Grow your expertise in curriculum and instruction to enhance your teaching effectiveness and expand your professional opportunities. As you deepen your knowledge of instructional design, assessment, and diverse learning environments, you’ll gain the skills to elevate classroom practice and strengthen student success.
Locations
- Online
Why Earn a Curriculum and Instruction Certification at Georgia Southern?
- Flexible online program you can complete while continuing your teaching career.
- Complete in two semesters (spring and summer).
- Earn 9 graduate credit hours taught collaboratively by Georgia Southern, Valdosta State, and Columbus State faculty.
- Gain practical experience through required fieldwork and classroom application.
- Develop advanced instructional strategies that promote equity, inclusion, and student achievement.
Advance your career and refine your instructional leadership through Georgia Southern University’s Post-Master’s Certificate in Curriculum and Instruction. Designed for educators who already hold a master’s degree, this nine-hour program focuses on improving teaching and learning through assessment, multicultural perspectives, and effective frameworks for instruction.
Through a mix of online coursework and field experience, you’ll strengthen your ability to design inclusive curricula, adapt instruction for diverse learners, and implement evidence-based strategies that drive student growth and academic excellence.
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Field Experience
Through guided field experience and applied coursework, you’ll connect theory to practice by documenting your work in real educational settings. These experiences allow you to demonstrate professional competence, reflect on your instructional approach, and strengthen your ability to design and implement effective curriculum strategies that improve teaching and learning.
What You’ll Learn
In the Post-Master’s Certificate in Curriculum and Instruction, you’ll deepen your understanding of effective teaching practices and explore ways to design, assess, and enhance curriculum across diverse learning environments. Through a blend of collaborative coursework and field experience, you’ll strengthen your ability to create equitable, engaging, and data-driven instruction.
Across three graduate-level courses, you’ll study how to use assessment to improve teaching and learning, integrate multicultural perspectives throughout the curriculum, and apply proven frameworks for effective instruction. By the end of the program, you’ll have the tools and practical experience to elevate classroom practice and lead curriculum initiatives that advance student achievement.
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Explore key details about the Post-Master’s Certificate in Curriculum and Instruction, including admission requirements, program structure, and certification information. Learn what makes this program a valuable step for educators seeking to expand their credentials and strengthen their impact in today’s classrooms.
The Educational Leadership Tier I Certification-Only program is open to those with a master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) on all previous undergraduate and graduate coursework.
You must also possess a professional Georgia Level 5 certificate or higher in a teaching, service or leadership field.
To apply, please submit:
- An online application. (There is a $50 non-refundable application fee.)
- A statement of purpose, not to exceed 200 words, that identifies your reasons for pursuing graduate study and how admission into the program relates to your professional aspirations.
- A current résumé or CV that highlights your personal and professional achievements. You must be employed in a P-12 school setting to complete the required field experience hours.
- The Principal’s Assurance Form.
- A passing score on the state-required Georgia Educator Ethics for Educational Leadership Assessment.
- A completed “Disclosure and Affirmation Form” that addresses misconduct disclosure, the Code of Ethics for Educators and tort liability insurance. (This is included within the online application.)
International transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES-accredited evaluation service and must be a course-by-course evaluation and include a GPA.
Application Deadline
Fall: Does Not Admit
Spring: December 15
Summer: May 1
Your application and all required documents, including transcripts, must be received by the deadline.
Provisional Admission
Applicants may be approved for provisional admission based on the quality of the admission material presented. Provisional students must earn grades of “B” or higher in their first nine (9) hours of coursework after admission and meet any other stipulations outlined by the Department to be converted to regular status.
Program Contact Information
Graduate Academic Services Center
gasc@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-1447
At Georgia Southern, enjoy the flexibility of fully online courses that fit within your busy schedule as an educator. Online instructors weave interactive experiences into each lesson, ensuring you engage at a deeper level.
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Federal law requires colleges and universities to make certain disclosures to prospective students of these programs. These disclosures include information on the University’s authority to operate outside of Georgia, complaint processes, adverse actions and refunds.
For required disclosures in general with regard to online programs offered by the University, visit the Office of Legal Affairs website.
Georgia Southern’s Educational Leadership Tier I Certification-Only program is an approved program of study by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC) and meets the PSC’s requirements for Tier I Educational Leadership certification and is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
The Department of Leadership, Technology and Human Development anticipates that graduates of the Certificate program who have passed the GACE Educational Leadership Content Assessment will be eligible to seek professional Georgia leadership certification by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission as a certified Tier I leader in their respective fields.
The Department has not determined whether these programs satisfy the requirements of all states and territories for certification in Educational Leadership.
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Access the training you need to move into leadership positions through Georgia Southern’s certification-only pathway.
Contact Us
Graduate Academic Services Center
gasc@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-1447