30 hours

Hold Baccalaureate degree and master’s degree from an accredited college or university and have cumulative grade point average for all previous undergraduate courses as being 2.8 or above on a 4-point scale GRE Scores (Minimum 146 Verbal and 140 Quantitative) The Graduate School website contains important details about the application process, orientation, and many other useful links to guide you through the process of attending UGA at the graduate level. https://grad.uga.edu/admissions/apply-now/. This program does not require a separate department supplemental program application. Required documents for this program include: GRE, transcripts, (3) letters of recommendation, resume and statement of purpose. All documents should be uploaded to application portal.

Choose 30 credit hour(s) from the following:

Courses approved by program advisor

Any course may be taken at the 6000 level or higher as approved by program advisor.

Recommended core courses include:

ESOC 6990

Research Seminar in Social Studies Education

3

ESOC 7050

Problems of Teaching Secondary Social Studies

3

ESOC 7080

Curriculum Planning in Social Sciences

3

Most EdS students take these courses and then supplement with coursework targeted at their individual interests. Before a student’s last semester, they will work with an assigned advisor to constitute a committee for the final applied project and enroll in one of two courses for the final semester:

Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.