Georgia State University
College of Education
Overview
The Georgia State University College of Education is a professional school committed to excellence in preparing people to work in a wide variety of school, business, and governmental educational settings. Excellence in teaching is built on the faculty's commitment to advancing knowledge through scholarship. The college's programs have prepared outstanding graduates at the baccalaureate through doctoral levels.
A special emphasis of the college's teacher education programs is preparing teachers for positions in schools in urban environments. The College of Education works closely with the College of Arts and Sciences to enhance articulation between content and pedagogical needs. The teacher education programs at Georgia State University have been approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
The Community
Georgia State University sits in the middle of a rapidly growing and culturally diverse metropolitan environment. The university's campus is in walking distance of Auburn Avenue and the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, the Centennial Olympic Park, and Underground Atlanta. The College of Education has developed partnerships with schools throughout the metropolitan area, and these serve both as practical laboratories where potential teachers learn the skills they will need to succeed and as sites for research to improve the college's methods for training future educators as well as to learn more about the educational process itself. The college has expanded its definition of community by participating in educational exchanges and assessment programs with similar bodies in C™te d'Ivoire, Egypt, and South Africa. The college is also a member of the European Teacher Education Network.
Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
Master of Education: Behavior/Learning Disabilities (with concentrations in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation, and Interrelated Special Education); Communication Disorders; English Education; Mathematics Education; Multiple and Severe Disabilities (with concentrations in Behavior Disorders, Deaf-Blind, Hearing Impairment, Interrelated Special Education/Early Childhood Education, Mental Retardation, and Orthopedically Impaired); Reading, Language, and Literacy Education (with concentrations in Reading Instruction and Teaching English as a Second Language); School Counseling (with concentrations in Elementary/Middle School and Secondary); School Psychology; Science Education; Social Studies Education
Master of Library Media: Library Media Technology
Master of Science: Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Exercise Science, Instructional Technology, Professional Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, Social Foundations of Education, Sports Administration, Sports Medicine
Specialist in Education: Early Childhood Education, Educational Leadership (with concentrations in Superintendency, Principalship, and Supervision and Staff Development), Health and Physical Education, Professional Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, School Counseling, School Psychology, Special Education, Teaching and Learning
Doctor of Philosophy: Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Early Childhood Education, Education of Students with Exceptionalities, Educational Policy Studies (with concentrations in Educational Leadership; Higher Education; Research, Measurement, and Statistics; and Social Foundations of Education), Educational Psychology, Instructional Technology, School Psychology, Sport Science (with concentrations in Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology), Teaching and Learning (with concentrations in Language and Literacy Education, Mathematics Education, Middle Grades Education, Science Education, and Social Studies Education)
Facilities and Resources
College of Education graduate students have full access to the William R. Pullen Library, which includes over 1.3 million books, serials, and U.S. government documents. The library's multimedia collection contains more than 5,000 resources as well as 2.1 million microforms.
The Office of Information Systems and Technology provides 24-hour access to IBM-compatible and MacIntosh computers during each academic term. Specific information about the computer labs and software available can be found on-line at css.gsu.edu.
The College of Education houses several research and instructional centers that can provide students aid in related research. These include the Center for Sports Medicine, Science, and Technology; the Center for the Study of Adult Literacy; the Principals Center; and the Center for Urban Educational Excellence.
The college's Instructional Technology Center provides software and multimedia instruction to faculty and students and provides equipment for instructional use.
The Educational Research Bureau provides students with assistance in the areas of research design, methodology, and statistical application.
The Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education operates the Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic to provide practical experience for graduate Communication Disorders students.
Expenses and Aid
Tuition for in-state graduate students is $169.00 per semester hour; the cost for out-of-state students is $546 per semester hour. All students pay $228 in mandatory fees in addition to matriculation costs each term of enrollment. Financial aid is distributed through the university's Office of Student Financial Aid (404/651-2227) located in 100 Sparks Hall. Numerous teaching and research assistantships are available for graduate students; in general, these are administered by individual departments and/or faculty members. In addition to a modest salary, graduate assistants receive a waiver of matriculation fees.
