Professional Licensure and Certification Information for Education Degree Programs
The following education degree programs at UNG meet the educational requirements students need to apply for professional licensure and certifications in Georgia. The programs may not meet education requirements for licensure or certification in other states.
Students who plan to pursue professional licensure or certification in a state other than Georgia should contact the program coordinator and appropriate licensing entity for additional information and guidance.
Secondary Education Major with Biology Concentration (B.S.) Secondary Education Major with Chemistry Concentration (B.S.) Secondary Education Major with Physics Concentration (B.S.)
Elementary and Special Education (B.S.) English (B.A.) with Teacher Certification History (B.A.) with Teacher Certification Mathematics (B.S.) with Teacher Certification Kinesiology (B.S.) with Teacher Certification Art Education (B.S.) Middle Grades Education (B.S.) Music Education Major with Instrumental Concentration (B.S.)
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Post-Baccalaureate Initial Teacher Certification Teacher Certificate Endorsement Programs in Education Certificate in Tier I School Leadership and Administration Music with Choral Music Education Concentration (B.M.) Secondary (6-12) and P-12 Teacher Education Programs Tier II Add-On in Performance-Based School/District Leadership (Certification Only) Program Education Specialist in Performance-Based School/District Leadership with Tier II Certification
In addition to our undergraduate program, there are alternate routes to biology secondary education certification at the University of North Georgia (UNG). The Post-Baccalaureate Initial Teacher Certification program allows those with an undergraduate degree to earn their initial teacher certification and the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) is designed for individuals who possess degrees in majors other than education and wish to become initially certified in teaching fields comparable to their undergraduate degrees.
Additional state certification assessments may be required before receiving educator certification or a GAPSC license.
Professional Licensure or Certification Disclosure
Upon completion of the teaching program, University of North Georgia (UNG) graduates will have satisfied all educational requirements in the state of Georgia.
UNG curriculum does not satisfy educational requirements for licensure in the following 49 states, U.S. territories, and District of Columbia:
Alabama Colorado Idaho Kentucky Michigan Nebraska New York Oregon Tennessee Washington American Samoa
Alaska Connecticut Illinois Louisiana Minnesota Nevada North Carolina Pennsylvania Texas West Virginia CNMI
Arizona Delaware Indiana Maine Mississippi New Hampshire North Dakota Rhode Island Utah Wisconsin Guam
Arkansas Florida Iowa Maryland Missouri New Jersey Ohio South Carolina Vermont Wyoming Puerto Rico
California Hawaii Kansas Massachusetts Montana New Mexico Oklahoma South Dakota Virginia District of Columbia U.S. Virgin Islands
For More Information
Applicants are encouraged to determine the specific requirements for any jurisdiction, including the state of Georgia, in which they intend to teach, by contacting the jurisdiction board.
Georgia Professional Standards Commission 200 Piedmont Avenue SE Suite 1702, West Tower Atlanta, GA 30334-9032 GPSC Website Email: Contact GaPSC Phone: (404) 232-2500 Metro Atlanta and Long-Distance Phone: (800) 869-7775 Toll Free Outside the Metro Atlanta Area
Contact UNG
UNG Licensure Contact - Education/Teaching April A. Nelms, Ph.D. Associate Dean, College of Education Office of Assessment and Accreditation Phone: 706-867-2034 Email: April.Nelms@ung.edu
Discipline-Specific Accreditation or Approval Agency
UNG’s Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) is a College of Education unit consisting of both undergraduate and graduate teacher preparation programs that collaborate on the design, delivery, approval and accreditation of all programs.
This information was posted on July 1, 2020. Some information might have changed since the update.