The School of Education

Teaching for the Next Generation

The Department of Teacher Education offers:

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree programs in Early Childhood/Special Education, Middle Grades Education (grades 4-8), and Secondary and P-12 teaching areas (includes secondary (grades 6-12) fields of English, History/Social Science, Mathematics and Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) and P-12 fields of Art, Music, and Physical Education).
Master of Education (M.Ed.) degrees in Early Childhood, Middle Grades Education, Secondary Education in English, History, and Mathematics and the Masters of Science (M.S.) degree in Physical Education are also offered at the graduate level. At the Graduate level we also offer an Education Specialist degree (Ed.S.) in Teacher Leadership, and certification in Administration and Supervision.
Certification and master's degree programs available to individuals with bachelor’s degrees. The certification only programs for individuals with degrees in non-education fields are known as alternative certification programs . A Masters of Arts in Teaching degree is available in these fields as well.

All teacher education programs are approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission and accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). To see the currently approved list of certification programs at North Georgia College and State University, click here .

NCATE

In the News!

Chris Sharp, former head of education department, dies at age 83

(Nov. 29, 2012) — Christopher Samuel Sharp, former head of the education department at North Georgia College & State University, died Nov. 16 at his home in Venice, Fla., after a brief illness.

North Georgia to host exhibit from U.S. Holocaust Museum

(Nov. 26, 2012) — North Georgia College & State University is hosting the traveling exhibition "Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings" produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The exhibition, which runs from Jan. 17 to March 15 at the university's Library Technology Center, and accompanying lecture series are free and open to the public.

North Georgia's School of Education earns national accreditation

(Nov. 12, 2012) — The School of Education at North Georgia College & State University has earned full accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) for its undergraduate- and graduate-level teacher training programs.