Kinesiology (B.S.) with Teacher Certification

For spring entrance into the program, the online application will open on August 2, 2021 and close on August 27, 2021. All components of the application, including test scores, must be received by the closing date! Please check the Admissions FAQs for additional information.

Complete Application for Admission:

• The following documents must be uploaded when completing the application online
  • Candidate Beliefs Self-Assessment Survey
  • Complete pre-service certification application and Personal Affirmation Questions in your MyPSC account
  • Completed Verification of Lawful Presence Affidavit form (document provided in application to download, complete, then upload in the application. Please note, this document must be completed in its entirety and notarized before uploading to your application.)
  • A photocopy of the photo identification that was used when notarizing the VLP (driver’s license, passport, or other government issued photo ID. If using a passport, you MUST include the front and back pages)
  • Proof of successful completion of Georgia Ethics Assessment (Test Code 360)
  • A copy of current professional liability insurance. Acceptable examples include student memberships with SPAGE, NEA, or SGAE.
  • A completed plan of study signed by your College of Education advisor
  • Test Scores for GACE Program Admissions, SAT, or ACT
    
    • You may exempt GACE Program Admissions by providing proof of the following:
      • SAT minimum score 1000 combined Evidence-Based Reading/Writing and Math OR Critical Reading and Math for tests taken prior to July 1, 2019
      • SAT minimum score 1080 combining Evidence-Based Reading/Writing and Math for tests taken on or after July 1, 2019
      • ACT minimum score of 43 combining English and Math
      • The minimum passing score for the GACE Program Admissions Assessment is 250 in each section (reading, math, and writing). As of July 1, 2020, you can also qualify for admissions with a GACE PAA composite score of 750 if you pass at least one section with a score of 250 or higher and have an overall score of 750 or higher. Scores from different testing periods can be combined except for score reports dating before September 1, 2013.
        Example: Math-280, Writing-230, Reading-240
    • OFFICIAL SAT or ACT score report if exempting GACE Program Admissions. Unofficial test scores and transcripts are no longer accepted.
• Additional program requirements are:
  • GPA of 2.75 or higher upon admission to the program
  • Completion of 60-80 semester credit hours that are applicable to program degree plan of study, including the completion of all courses in Area A1 (ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102), and Area F (EDUC 2110, EDUC2120, and EDUC 2130), with grades of C or better upon entering the program.
  • A copy of DegreeWorks audit OR plan of study signed by your College of Education advisor AND content advisor

The College of Education Admissions office also requires that you...

• Must maintain a documented, overall (UNG and Transfer) grade point average of 3.0
  once accepted;
• Register with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission and secure your MyPSC
  account; and
• If you are a transfer student, apply to UNG and submit a letter of recommendation from a
  professor at your previous institution.

One important aspect of the teacher certification program is the constant vigilance exercised by the faculty to ensure that standards of quality are maintained. The following standards must be maintained for continued retention in a program:

1. compliance with rules and regulations prescribed for all students at North Georgia;
2. adherence to the Code of Ethics of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission;
3. completion of all courses in the academic major and professional education courses with an academic grade of C or higher;
4. demonstration of competence in the use of oral and written language;
5. maintenance of an institutional grade point average of 2.75 as required for program admission; and
6. satisfactory performance in all field experiences, including the on-going demonstration of dispositions required of teachers as professionals.

Students whose institutional GPA drops below a 2.75 or who receive D’s in major courses will be placed on teacher certification probation the next semester. If the problem is not corrected within the next semester of enrollment, the student could be withdrawn from the program.

For all courses with a field component, a student must complete all requirements and earn a grade of C or higher in the field component in order to pass the course. Students must complete all courses with a field component with a grade of C or higher before enrolling in any teaching courses in a subsequent semester.

Only under extreme circumstances will a student be allowed to extend or repeat field-based coursework at the 4000 level. A student who must extend or repeat the pre-internship block will have only one opportunity to complete internship. However, a student who successfully completes block in one semester without extension will have one opportunity to extend or repeat internship.

The College of Education has contractual agreements with designated systems and schools for placement of teacher certification students for field experiences and internships. Field placements are limited to those school sites. All public school field placements will be arranged through the College of Education Field Placement Coordinator.

Students will not be placed for field experiences in a school which they attended within the last seven years or in which they have immediate family employed or enrolled.

The internship is that part of the pre-service education program in which the prospective teacher works full time in a cooperating school with an assigned cooperating teacher. Depending on the program, the internship will take place during the last full year or the last entire semester of the program. During internship students are expected to assume all of the responsibilities of a classroom teacher, therefore permission for outside employment or enrollment in courses not associated with internship must be obtained from the Field Experience Coordinator.

A student must complete an Internship application, which is found on the College of Education website. Application deadlines are September 2 for spring Internships.

The following are prerequisites for the Internship:

1. admission to the teacher certification program;
2. completion of all professional education courses and courses appropriate to the teaching field (exceptions must be approved by the academic advisor) with a grade of C or higher;
3. maintenance of a minimum grade point average of 2.75;
4. senior classification as determined by the Registrar’s Office;
5. satisfactory completion of all previous field-based assignments;
6. completion of the appropriate GACE Content Assessments examination.