Admission to Program
Students may apply to the Double Dawgs pathway in the same semester they submit their formal application to the Elementary Education teacher education program. This is typically at 60 earned credits. This option will be a selection within the overall undergraduate application. To be considered for the pathway, a statement outlining the reason the student is seeking admission to the pathway, including future career/professional goals, is required. 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. Each fall, the program will accept 12-13 students; the same number of students (12-13) will be accepted in the spring academic term.
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:
EDSE 6020 (Inclusion of Students with Disabilities: PreK-Grade 5)
EDEL 6015 (Integrated Creative Arts in Elementary Education)
EDEL 6025 (Principles and Practices in Elementary Education)
EDEL 6030 (Integrated Curricular Practices in Elementary Education)
Additional requirements that are unique to this Double Dawgs program:
EPSY 6011/6011E (Foundations of Human Development for Education)
EPSY 6020/6020E (Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in the Classroom and Beyond)
EPSY 6070/6070E (Prevention and Intervention with School-Age Youth)
EPSY 6310/6310E (Application of Behavior Principles and Prevention and Intervention in School and Related Settings)
EPSY 7330/7330E (Individual Academic Interventions)
In addition to the 36 credit hours required for the MEd, after admission to the graduate program, students will be required to take 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).