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Mar 16, 2026
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Secondary Education, B.S.
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Program Description
These single field programs are designed to prepare teachers of adolescents, largely at the secondary school level (grades 6 through 12). They lead to 6-12 teacher certification in the teaching fields of mathematics, broad field science (with a biology emphasis), chemistry, and physics in Georgia.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate their ability to plan and implement curriculum, utilize a range of instructional strategies including the effective use of technology, and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all adolescent learners.
- Demonstrate their understanding of appropriate assessment strategies and their ability to design and implement effective assessment tools to measure student progress.
- Demonstrate their ability to create a positive, student-centered, and academically challenging learning environment where all students feel welcomed and valued.
- Demonstrate professional dispositions and the ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
This program is a part of the Clarice C. and Leland H. Bagwell College of Education .
Accreditation
This program is accredited by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC).
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Admissions, Enrollment, and Graduation Criteria
Students must meet the admission, retention and graduation requirements outlined in the following catalog page to pursue this degree program:
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Program Course Requirements
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Core IMPACTS Curriculum (42 Credit Hours) Core IMPACTS Curriculum Specific to This Major
- Students should take MATH 1113 or higher in Mathematics & Quantitative Skills and MATH 1179 or higher in Applied Math.
*Students cannot take both PHYS 1111/L and PHYS 2211/L nor PHYS 1112/L and PHYS 2212/L. Core Field of Study (18 Credit Hours)
Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in these courses. Required Courses (9 Credit Hours)
Teaching Field Courses (9 Credit Hours)
Select 8 credit hours in the teaching field from the following list of courses: Major Requirements (28-29 Credit Hours)
Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in these courses. Professional Education Required Courses (9 Credit Hours)
Teaching Field Professional Education (19-20 Credit Hours)
Select 19-20 credit hours in the teaching field from the following list of courses: Major Concentrations - Teaching Field Requirements (31-32 Credit Hours)
Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in these courses. Broad Field Science (Emphasis in Biology)
Teaching Field Courses (31 Credit Hours)
Teaching Field Courses (31 Credit Hours)
Mathematics Teaching Field
Teaching Field Courses (32 Credit Hours)
Teaching Field Courses (31 Credit Hours)
Program Total (120 Credit Hours)
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