Secondary Education Admission and Application


  1. Applicants to this program must be admitted to Gordon State College and be in good academic standing.
  2. Applicants should be on track to complete all of the lower-level courses required as preparation for the Bachelor of Science in Biology or the core curriculum of the Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education with a concentration in secondary English or history teaching by the end of the summer semester prior to beginning upper-level courses in the fall semester. 
  3. Applicants must have a grade of "C" or higher in English 1101, English 1102, the math course used to satisfy the Math and Quantitative Skills requirement of the core curriculum.
  4. The overall institutional GPA for the lower-level courses completed must be 2.5 or better.
  5. Non-Gordon Students must provide an official transcript to the admissions office. Applicants from non-USG institutions must have a grade of "C" or better in courses comparable to courses found in USG core curriculum areas.
  6. Applicants must submit two disposition forms and three recommendation forms. Applicants should complete their portion of the professional recommendation and disposition forms; it is preferred that the disposition forms be completed by academic instructors. Neither disposition nor recommendation forms may come from personal friends, relatives, or social acquaintances.
  7. Complete the application linked here.

Admissions Forms

In order to type on the forms, click on the link below, download the file (upper right corner), and save to your computer.

-Application documentation (which should include: application, recommendations, dispositions, & proof of GACE Ethics completion/scores) should be submitted to: