Graduate Catalog 2024-2025

Certification Only (Post-Baccalaureate Non-Degree) in Education

A minimum of a bachelor's degree with a 2.5 cumulative GPA from an accredited college or university is required.

  1. Graduate Admissions Application
  2. Official, final transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
  3. Two professional references; one from the supervisor (the person who evaluates your performance) and one from a colleague. References submitted as part of the application process for previous degree programs will not be accepted.
  4. Personal Affirmation Form
  5. If you are a returning BA or MA Educational Studies graduate from Piedmont University, you may return within five years as a certification only student.  A prerequisite for admission as a certification-only student is successful completion of the appropriate GACE content tests.