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An Overview of the Teacher Certification Process

Teacher Certification
In order to be recommended for teacher certification you must complete a teacher education preparation program here at Georgia College & State University. When you complete that program contact the Certification Office which is located in the John H. Lounsbury School of Education Dean's office in the 220D Kilpatrick. For information call David Ladd at 1-800-342-0471 ext. 2514 (Toll free in Georgia) or (478) 445-2514 (local to Milledgeville). E-mail david.ladd@gcsu.edu.
Certification Basics
All teacher certification programs at the John H. Lounsbury School of Education are approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC). The PSC grants certificates in three basic "Field" types and at four "Levels."
 
Basic "Field" types:  
T = Teaching: Teaching fields are divided into five basic categories.
  • Elementary Fields
  • Secondary Fields
  • Foreign Languages(P-12 / 7-12)
  • Special Education (P-12)
  • P-12 Fields
Within each of these five categories are specific teaching fields, for example; Early Childhood Education and Middle Grades Education fall under the Elementary Fields category. Interrelated Special Education is in the  Special Education (P-12) category. Specific content certificates such as Biology, History, Math and Science are Secondary Fields.

S = Service: Service field certificates include such areas as Media Specialist (also known by the term Library Media). 

L = Leadership: Leadership certificates have one field - Educational Leadership.  

Level Codes:

Certificate Levels are based on the highest degree held:

4 = Bachelor’s Level (B.S.): Minimum of a bachelor's degree
5 = Master’s Level (M.Ed.) or ( M.A.T.): Minimum of a master's degree
6 = Specialist Level (Ed.S): Minimum of an education specialist's degree
7 = Doctorate Level (Ph.D. or Ed.D.): Minimum of a doctoral degree (not available at GCSU) 

Contact Information
David Ladd, Certification Officer
david.ladd@gcsu.edu
Georgia College & State University
220D Kilpatrick
Campus Box 70
Milledgeville, GA 31061
(478) 445-2514   (800) 342-0471 x2514 in GA
 
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