Admission to Program
Students may apply to the Double Dawgs pathway in the Spring of their third undergraduate year or at 90 completed credits. Applicants to the Double Dawgs pathway are expected to have a strong academic record with an undergraduate overall GPA of 3.3 or higher. Applications are evaluated each semester and once accepted, students may enroll in M.Ed. courses the following semester.
Once accepted to the Double Dawgs Pathway, students must achieve a B or higher in all Double Dawgs courses and maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.3 to remain in the program.
Admission to the pathway does not guarantee admission to the graduate program.
Curriculum
Graduate-level courses that may be used to satisfy undergraduate and graduate program requirements.
The following graduate-level courses can be used to satisfy undergraduate program requirements:
EPSY elective
EPSY 6011/6011E
EPSY 7160/7160E
ERSH 6200/6200E
Additional requirements that are unique to this Double Dawgs program:
In addition to the 33 credit hours required for the M.Ed., after admission to the graduate program, students will be required to take a professional development seminar (1 credit hour each semester) as well as a GradFIRST seminar (1 credit).
Admission to Graduate Program
Students will apply for admission to the graduate program in the fall of year four. Applications must be submitted by December 1 to the Department of Educational Psychology. Students must meet the minimum requirements for entry into the MEd in Educational Psychology – Applied Cognition and Development program. Students can follow the UGA Graduate School’s application portal to complete the MEd Educational Psychology Application. Required materials include:
• Resume/Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Statement of purpose
• 3 Letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts demonstrating achievement (B or higher) in coursework
Students with an overall GPA of 3.3 or higher are exempt from the Graduate Schools required entrance exam – the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).