EARLY CHILDHOOD AND MIDDLE GRADES EDUCATION

Chair: Nancy B. Mizelle
Professors: Carol Bader, Karynne Kleine, and Nancy B. Mizelle
Associate Professors: Dan Bauer, Linda Golson Bradley, Carol Christy, Lyndall Muschell, and Stacy Schwartz
Assistant Professors: Victoria Deneroff, Sandra Hancock, Lucy Kachmarik, Trish Klein, Yeprem Mehranian, Joanne Previts, Holley Roberts, and Sandra Webb
FOCUS Coordinator: Connie Rickenbaker

DEGREES OFFERED

The graduate programs in Early Childhood or Middle Grades Education lead to a Master of Art in Teaching Degree, a Master of Education Degree, or Education Specialist Degree.

The Department of Early Childhood and Middle Grades Education offers the following graduate degree programs:

Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T) degree with a major in Middle Grades – Science or Mathematics (4-8),;
Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree in Early Childhood Education;
Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree in Middle Grades Education;
Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree in Reading, Literacy, and Language
Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) degree in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Early Childhood Education; and
Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) degree in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Middle Grades Education.

Additionally, it offers the following non-degree programs:

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Endorsement
Reading Endorsement

CERTIFICATION

Students successfully completing the Middle Grades M.A.T. program for initial certification may be recommended for a level five (T5) Georgia Teacher's Certificate (4-8).

Students completing the M.Ed. in Early Childhood or Middle Grades Education may request level five (T5) certification through their school boards or directly to the P.S.C.

Students completing the Ed.S. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Early Childhood or Middle Grades Education may request level six (T6) certification through their school boards or directly to the P.S.C.