Academic Programs - Social Studies Education
Admission to the Graduate School of The University of Georgia is competitive, with each candidate’s credentials judged in comparison to other candidates’ credentials within the same degree program applicant pool. Selection is based upon a consideration of the strength of the complete application package.
Students applying to the EdS degree program must have a master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution and should have a cumulative graduate grade point average of 3.3 on a 4 point scale; a minimum of two years of teaching experience; and a pre-August 2011 Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score of at least 900 total and at least 450 verbal and 450 quantitative, or post-August 2011 GRE scores at least 146 verbal and 140 quantitative, or a Miller Analogies Test score of at least 408.
International students for whom English is a second language must submit a score of 550 or better on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) obtained within two years of the application.
Where other evidence warrants, the department may recommend acceptance of students who have lower GRE scores and/or lower GGPAs. However, such recommendations may be denied by the Graduate School.
The Social Studies Education Program does not admit non-degree graduate students.
Application Procedures
Individuals applying for admission to Ed.S. degree program should complete all application materials required by the Graduate School and a supplemental Social Studies Education Graduate Programs Application. The Graduate School application form, fee, test scores, and transcripts should be sent directly to the Admissions Office of the Graduate School. The supplemental Social Studies Education Graduate Programs Application should be sent directly to the Department of Elementary and Social Studies Education. See links below.
Applicants are urged to apply as early as possible, up to one year in advance of the desired entrance date. The Program suggests the following application target dates to assure full consideration for the desired semester of matriculation and funding opportunities: Fall and Summer Semesters, March 1; Spring Semester, October 1. Applications received after these target dates may be considered on a case-by-case basis. International applicants are urged to complete t heir application by January 1st for entrance into the Fall semester of the subsequent academic year.
Application materials to be submitted:
Information on Graduate School Admissions
Social Studies Education Supplemental Application
Requirement for Resident Credit
It is expected that a minimum of five 3 semester hour courses will be taken at the UGA campus. With approval from the Major Professor, the Graduate Coordinator and the Dean of the Graduate School, up to six hours of semester credit may be transferred in from an accredited institution provided that the student was admitted to an Ed.S. degree program in that institution at the time that the courses were taken. A maximum of 15 hours of non-resident in-service credit is allowed on the program of study.
Advising
Advising for Ed.S. degree students is performed by the Department’s faculty in coordination with the Graduate Coordinator. All incoming students are initially assigned an interim advisor who will help the student select courses to take in the first semester and schedule an informal preliminary program planning committee meeting no later than the end of the first semester of study. At this meeting a tentative program of study will be developed and the student will be introduced to the Department’s faculty.
Working in consultation with the Department Head, the Graduate Coordinator assigns each Ed.S. degree student a three-person faculty advisory committee composed of a Major Professor and two additional faculty members. The Major Professor serves as the head of the advisory committee. The committee determines the student’s program of study, develops, administers, and judges the comprehensive exam over the program of study, and serves as the advisory and examining committee for the applied project when one is required.
