Overview

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The Master of Arts in Teaching in Middle Grades Education program at Mercer University is designed to offer a comprehensive study of the specialized skills needed to teach and support students in grades 4-8. The program offers a wide scope of course content that focuses on theoretical and pedagogical issues while incorporating research, assessment, and technology integration. Diverse field experiences throughout the program help to prepare teachers to support the diverse needs of students.

The program is designed for: recent college graduates with degrees in fields other than education; re-careering professionals; paraprofessionals who have bachelor's degrees; teachers who hold non-renewable certificates and who want to earn Clear Renewable master's level certificate; and teacher candidates from a wide variety of academic majors who are interested in earning both initial certification and a master's level teaching certificate.

Learning outcomes:

Upon completion of the program, students will be prepared to:

Understand the social, behavioral, emotional, cognitive and physical characteristics and needs of the preadolescent student
Understand how students differ in their approaches to learning and how the learning environment can be adapted to meet the diverse needs of middle grades
Design and implement an integrated, developmentally appropriate curriculum for at least two content concentration areas that considers the social, behavioral, emotional, cognitive and physical nature and needs of middle grades students.
Develop and implement a wide variety of formative and summative assessment strategies
Integrate research based strategies and instructional technology effectively into all components of the middle school curriculum.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Foundations of Education
Planning & Organizing Instruction in MG
Adolescent Development & Learning
Teaching Exceptional Learners
Culturally and Educationally Responsive Pedagogy
Content Area Reading: Literacy Development for Middle Grades/Secondary Education

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-19 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

31 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Doraville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

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General requirements

Online or Paper Application for Admission to Mercer University
$25 Application Fee*
Official College transcript(s)
Georgia Assessment for the Certification of Educators (GACE) for Program Admission test scores*

GACE Georgia Educators Ethics Assessment completion certificate

Additional Requirements for International Applicants

Evaluation of Foreign Credentials

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Tuition Fees

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15086 USD / year

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15086 USD / year

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15086 USD / year

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Living costs

Doraville

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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