Academic Programs - Social Studies Education
Prospective candidates for the MAT in Social Studies Education must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. An applicant’s cumulative grade point for all undergraduate courses should be 3.0 or above on a four-point scale. Before admission, applicants must have taken either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and should have a pre-August 2011 minimum score of 850 total and at least 400 verbal and 400 quantitative, or post-August 2011 minimum scores of 146 verbal and 140 quantitative, or the Miller Analogies Test with a minimum score of 402.
Deadline
For those interested in the MAT program, the Social Studies Program suggests the following application target dates to assure full consideration for the desired semester of matriculation: Summer and Fall Semesters, March 15; Spring Semester, November 1. Applications received after these target dates may be considered.
The Social Studies Education Program does not admit non-degree graduate students.
The Master of Arts in Teaching: Social Studies Education
Application Procedures
Applicants must submit to the Graduate School:
- The Graduate School application form
- Application fee
- Two official copies of transcripts from all institutions attended
- Official scores from GRE.
Send the completed supplemental application form to Graduate Coordinator, Department of Elementary and Social Studies Education, 629 Aderhold Hall, University of Georgia, Athens GA 30602.
The application form, information regarding the GRE, and other important information are all available athttp://www.uga.edu/gradschool/admissions/requirements.html
The department also requires three letters of recommendation from individuals acquainted with the applicant’s academic abilities or potential as a teacher. At least one reference must be a current or former professor. Names of references must be included in the Graduate School application form, page 3. Letters will be solicited by the Graduate School and submitted on-line.
Finally, all applicants must complete and submit the Social Studies Education Supplemental Application.
When all of the application materials have been received, they are reviewed by the Social Studies Program faculty. The faculty makes a recommendation on the application to the Elementary and Social Studies Education Department’s Graduate Coordinator who in turn makes a recommendation to the Graduate School. The final decision on admission is made by the Graduate School. Applicants and the department will receive notification directly from the Graduate School concerning a decision on acceptance.
The Master of Arts in Teaching: Social Studies Education
Program Planning and Advisement
Upon acceptance into the MAT program, students will be assigned to a faculty member and academic advisor for advisement. In consultation with their assigned academic advisors, students plan a tentative program of study. A final program of study must be filed with the Graduate School no later than the first week of the semester in which thestudent plans to graduate. The faculty is responsible for providing academic advisement concerning appropriate course work on program requirements, but students are responsible for conforming to published policies and for carrying out procedural requirements such as filing appropriate forms in a timely manner.
