armstrong Campuses)
  • Physics Education (Statesboro Campus)
• Special Education - B.S.Ed. (Statesboro Campus)