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Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 120 hours
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I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)
ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S 
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H  
MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E
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II. Sciences (7-8 hours)

At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s):
*These courses are prerequisites for upper-division courses and are required for entrance into the major.  

When selecting Area II courses, please keep the Environmental Awareness Requirement in mind. 
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): Life Science elective satisfied by completion of (BIOL 1107, BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 2107H, BIOL 2107L) for biology emphasis.

When selecting Area II courses, please keep the Environmental Awareness Requirement in mind. 

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III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): MATH 2250

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IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours)

Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
Preferred Course(s):


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V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

  • Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
  • A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.
Preferred Course(s): Preferred Course(s): (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112) and POLS 1101 

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Area VI
EDUC 2110 or EDUC 2110H  
EDUC 2120
EDUC(EPSY) 2130 or EPSY 2130H 
PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L***

*(CHEM 1212-1212D, CHEM 1212L) or (CHEM 1312H, CHEM 1312L) should be taken here in Area VI for Biology, Chemistry, and Earth Science Areas of Emphasis.
**MATH 2260 should be taken here in Area VI for the Physics Area of Emphasis. 
***This course is a prerequisite for required courses in the Chemistry and Physics Areas of Emphasis.
****Beginning July 1, 2019, all teacher education candidates must have a grade of B or higher in the exceptional children course requirements for certification.  

NOTE: If PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L was taken to satisfy Area II requirements, (CHEM 1211-1211D, CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1311H, CHEM 1311L) must be taken here. 
 
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Entrance Requirements
NOTE: After initial entry, an additional process is required for admission to the blocked program (professional coursework sequence); which includes a minimum overall G.P.A. of 2.8.

All teacher education candidates are required to have a GaPSC pre-service certificate prior to beginning field experience. Click on the link for the Pre-Service Requirements and instructions: https://coe.uga.edu/pre-service

For teacher certification completion, see below. 
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Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
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Required Courses (55-59 hours)
A minimum grade of "C" (2.0) or higher is required.) 

ESCI 3450
ESCI 4450/6450
ESCI 4460/6460
ESCI 4480/6480 
ESCI 5460/7460 (12 hours)
ESCI 5470/7470

Choose one of the following groups of courses depending on the Area of Emphasis chosen:
 
Biology Area of Emphasis (30-32 hours):
(BIOL 1108, BIOL 1108L) or (BIOL 2108H, BIOL 2108L)  
BCMB 3100 
(CHEM 2211, CHEM 2211L) or (CHEM 2311H, CHEM 2311L)
(ECOL 3500, ECOL 3500L)
GENE 3000-3000D  
GENE 3200-3200D

Biology Electives (6-8 hours):
Choose two courses from List A (Laboratory Courses) OR choose one course from List A (Laboratory Courses) and one course from List B (Non-Laboratory Courses)
 
Chemistry Area of Emphasis (29-30 hours) :
(CHEM 2211, CHEM 2211L) or (CHEM 2311H, CHEM 2311L)
(CHEM 2212, CHEM 2212L) or (CHEM 2312H, CHEM 2312L)
(CHEM 2300, CHEM 2300L)
CHEM 3110
CHEM 3300 or CHEM 3400 or any 3000-level or above CHEM course 
CHEM 3511-3511L or BCMB 3100 
MATH 2260
PHYS 1212-1212L 

Earth Science Area of Emphasis (28-29 hours):
ASTR 1010, ASTR 1010L or ASTR 1020, ASTR 1020L or ASTR 1110H, ASTR 1110L or PHYS 1112-1112L
GEOG(ATSC) 1112, GEOG(ATSC) 1112L or GEOG 2120H, GEOG(ATSC) 1112L 
(GEOL 1121, GEOL 1121L) or (GEOL 1121H, GEOL 1121L) or GEOL 1250-1250L or GEOL 2350H-2350L
(GEOL 1122, GEOL 1122L) or (GEOL 1122H, GEOL 1122L) or GEOL 1260-1260L or GEOL 2360H-2360L

Choose additional Earth Science electives to total 12 hours from the following:
ATSC(GEOG) 3110
GEOG 3010
GEOL 3090
GEOL 3120-3120L
GEOL 3130
GEOL 3350
Take three courses from the following, primarily designed for students majoring in Geology:
GEOL 3010-3010L
GEOL 3020-3020L
GEOL 4010-4010L
GEOL 4020-4020L
MARS 4100/6100 (Prerequisite: PHYS 1112-1112L or PHYS 1212-1212L or PHYS 1252

Physics Area of Emphasis (28 hours):
MATH 2500 
MATH 2700
PHYS 1212-1212L
PHYS 3700 

Choose five (5) courses from the following: 
CHEM 1212-1212D, CHEM 1212L or CHEM 1312H, CHEM 1312L
PHYS 3330-3330L
PHYS 3900 
PHYS 4101/6101*
PHYS 4201/6201*
PHYS 4300/6300*
PHYS 4510/6510
PHYS 4800/6800
PHYS 4900/6900 

*PHYS 3900 is a prerequisite for PHYS 4101/6101, PHYS 4201/6201, and PHYS 4300/6300. 


Program Completion Requirements for Teacher Certification:

To be considered a UGA program completer and to be eligible for an Induction Certificate in an initial educator preparation program, you must complete the following assessments:

  • Child Abuse and FERPA Trainings (CA-FERPA)
  • Dyslexia Trainings
  • Passing score on Dispositions
  • Passing score on Intern Keys
  • Passing score on Program Key Assessments (PKAs)
  • Completion of MFECOE Exit Survey
  • Attendance of certification session
  • MFECOE Ethics Training Assessment
  • MFECOE Professional Ethics and Conduct Agreement (PECA Contract)
  • GaPSC Grade Bands Requirement Met
  • GACE Content Assessment (Certification Requirement)
  • GaPSC Educator Ethics Assessment - 360 (Certification Requirement) 
For detailed information on teacher completion requirements, visit https://coe.uga.edu/teacher-certification
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General Electives (1-5 hours)
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(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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