POSTBACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATION
IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (Prekindergarten-5)
9 - 36 hours (nondegree)

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Department of Curriculum ~ (404) 880-8485

Abbreviated Admission Requirements

•  Submit official transcripts (transcripts must be sent directly to Clark Atlanta University's Office of Admissions from each college/university attended; transcripts cannot be issued to the student even if marked "official" and sealed)

•  Earn a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution

•  Earn a minimum GPA of 2.5  in most recent degree program completed

•  Satisfy the Praxis I test requirement* (exemptions are listed at the bottom of this page)

•  Submit resume

•  Submit statement of intent (1-2 pages describing your interest in the program and your goals; Statement of Intent may be the heading for the document. Remember to include your name.)

•  Submit 2 letters of recommendation (preferably 1 from your current or past professors and 1 from an employer on their letterhead or stationery)

•  Complete graduate admissions packet (you may apply online ( http://admissions.cau.edu/ ) or call the Office of Admissions at 404.880.6605 for a paper application; supplemental documents must be submitted directly to the Office of Admissions)

* Students who have received the following minimum combined test scores or who have a T-4 (or higher) certificate from the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC) are exempt from taking the Praxis I test:

SAT: 1,000 (The combined score is obtained by adding the verbal and the math scores.)

ACT: 43 (The combined score is obtained by adding the English and math scores.)

GRE: 1,030 (The combined score is obtained by adding the verbal and quantitative scores.)

(For the purpose of exemption from Praxis/GACE tests, the scores above do not have an expiration date.)

For more information on the Praxis test series, please visit www.ets.org/praxis . The new GACE educator testing program will replace the Praxis test series in Georgia beginning September 1, 2006 (visit www.gapsc.com and www.gace.nesinc.com for more information).

Please refer to the Graduate Catalog for rules and regulations governing matriculation (click the Academics link from CAU's home page ( www.cau.edu ) and scroll down to the Graduate Catalog).

Priority Application Deadlines:

Fall semester: March 1

Summer session: March 1

Spring semester: October 1

Once the Office of Admissions has a COMPLETE application and ALL supporting documents, the application will be forwarded to the Department of Curriculum. Please allow 4 weeks for processing. Please remember that the 4-week time frame begins after the Office of Admissions has a COMPLETE application and ALL supporting documents.

Full-time study for graduate students is defined as registration or completion of no less than 9 credit hours (fall and spring semester) and 6 credit hours (summer session); most classes are 3 credit hours.

For more information on the program, contact the Department of Curriculum at (404) 880-8485.

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