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Georgia Teacher Alternative Preparation Program (TAPP)

Interested candidates must meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution.

• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75.

• At least 25 content hours toward the desired field of certification.

Test requirements:
Pass Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators exam or be exempt with:

Candidates will also be required to pass the GACE Content Skills Assessment with Combination Verbal and Quantitative skills.

Prospective candidates will also need to pass the GRE with a minimum grade of:

• 700 Verbal and Quantitative (for provisional admission).
• 800 Verbal and Quantitative (for regular admission).
• Minimum of 3.5 on the writing test.

Application
Applications are available in January. The deadline to turn in your application is April. Notification of acceptance is sent in May.

Grade level preparation
Course work is designed for individuals preparing to teach middle grades or secondary education.

Subject areas
English, social studies, math, science, middle grades education, foreign language (P-12).

Course work
Begins in June and continues through June and July.

Teaching internship
It is the candidate’s responsibility to find a position either before entering the program or during the initial summer training period.

Internship -- two years
Candidates work under an Intern (I) Certificate. Interns are observed every other week by a CSU faculty member and attend an evening seminar on alternate weeks during the first year. Interns are observed a minimum of three times each term and attend a minimum of four seminars each semester during the second year.

Clear, renewable certification
The Department of Teacher Education will recommend candidates who successfully complete all required TAPP course work and teaching internships at the end of the second year for clear, renewable certification in Georgia.

For more information, contact:
Roger Hatcher, TAPP coordinator
Office: 706-569-3118
hatcher_roger@colstate.edu