GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING (MAT)

PROGRAM ADMISSION CHECKLIST

Revised 02/02/2024

Thank you for your interest in Georgia Southern University. The College of Education offers multiple

Master of Arts in Teaching programs that are GaPSC-approved to lead to initial teacher certification and a

• SPECIAL EDUCATION (P-12) (online)

o Select one concentration: Biology, Broad Field

• SPANISH EDUCATION (P-12) (hybrid, online)

ADMISSION TERMS AND DEADLINES – The application for admission and all required materials must be

application, you can check the status of your application here.

Please consult the following checklist during the application process to ensure you meet each

requirement and submit all required materials. These requirements apply to all MAT programs unless

otherwise noted.

 Possess a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. You must submit transcripts from

the institution that awarded your bachelor’s degree and anywhere you completed graduate-level

coursework. With your application, you can submit unofficial or official transcripts. If you gain

admission and choose to enroll, you must submit official transcripts at that time if they were not

previously submitted. Applicants should not need to submit Georgia Southern University (or

Armstrong State University) transcripts, although it may expedite the processing of your application if

Education Programs may need to submit additional transcripts to show prerequisite content.

 International transcripts must be accompanied by an evaluation from a NACES

-accredited evaluation

 Possess a cumulative 2.50 (4.0 scale) overall grade point average or higher on all undergraduate and

graduate coursework combined. This overall GPA includes every course you have ever attempted.

 For applicants to all MAT programs except Elementary Education and Health and Physical Education:

Your transcripts will be reviewed for required content coursework as part of a transcript evaluation.

Your transcripts will be evaluated following the submission of your application and all required

transcripts. You must have an adjusted GPA of 2.75 or higher on content courses in the selected area

 For Middle Grades, Secondary, and Spanish Education applicants only: Submit a passing score on the

in the area for which one is seeking certification. There are two parts to

the content assessments in Spanish and Secondary concentrations. If there is any question about

which assessment to take, please contact your MAT Admissions Contact, Stacy Davis, at

stacydavis@georgiasouthern.edu.

 Qualify for a Georgia Pre-Service Certificate or Provisional/Waiver Certificate. You will acknowledge

this item in your online application, but you do not need to do anything further until after you gain

admission. If you are a teacher of record with a Provisional or Waiver Certificate, you will complete

this process with your school district. If you are not a teacher of record, you will apply for the Pre-

 Acknowledge “Disclosure and Affirmation” statements that address the Code of Ethics for Educators

and the need for tort liability insurance. These acknowledgements are represented by a section in the

online application that you will initial. You do not need to purchase insurance to apply, and are not

bound by the provider you choose in the application.

 For MAT Spanish applicants only: Applicants must pass an Oral Proficiency Interview and a Writing

Proficiency Test in Spanish at the ACTFL-defined IH or above (tests administered by the Department of

Foreign Languages).

 For MAT Spanish applicants only: International applicants and U.S. citizens whose native language is

not English must demonstrate competence in English. Applicants must pass an Oral Proficiency

administered by the Department of Foreign Languages).

 Pay $50 application fee upon application submission.

assessment from the dropdown menu. Follow the prompts. Once eligibility is transferred,

go to the

report that you can upload to your application.

o Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment – Choose #7 as your reason for testing. Choose

Georgia Educator Ethics (360) from the dropdown menu. Follow the prompts. After

the Ethics Assessment system and complete your assessment. You will receive a certificate

of completion that you can upload to your application.

at

strar/resources/catalogs/ and search “transfer credit.”

admission.

beginning in the first fall semester of the program. Field Experience policies can be found here

Students will complete these field experiences as a pre-service student teacher, a

paraprofessional, or as the teacher of record in a matching content and grade level classroom.

Specific field experience requirements will vary by program. For more information about field

experiences, please refer to the specific program website or contact Stacy Davis at

stacydavis@georgiasouthern.edu.

o Field experiences for the MAT Elementary Education, Health & Physical Education, Special

a valid certificate at any time in the program will result in being dropped from your classes.