College of Education

Application Materials Required by Master of Arts in Teaching Programs

Graduate Program Application Completion Deadlines

GRE scores pertain to the combined score for the verbal and quantitative sections of the examination. GACE BASIC means that the applicant must have passed all three basic skills area of the GACE.

An applicant who plans to complete a program for initial teacher certification must present passing scores on the GACE Basic Skills Assessment or gain an equivalent score on an alternative exam as determined by the department. The GACE Basic Skills Assessment can be exempted based on certain scores from the GRE, the SAT, or the ACT. Applicants who are already certified in the State of Georgia do not have to meet the GACE Basic Skills Assessment requirement. Visit http://www.gace.nesinc.com for more information about the GACE Basic Skills Assessment. The following programs will not use the GACE Basic Skills Assessment as an entrance examination: M.A.T. English Education, M.A.T. Mathematics Education, M.A.T. Middle School Education, M.A.T. Science Education, and M.AT. Social Studies Education. Students seeking certification from the State of Georgia Professional Standards Commission are required to pass the GACE Basic Skills Assessment (or provide an exemption) and GACE Content Assessment in their fields.