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Specialist Degree in Instructional Technology (School Library Media)
Admission
Requirements
The
decision to admit an applicant to a degree program is based
on a careful review of the entire application. The goal statement
and letters of recommendation are particularly important.
Acceptable GPAs and test scores are required as per the following:
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GRE*
(Verbal + Quantitative)
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Grade
Point Avg. (Based on a 4.0 scale)
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900
(Min. of 450 on each section)
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3.3
(Graduate)
2.6 (Undergraduate)
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*Other sections of the GRE are not used in the admissions
decision.
The Graduate School requires a graduate application for admission (including a $50 application fee), and evidence of master's degree.
International applicants must also take the TOEFL exam. The
minimum score for this exam is 213 for the computer version,
or 550 for the printed version.
Prerequisite
A Master's degree (MA/M.Ed) in education (with or without
teacher certification) is required for admittance to the
Specialist program.
General
Degree Requirements
The Ed.S. degree program consists
of a minimum of 30 graduate level semester hours. Students
must maintain a 3.0 average in all graduate courses in
their programs of study. During the course of their program
of study, students are required to complete an applied
project in which they apply the skills and knowledge they
have developed during the program to the solution of a
problem within their professional field. A presentation
of the results of the applied project serves as the basis
of a comprehensive oral examination which is required by
the Graduate School at the end of the student's program.
Additional
requirements of the Graduate School are listed in the UGA
Graduate School Bulletin  .
Certification
Requirements
To
be certified in Georgia as a School Media Specialist at the
S-6 level, an individual must complete a program of study
that has been approved by the Georgia State Department of
Education and attain a passing score on the Georgia PRAXIS
examination in school media in addition to completing a Specialist
Degree.
For required courses, chose the appropriate Advisement Guide :
Program
Handbook for Current Students
 Specialist
Degree Program Handbook
For
additional information on the degree program, contact:
Dr. Mary Ann Fitzgerald
slmedia@uga.edu
Instructional
Technology, 604 Aderhold Hall
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7144 |
