North Georgia College & State University
Degrees Offered
Bachelor's
- Bachelor of Science with a Major in Art Education
- Bachelor of Science with Dual Majors in Early Childhood Education and Special Education (grades P-5)
- Bachelor of Science with a Major in Middle Grades Education (grade 4-8)
- Bachelor of Science with a Major in Music with Teaching Certification
- Bachelor of Science with a Major in Physical Education with Teaching Certification
- Bachelor of Science with a Major in Biology with Teaching Certification
- Bachelor of Science with a Major in Chemistry with Teaching Certification
- Bachelor of Science with a Major in Physics with Teaching Certification
- Bachelor of Arts with a Major in English with Teaching Certification
- Bachelor of Arts with a Major in History with Teaching Certification
- Bachelor of Arts with a Major in French with Teaching Certification
Master's
Master's of Education
- Master of Education with a Major in Art Education
- Master of Education with a Major in Early Childhood Education
- Master of Education with a Major in Middle Grades Education
- Master of Education with a Major in Physical Education
- Master of Education with a Major in Special Education
- Master of Education with a Major in Teaching Field – English
- Master of Education with a Major in Teaching Field – Mathematics
- Master of Education with a Major in Teaching Field – Science
- Master of Education with a Major in Teaching Field – History
Master's of Arts in Teaching
- Master of Art in Teaching - Middle Grades Education
- Master of Art in Teaching - P-12/Secondary Education: Art
- Master of Art in Teaching - P-12/Secondary Education: Music
- Master of Art in Teaching - P-12/Secondary Education: Physical Education
- Master of Art in Teaching - P-12/Secondary Education: English
- Master of Art in Teaching - P-12/Secondary Education: History
- Master of Art in Teaching - P-12/Secondary Education: Mathematics
- Master of Art in Teaching - P-12/Secondary Education: Science
Specialist
Endorsements
Description
The NGCSU School of Education consists of two departments, Teacher Education and Health & Physical Education. The Department of Teacher Education offers three Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree programs: the major in Early Childhood/Special Education & the major in Middle Grades Education (grades 4-8). Majors in Secondary and P-12 teaching areas are housed in the content area departments; students major both in their teaching area and in Education.
Master of Education (M.Ed.) degrees in all of the above fields except Music and Languages are also offered at the graduate level. At the Graduate level the Department also offers an Education Specialist degree (Ed.S.) in Teacher Leadership, and certification in Administration and Supervision.
One of only six senior military colleges in the nation, North Georgia College & State University is the military college of Georgia, combining a well-rounded liberal arts education with superior leadership training.
North Georgia College & State University enrolls more than 5000 students; one-third of them live on campus. Women comprise 65 percent of the student body. North Georgia College & State University was the first public college in Georgia to award degrees and athletic scholarships to women and one of the first military colleges in the nation to accept females into the Corps of Cadets.
Students pursue undergraduate degrees in 35 fields, including teacher education, business administration, computer science, nursing, fine arts, the humanities, the sciences and social sciences; and master's degrees in teacher education, public administration, nursing and community counseling, as well as an educational specialist degree in School/District Level Leadership. A Master of Business Administration degree will begin in August of 2008 in Forsyth County. In addition, the Medical College of Georgia offers the Doctorate Physical Theraphy on the North Georgia campus.
Named to "America's 100 Best College Buys" in 1999 and 2000, inthe top 20 Public Universities in the South in "America's Best Colleges" and, and selected for the Templeton Guide's "Colleges That Encourage Character Development" in 2000, North Georgia College & State University also is ranked as the 18th safest college in the United States.
The 120-acre main campus includes such historic buildings as Price Memorial Hall, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, plus state-of the-art classroom and instructional facilities. The newly-completed health and natural science center houses a planetarium, media center, health sciences library, three academic departments and a primary care center.