Department of Secondary & Middle Grades Education
SMGE humanizes education with learner-centered teaching, scholarship and service by building transformative, sustainable, and reciprocal partnerships grounded in fairness and inclusion with teachers, families, schools, and communities. We prepare teachers at all career stages to meet students’ intellectual and social-emotional needs in developmentally appropriate ways. Our department is nationally recognized for work in Curriculum and Instruction; Middle Grades and Secondary Education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. We have the largest doctoral enrollment in Bagwell.
Undergraduate Programs
B.S. in Middle Grades Education
Designed to prepare effective teachers for learners in the middle grades and leads to initial teacher certification in two content areas (language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies) for grades 4-8 in Georgia.
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Designed to prepare effective teachers for learners in the secondary grades and leads to initial teacher certification in mathematics, biology, chemistry, or physics for grades 6-12 in Georgia.
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Master's Degree Programs
M.A.T. in Secondary English
Leads to a Master's degree and a teaching certificate in Secondary English (grades 6-12).
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Leads to a Master's degree and a teaching certificate in Secondary Mathematics or Science (grades 6-12).
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Leads to a Master's degree for teachers certified in the middle grades (4-8) or secondary (6-12) English/language arts, history/social studies, mathematics, or the sciences.
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Ed.S. in Curriculum & Instruction
Designed for candidates who have already earned a Master’s degree in professional education or a related field and wish to continue graduate study in order to become curriculum leaders, teacher leaders, or executive leaders.
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Designed for candidates who have already earned a Master’s degree in professional education or a related field and wish to continue graduate study in order to enhance their expertise and to improve their practice.
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Ed.D. in Secondary and Middle Grades Education
Designed for candidates who have already earned a Master’s degree in professional education or a related field and wish to continue graduate study in order to develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to serve as learner-centered specialists engaging in scholarly inquiry and research.
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