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• Undergraduate Students: Completion of EDUC 2130 or UTCH 1202 with a grade of C or better. Completion of 45 earned semester hours in the core with an overall GPA of 2.50 or better. While in a Teacher Education program, you must maintain a 91º£½ÇÂÒÂ× and overall GPA of 2.50 or better.
• Post-Baccalaureate (Certification Only): Undergraduate or Graduate GPA of 2.50 on all work attempted (minimum of 30 credit hours)* or a 91º£½ÇÂÒÂ× GPA of 2.50 on 9 hours of education coursework at 91º£½ÇÂÒÂ× to include EDUC, EDCI, and SPED classes. While in a Teacher Education program, you must maintain a 91º£½ÇÂÒÂ× and overall GPA of 2.50 or better.
• Master’s (M.A.T.) Students: Undergraduate or Graduate GPA of 2.50 on all work attempted (minimum of 30 credit hours) before admission into the Graduate College of Education and Health Professions. While in a Teacher Education program, you must maintain a 91º£½ÇÂÒÂ× and overall GPA of 3.00 or better.

Follow these instructions to electronically submit an admission application to the Teacher Education department. Before starting, you will need a Tk20 account. Purchase Tk20 by going to the Tk20 page and clicking on the button that says "Click to Purchase your Tk20 Account."

1. Log into your Tk20 account. If you just purchased it, you will need to wait a while (anything from a few hours to 48 hours) before you can login.
2. Once you log in, you will be on the "HOME" screen. On the left side of the screen, you will see a menu. Click on "APPLICATIONS" to expand more choices.
3. Click on "My Applications" and you will move to the MY APPLICATIONS screen.
4. Click on the large, green button that says "+ Create New Application" to start a new application.
5. On the drop down, select "Admission to Teach Education Application." Once you have selected it in the drop down, click the green button that says "Next."
6. On the next screen, carefully read the instructions and note everything that needs to be completed and available for your application. If you still need to gather more items, click on the button that says "Save" on the bottom of the screen. This will save your application so you can finish completing it later. (See details on required documents below)
7. Fill in all the necessary information. Fields marked with an "*" are required fields. Once completed, click on the green button that says "Submit." If you need to exit the application before you complete it, select "Save" so you can come back to the application later. Do not submit until you have uploaded all of the required documents.
8. If you need to continue a previously started application, repeat steps 1-3. The application you previously started will be available as a link on the page.

Please complete the Admission to Teacher Education Application and not the Student Teaching Application.

To complete your application in TK-20, you will need to upload three documents:

1. Background Check - 91º£½ÇÂÒÂ×
   1. Very Important: Scroll down to where it says "Background Check for Admission to the Teacher Education Program." The $55 fingerprint background check is required.
      1. Graduate students in the M.A.T. program may upload their Provisional Teaching Certificate /Clearance Certificate from GaPSC in place of a background check.
   2. If it is hard for you to make it to campus for a background check or you are living outside of Columbus, you may use . You must choose the online option or your background check results could be extremely delayed and put your ability to start required field placements at risk.
   3. Once you receive your background check results, upload a copy to your TK-20 application.
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   1. Complete this Kuali form. You will be emailed a PDF copy after signing. Upload the completed PDF copy to your TK-20 Application.
3. GACE Ethics for Teachers Test Results. Follow the directions below to register for the test.
   1. Create a MyPSC account at . Move to next step if you already have a MyPSC account
      1. Select Enrolled in Georgia Educator Preparation Program
      2. Next Screen: To Take GACE Assessment
   2. Log in to your MyPSC account
   3. Click on Assessments
      1. Select Reason # 7 (Ethics)
      2. Select an Assessment: Ethics for Teachers Assessment
      3. Type Yes and Click Finish
      4. Make sure to read the info in the blue box and check your email for an email from Evaluations Systems (es-gacereg@pearson.com) with further directions on how to register for the ethics assessment
      5. Official results will take about two weeks. Once you receive your official score report, upload a copy to your TK-20 application.

*If you have taken the Ethics assessment prior to July 1, 2025 but need help locating your certificate, go to:

Once signed into the to your Georgia Ethics account you should be able to click on the "My History" tab and download your certificate.

Contact carmichael_ann@columbusstate.edu with any questions about the Teacher Education Application process.