Educator Preparation Rules

As of April 15, 2024
General Rules and Procedures Effective Archive
505-3-.01 REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR APPROVING EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROVIDERS AND EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS Jan 1, 2024
505-3-.02 EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROVIDER ANNUAL REPORTING AND EVALUATION Jan 1, 2024
505-3-.03 FOUNDATIONS OF READING, LITERACY, AND LANGUAGE July 1, 2023  
505-3-.04 RESERVED ---------------
505-3-.05 GEORGIA TEACHER ACADEMY FOR PREPARATION AND PEDAGOGY (GaTAPP) Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.06 PEDAGOGY-ONLY PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
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505-3-.08 INNOVATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS May 15, 2014
505-3-.09 RESERVED ---------------
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505-3-.11 RESERVED ---------------
505-3-.12 RESERVED ---------------
Early Childhood and Middle Grades Education Programs
505-3-.13 BIRTH THROUGH KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM July 1, 2023
505-3-.14 ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (P-5) PROGRAM July 1, 2023
505-3-.15 RESERVED ---------------
505-3-.16 RESERVED ---------------
505-3-.17 RESERVED ---------------
505-3-.18 RESERVED ---------------
505-3-.19 MIDDLE GRADES EDUCATION PROGRAM July 1, 2023
505-3-.20 RESERVED ---------------
505-3-.21 - .22 RESERVED ---------------
Secondary Education Programs
505-3-.23 ECONOMICS EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.24 ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.25 GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.26 HISTORY EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.27 MATHEMATICS EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.28 POLITICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.29 SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.30 SPEECH EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.31 RESERVED ---------------
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Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Programs
505-3-.34 AGRICULTURE EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.35 BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.36 FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.37 HEALTHCARE SCIENCE PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.38 MARKETING EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.39 ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.40 CAREER AND TECHNICAL SPECIALIZATIONS PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.41 COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.42 RESERVED ---------------
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P-12 Field Programs
505-3-.44 ART EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.45 DANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.46 DRAMA EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.47 ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL) EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.48 WORLD LANGUAGES EDUCATION PROGRAM July 1, 2023
505-3-.49 HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.50 MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.51 READING EDUCATION PROGRAM July 1, 2023
505-3-.52 RESERVED ---------------
505-3-.53 RESERVED ---------------
Special Education Programs
505-3-.54 SPECIAL EDUCATION ADAPTED CURRICULUM PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.55 SPECIAL EDUCATION GENERAL CURRICULUM PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.56 SPECIAL EDUCATION GENERAL CURRICULUM ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (P-5) PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.57 SPECIAL EDUCATION DEAF EDUCATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.58 SPECIAL EDUCATION PHYSICAL AND HEALTH DISABILITIES PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.59 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL (AGES 3-5) PROGRAM July 1, 2023
505-3-.60 SPECIAL EDUCATION VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.61 RESERVED ---------------
505-3-.62 RESERVED ---------------
Service Field Programs
505-3-.63 CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION PROGRAM Jan 1, 2024
505-3-.64 INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM Jan 1, 2021
505-3-.65 MEDIA SPECIALIST PROGRAM Apr 15, 2016
505-3-.66 LITERACY SPECIALIST PROGRAM July 1, 2023
505-3-.67 SCHOOL COUNSELOR PROGRAM Jan 15, 2017
505-3-.68 SCHOOL NUTRITION DIRECTOR PROGRAM May 15, 2014
505-3-.69 SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST PROGRAM Jan 15, 2015
505-3-.70 SPEECH-LANGUAGE ASSOCIATE PROGRAM Jan 1, 2024
505-3-.71 SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY PROGRAM Jan 1, 2024
505-3-.72 TEACHER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Jan 1, 2024
505-3-.73 RESERVED ---------------
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Leadership Programs
505-3-.76 ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Jan 1, 2024
505-3-.77 EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Apr 15, 2024
505-3-.78 RESERVED ---------------
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Endorsement Programs
505-3-.82 BIRTH THROUGH KINDERGARTEN ENDORSEMENT July 1, 2023
505-3-.83 AUTISM EDUCATION ENDORSEMENT Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.84 CAREER TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION (CTI) ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM July 1, 2021
505-3-.85 COACHING ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM July 1, 2021
505-3-.86 COMPUTER SCIENCE ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM Jan 1, 2023
505-3-.87 COORDINATED CAREER ACADEMIC EDUCATION (CCAE) ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM July 1, 2021
505-3-.88 CULINARY ARTS ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM Jan 1, 2023
505-3-.89 ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL) ENDORSEMENT Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.90 GIFTED IN-FIELD EDUCATION ENDORSEMENT Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.91 INTERVENTION SPECIALIST ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM Apr 15, 2023
505-3-.92 K-5 MATHEMATICS ENDORSEMENT Jan 1, 2024
505-3-.93 K-5 SCIENCE ENDORSEMENT Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.94 STEM EDUCATION ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM July 1, 2021
505-3-.95 ONLINE TEACHING ENDORSEMENT Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.96 READING ENDORSEMENT July 1, 2023
505-3-.97 RESERVED ---------------
505-3-.98 SPECIAL EDUCATION DEAF EDUCATION ENDORSEMENT Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.99 SPECIAL EDUCATION PHYSICAL AND HEALTH DISABILITIES ENDORSEMENT Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.100 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL (AGES 3-5) ENDORSEMENT July 1, 2023
505-3-.101 SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSITION SPECIALIST ENDORSEMENT Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.102 SPECIAL EDUCATION VISUAL IMPAIRMENT ENDORSEMENT Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.103 MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS FACILITATOR ENDORSEMENT Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.104 TEACHER LEADER ENDORSEMENT Jan 1, 2024
505-3-.105 TEACHER SUPPORT AND COACHING (TSC) ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM July 1, 2021
505-3-.106 WORK-BASED LEARNING ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM July 1, 2021
505-3-.107 DUAL IMMERSION ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (P-5) ENDORSEMENT Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.108 PERSONALIZED LEARNING ENDORSEMENT Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.109 POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION AND SUPPORTS (PBIS) ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM July 1, 2021
505-3-.110 URBAN EDUCATION ENDORSEMENT Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.111 ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE EDUCATION (P-5) ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM Oct 15, 2022
505-3-.112 DYSLEXIA ENDORSEMENT Aug 15, 2023
505-3-.113 FINANCIAL LITERACY ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM Apr 15, 2023
505-3-.114 -.115 RESERVED ---------------