Post-Baccalaureate Certificate In Gifted Education

Helping students to learn and grow is a goal of every school. Implicit in that goal is an understanding of how to work with special populations of children. Gifted education encompasses the expertise needed to properly identify and serve not only the students who demonstrate high achievement, but also those who have the potential to achieve at high levels. The term covers the specific services and programs offered as well as the teacher education necessary to provide the academic guidance gifted students need in order to thrive. Gifted education, then, is the system by which districts recognize and serve this special population of children.

In Georgia, the Gifted Education Certificate enables educators to provide direct instruction only in the grade levels and fields of their base certificates. It also allows those with the endorsement to serve as a resource teacher for “indirect services” for gifted education in any content area or grade level P-12.

This certificate offers two tracks: 

1.Endorsement Track: This track is for those who are certified educators in Georgia who wish to add the GaPSC approved Gifted Endorsement to their certifications. Candidates in this concentration are eligible to add the Endorsement to their GaPSC Teaching Certificate in addition to the four courses appearing on the KSU transcript under Gifted Education Certificate.

• Please Note: To add the Endorsement to your GaPSC Teaching Certificate, required coursework must be completed, endorsement concentration declared, and certification steps provided by Bagwell Certification Office adhered to. 

2. Certificate Track: This track is for those educators who are in P-12 settings but not certified in Georgia or who teach in other settings and wish to gain competencies in Gifted Education. When all requirements have been completed, the four courses will appear on the KSU transcript under Gifted Education Certificate.

The following are program-specific requirements beyond the general Graduate Admissions requirements. To be considered for admission to this program, the following application materials must be submitted to the KSU Graduate Admissions Office:

The admission requirements for the Endorsement Concentration seekers include:

1. A bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution. 

2. A GPA of 2.75 from the most recent degree awarded.

3. Clear Renewable Georgia Teaching Certificate

The admission requirements for the Certificate Concentration seekers include: 

1.  A bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution.

2. A GPA of 2.75 from the most recent degree awarded. 

Not all programs are available to residents in all states. Please check the institution's State Authorization and Professional Licensure website(s) to ensure you reside in an authorized state.

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Georgia Professional Standards Commission