Fast track your passion for teaching.
91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø has partnered with Mercer University’s Tift College of Education to offer the accelerated Program in Education. Earn a bachelor's degree from 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø and a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) from Mercer University— in just five years.
Admission Requirements
If you're interested in applying to the Program in Education, talk with your SUMMIT advisor about the planning and application process as early as possible. You'll begin your journey by applying to the program in your junior year. To apply you should:
- Be a junior at 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75
- Meet the minimum-required SAT or ACT scores for exemption from the GACE Program Admission Assessment as determined by or have passed the
- Complete the no-fee application
- Complete the online, self-paced module “GACE Educator Ethics for Program Entry Assessment"
Program Courses
Once accepted by Mercer, you'll take three undergraduate-level courses and one graduate course in education at Mercer University during your junior and senior years at 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø.
Undergraduate Education Courses
- EDUC 220 Foundations of Education
- EDUC 257 Psychology and Development of the Learner (for Elementary Education majors) OR EDUC 356 Psychology & Development of the Adolescent Learner (for Middle Grades and Secondary Education Majors)
- EDUC 283 Fundamentals of Special Education
Graduate Education Courses
- EMAT-604: Planning for Instruction and Assessment in Elementary Education (Elementary)
- EMAT-606: Planning & Organizing Instruction in MGE (Middle Grades)
- EMAT-607: Planning & Organizing Instruction in SEC (Secondary)
Graduate Student Status at Mercer
Once you've earned your bachelor's degree from 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø, you'll become an official graduate student at Mercer. Learn more about .
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