Academic Programs - Social Studies Education
Prospective candidates for the Master of Arts and Master of Education degree programs 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 a post-August 2011 minimum score of 146 verbal and 140 quantitative, or the Miller Analogies Test with a minimum score of 402.
Deadline
For those interested in the MEd 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.
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 or Miller Analogies Test
- For international students, official TOEFL scores
The application form, information regarding the GRE and Miller Analogies Test and other important information are all available athttp://www.uga.edu/gradschool/admissions/requirements.html
The department requires three letters of recommendation from individuals acquainted with the applicant’s academic abilities or potential as a teacher. Names of referees must be included in the Graduate School application form, page 3. Letters will be solicited by the Graduate School and are submitted on-line.
Applicants must also submit the Social Studies Graduate Application Form directly to the Social Studies Program, Department of Elementary and Social Studies Education, 629 Aderhold Hall, University of Georgia, Athens GA 30602.
All MA and MEd students are initially assigned an interim faculty advisor who will help the student select courses to take in the first semester. During the first semester, students select their Graduate Advisor who will work with them for the remainder of their degree program. Within the first year of study, students, with the assistance of their Graduate Advisor, will select two more faculty members to constitute their Master’s Committee; the Graduate Advisor will serve as chair of the committee. The committee will approve a program of study and a thesis or applied project topic, will administer the comprehensive examination, and will judge the acceptability of the thesis or project, as appropriate.
