MAT- – Georgia
Educational Requirements
According to the Georgia Professional Standards Commission:
The state of Georgia offers the following endorsements.
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Georgia offers Middle Grades (4-8).
Additional Requirements (During Degree Program)
- Students will be required to pass the Ethics Exams, Content Specific GACE Exams and obtain a Pre-Service Certification or Equivalent Certificate.
Additional Requirements (After Degree Conferral)
- Please submit all licensure documents (located on the Gate 4 Checklist) to gate4@liberty.edu.
- Gate 4 will send a program completion confirmation to soegacandidates@liberty.edu to be exited out of the TPMS system.
Reciprocity
It is important to note that reciprocity does not mean that an out-of-state educator will automatically qualify for a Georgia certificate. Like most other states, Georgia imposes specific state requirements on all educators, including those already certified out-of-state. If you come to Georgia with a professional certificate from another state, you may have to fulfill some Special Georgia Requirements before receiving your Georgia certificate, or within a certain period of time after receiving your first certificate. Please feel free to peruse the Special Georgia Requirements in order to determine what additional requirements you might face. However, if you hold a professional out-of-state certificate and submit a complete application package for Georgia certification, the GaPSC will evaluate your documents and outline any outstanding requirements you may need to fulfill.
If you are seeking this program to receive a pay upgrade in Georgia, we recommend you first log into your MyPSC account and use the GaPSC Certification Upgrade Advisor tool. The Certificate Upgrade Advisor is a very helpful tool for candidates to find out if the degree they are interested in would be accepted by Georgia. If you use the “Quick Look” at the bottom right of that linked page, select the degree you want to earn. It’s individualized and will let you know if Liberty’s program will upgrade your certification to the next level.