BSEd in English Education

1. Emphasis on both general and subject-specific training
2. Limited enrollment allows for personal attention
3. Excellent job placement

The English education faculty has a legacy of excellence in teaching, research, and service at UGA. As a result of faculty members' research into effective practice and cutting-edge scholarship, you will have access to leaders in the field and benefit from a dynamic English education experience that is always in touch with both important traditions and new ideas.

Our classes help jump-start your career by preparing you beyond what is typically available in teacher education. Coursework features practice-tested, theoretically-informed knowledge and strategies, as well as specific coursework topics in:

• Teaching grammar and writing
• Teaching literature (including specific attention to young adult literature)
• Teaching reading
• Planning instruction that takes all dimensions of the curriculum into account

Your coursework will also help you learn to design practical classroom activities that you may first apply in student teaching, and then use in your career. Spend your final semester student-teaching in an English/language arts classroom, and conclude your studies with a project such as a portfolio, which reflects on and synthesizes your most important understandings and constructs a platform from which you will launch your teaching career.

But beyond the subject-specific preparation, you will learn about yourself, as well as the diverse populations that make schools sites of cultural plurality. This attention to culturally relevant teaching includes an introduction to many new technologies to help with instruction for the next generation of students.

Part 1: Apply to the University of Georgia

The UGA Office of Undergraduate Admissions oversees the application process required for the university. Therefore, a student must be accepted to UGA before entering a College of Education program.

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Part 2: Apply to the BSEd in English Education

Applications to the BSEd in English Education are due the third Friday in August, and will be evaluated by a committee of program faculty members. Although the program has minimum requirements (e.g., 2.5 undergraduate GPA, 50 hours of experiences with learners), most applicants greatly exceed the minimum. Those candidates whose grades do not represent their future potential should use the essay portions of the application to make their case for admission.

Prior to admission, applicants should have consulted with the English education advisor in:

Advisors can counsel applicants in how to arrange their programs of study prior to application so that they are positioned for enrollment.

The program enrolls a maximum of 25 students each year, and in most years is highly competitive. Applicants should thus take the greatest care possible in meeting or exceeding the stated minimum requirements and preparing their applications to best represent their cases for admission.

Application Materials

English Education online Program Application, which consists of the following:

• Written Essay Responses
• Official transcript(s) Transfer students only

Application is Currently Closed

Third Friday in August

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