How to Apply
An applicant's ability to succeed in the College of Education is judged by reviewing his or her past academic performance, Graduate Record Examination scores, written recommendations, a writing sample, and, in some cases, an interview with program faculty. Specific requirements for each program differ, and complete admission information can be obtained by contacting the address below to request an application packet. Doctoral applications are self-managed and are different from the applications for other graduate programs in the college. For most programs, the deadline for applying for summer term or fall term is March 1, and the deadline for applying for spring term is October 1.
Who to Contact
Office of Academic Assistance and Graduate Admissions
Georgia State University College of Education
30 Pryor Street, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
(404) 651-2540
E-mail: EducAdmissions@gsu.edu
The Faculty
Martha S. Abbott-Shim, Margaret M. Albers, Paul A. Alberto, Julie R. Ancis, Beverly J. Armento, Gary L. Arthur, Jeffrey S. Ashby, Francis D. Atkinson, Benjamin Baez, Deron R. Boyles, Gregory Brack, L. Jerome Brandon, Janet L. Burns, Clifford Carter, Virginia E. Causey, David B. Center, Y. Barry Chung, Ron P. Colarusso, G. Rankin Cooter, William L. Curlette, Harry L. Dangel, Samuel M. Deitz, Lisa D. Delpit, John A. Diehl, JoAnne Dowdy, John P. Downes, J. Andrew Doyle, Susan R. Easterbrooks, Dana L. Edwards, J. Gary Evans, Charles M. Exley, Janet P. Franzoni, Laura D. Fredrick, Peggy L. Gallagher, Robin E. Gordon, Colin D. Green, Daphne Greenberg, Edith M. Guyton, Nydia Hanna, Stephen W. Harmon, Stephanie Harrell, John R. Hassard, L. Juane Heflin, Kathryn W. Heller, Daniel T. Hickey, Joseph A. Hill, Asa G. Hilliard, Mary Ann Hindes, Ruth K. Hough, Dorothy Huenecke, O. Leon Hurley, Philo A. Hutcheson, Russell W. Irvine, Olga S. Jarrett, Benjamin F. Johnson, Clifford I. Johnson, Hiram D. Johnston, Margaret Jones, R. Wayne Jones, Susan E. Katrin, Marsha Kaufmann-McMurrain, Marie C. Keel, Roy M. Kern, John E. Kesner, Ann C. Kruger, Richard D. Lakes, Benjamin H. Layne, Amy R. Lederberg, Edward C. Lucy, Lynn M. Maher, Joyce E. Many, Kenneth B. Matheny, Ramona W. Matthews, Carol Z. McGrevin, Alfred E. McWilliams, Jr., Michael W. Metzler, Barbara Meyers, Joel Meyers, Robert D. Morris, Frances Y. Mullis, Carol A. Mushett, John H. Neel, N. Kathleen O'Neill, V. Darleen Opfer, Colleen M. O'Rourke, T. Chris Oshima, Sandra Owen, Connie Parrish, Lucretia Payton-Stewart, Robert E. Probst, Julie A. Rainer, Richard Riordan, Ross Rubenstein, Stephen J. Sampson, Ruth Saxton, Debra L. Schober-Peterson, Karen A. Schultz, Mary B. Shoffner, Laura L. Smith, Maureen Smith, Linda Snead-Sanders, Lynn Stallings, Therese M. Stratta, Susan Talburt, Shirley A. Tastad, Christine D. Thomas, Dennis Thompson, Walter R. Thompson, Laurie L. Tis, Bonnie L. Tjeerdsma, Wayne J. Urban, Joseph J. Walker, Theresa M. Walker, Roger O. Weed, Molly Weinburgh, JoAnna F. White, Rebecca A. Wilson, Phillip W. Wierson, Doris J. Wright, Karen Zabrucky