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Certification Process


Recommendation for Certification

After completion of a teacher education program, the office will assist the graduate in applying for certification to teach in the State of Georgia by providing a recommendation and a verification of completion to the Professional Standards Commission. Students wishing to teach in other states can contact the office at any point in their career for this verification for any other state's certification board that accepts Georgia standards.

Instructions for Applying for Your Teaching Certificate

If you have recently completed an approved certification program at GSU, following are instructions for applying for your certificate. When filling out the PSC application you should be aware that the guidelines for certifying students who are receiving their initial certification or adding a field/endorsement are somewhat different than for those who are upgrading their certification.There are three main avenues that you may take to pursue certification in Georgia: you can either be upgrading a certification area in which you are already certified, adding a new field/endorsement to your certificate or pursuing initial certification.

Please know that you may contact the Office of Academic Assistance at 404-651-2539 if you have any questions about the application.