Graduate Catalog 2023-2024

Instructional Technology Certification (Online)

Coursework is fully online with no face-to-face class meetings.  There are, however, opportunities to communicate with instructors and classmates in a variety of ways including synchronous, asynchronous, and virtual.

Students in the add-on certification program must already have a Master’s degree and hold T4 certification in a teaching field; or hold certification in another field as outlined with the GaPSC.  

Admission Requirements

1. Graduate Admissions Application Form

2. Two professional recommendations

3. Official copies of all transcripts. Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution to be eligible for admission into a graduate program at Georgia College.

4. Minimal GPA of 2.75

5. Résumé

Certification

Upon meeting all course and examination requirements of this program, an S-5 certificate in Instructional Technology may be issued by the Professional Standards Commission of Georgia.  Georgia College recommendation is required.  GACE testing and certification began Fall 2013.

Program of Study

Required Courses

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:
EDIT 5202Technology for Teachers

3

EDIT 6210Found of Instruct Technology

3

EDIT 6225Intro to Distance Learning

3

EDIT 6275Instructional Design

3

EDIT 6960Internship/Capstone: Lib Media

3

 

Note:

  • If you have completed courses in a previous and recently completed graduate program that are equivalent to any of the above course, please identify these to your advisor.
  • Be aware that program and state requirements call for the IT internship to include 100 hours of supervised activities divided (not equally) between elementary, middle, and secondary grade levels. Furthermore, the internship activities should be leadership-focused (e.g., training, professional development, help to faculty and staff).

Contact Information
Ms. Shanda Brand
shanda.brand@gcsu.edu 
Director of Graduate Admissions
CBX 70; 220 Kilpatrick Hall
Milledgeville, GA 31061
478-445-1383
Phone toll free in Georgia: 1-800-342-0471 x 1383

Dr. Diane Gregg, Program Coordinator
diane.gregg@gcsu.edu
CBX 72, 137 Kilpatrick Hall
Milledgeville, GA 31061
478-445-1505

Phone toll free in Georgia: 1-800-342-0471 x 1505