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Please note: This information was last updated in 2023. Check with your state for the most recent information.

Georgia

Contact Information

Address:Georgia Department of Education
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
Telephone (404) 656-2800
Toll Free (800) 311-3627 (GA)
Fax: (404) 651 8737
Email: askode@gadoe.org

Georgia Department of Education: http://www.gadoe.org or http://www.gapsc.com/

Certification Requirements

Teacher Licensure Needed: No

Master's Degree Needed: Yes

Library Media Content Test Needed: Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) – Media Specialist. Candidates must take the Educational Media Tests (101 and 102) and score 220 for Induction, and 250 for Professional.

Description: Georgia offers a service certificate in Media Specialist. Currently all certificates are classified as Certification Fields and Endorsements (http://www.gapsc.com/Certification/CertFieldsAndEndorsements/service.aspx). An applicant may qualify for a Standards Professional or a Non-Renewable Professional Certificate.

Qualifications for a Standard Professional certificate include:

An applicant may qualify for a Provisional certificate in Media Specialist if they do not hold an educator certificate and meet the following requirements:

The Provisional certificate will be issued for one (1) year pending verification of enrollment in a GaPSC-accepted educator preparation program leading to certification in Media Specialist. Once enrolled in a GaPSC-accepted program, the certificate will be extended for two additional years.

A Georgia LUA may request a Non-Renewable Professional certificate if the educator meets one of the following options:

Reciprocity: Georgia is a participant in the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) Interstate Agreement. This can be found at: https://www.ecs.org/teacher-license-reciprocity-state-profiles/

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