Completion of this program leads to eligibility for fifth-year teacher certification. Admission to the program requires the appropriate fourth-year (bachelors) teacher certification. The College offers the Alternative Fifth-Year Teacher Certification Program for students who completed bachelor’s degrees from regionally accredited institutions in a field other than teacher education or for initial certification in a second teaching field. Completion of the alternative fifth-year program leads to the MS.Ed. and recommendation for fifth-year Alabama Class A teacher certification.
Secondary Education Teaching Fields
Biology
Business Marketing Education
English Language Arts
Family and Consumer Sciences
General Science
History
Mathematics
Social Science
The faculty of the College of Education and Professional Studies adopted “The Developing Education Professional as Creative Decision-Maker” as its model, or metaphor, for teacher preparation programs. Teachers must prepare to take on the challenge of the decision-making process knowing that their educational advancement and consequently that of the students they serve, requires a personal commitment to lifelong learning. The various programs prepare teachers who enter the field armed with knowledge gleaned from both its rich history and its state-of-the-art scholarship.
Additional Program Information
Accreditation:
SACS/COC, NCATE
Financial Aid:
No
Requirements:
Completed JSU Graduate Application for Admission, Non-refundable $30.00 application processing fee, Official transcripts(s) from all postsecondary institutions attended. Students seeking alternative fifth-year teacher certification must submit two official transcripts from all postsecondary institutions attended. Official test scores on the General Test of the GRE or the MAT. Copies of all clear and renewable teaching certificates. Background check. Any candidate applying for admission to a state-approved teacher education program shall be required to be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check through the Alabama State Department of Education to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Three Graduate Reference Forms. If English is not the applicant’s native language, the applicant is required to submit an official TOEFL score report, an IELTS score report, or a PTE score report.
