Overview

Department of Elementary and Special Education / Department of Elementary and Special Education is located in Statesboro, GA, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Specialist in Education (Ed S)	Special education
Specialist in Education (Ed S)	Elementary education
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Special education
Master of Education (M Ed)	Elementary education
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Elementary education
Master of Education (M Ed)	Special education
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Spanish P-12 education
Master of Education (M Ed)	Curriculum and instruction - accomplished teaching

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	187
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	34

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GACE Assessments and/or teaching certification, minimum GPA of 2.50 Exit assessment, portfolio, transition point assessments

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

144

Applied

140

Accepted

125

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	July 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No
Summer deadline	April 1st	April 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GACE Assessments and/or teaching certification, minimum GPA of 2.50
Additional Entrance Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.25, teaching certification

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 523 TOEFL IBT score: 70

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	April 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

722

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.02%
Black or African American	22.16%
White or Caucasian	68%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.42%
Asian	1.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.14%
Two or more races	2.22%
Unknown	0.42%

Gender

Male (8%)

Female (91%)

Faculty

23

Total faculty

Full-time - 23

Part-time - 0

Male (6)

Female (17)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Literacy, instructional design, culturally responsive pedagogy, preservice teacher education, science and mathematics instruction for elementary level children
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 8134
Statesboro, GA  30460
United States

Contact Dr. Yasar Bodur
Department Head
Email: ybodur@georgiasouthern.edu
Phone: -478 ext. 7258

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