Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023

Teacher Education Department

Interim Chair: Joanne Previts

Professors:  Cynthia Alby, Nicole DeClouette, Rui Kang, Nancy Mizelle, Lyndall Muschell, Joanne Previts, Holley Roberts, Stacy Schwartz, Stephen Wills 

Associate Professors: Roddran Grimes, Olha Osobov, Robert Sumowski

Assistant Professors:  Andrea Christoff, Kim Muschaweck, Suzanna Roman-Oliver, Cara Smith
Lecturers: Miriam Jordan

Limited-term Lecturers: Rachel Bray, Elizabeth Colquitt, Mary Crook, Bethany McClure, Russ Merritt, Carmen Woodhall

Partnership and Field Placement Director: Claire Garrett

Director of Call Me MISTER: Melvin Middleton, Jr.
COE Pre-Education Advisor: Nikki Simpson
Certification Officer: David Ladd

Department Contact Information:

Georgia College

228 Kilpatrick Education Center
Campus Box 71

Milledgeville, GA 31061

Interim Chair, Joanne Previts, Joanne.Previts@gcsu.edu

Administrative Assistant, Ms. Bessie Storey, Bessie.Storey@gcsu.edu

Department website: http://gcsu.edu/education/teached
478-445-4577

The cohorted undergraduate programs at Georgia College have commendable reputations within and outside of the state of Georgia. Examples include the Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award and the Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education Award. The Educator Preparation programs also take pride in the coveted Wisniewski Award from the Society of Professors of Education. This award recognizes an institution that has made "singularly significant contributions to the theory and practice of teacher education." The College of Education is named as one the nation’s top teacher prep programs in the book, Start Here to Become a Teacher. All programs follow the Architects of Change Conceptual Framework.

The undergraduate programs are offered in cohort models only. Cohorts begin the fall of the junior year and continue through the senior year. Admission to the cohorts is competitive and applications are due the third Friday in January prior to the beginning of the next fall semester.

Accreditation

The John H. Lounsbury College of Education is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

The Early Childhood Program is recognized by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and is approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (Ga PSC).

The Middle Grades Program is recognized by the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) and is approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC).  

The Special Education Program is recognized by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and is approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC).