Find a teaching field to match your major
Teacher candidates who are not certain about which certification fields to pursue may find some guidance in the list of majors and certification fields found below. Your college major may have been named so uniquely that you don't find it in the list. If that is the case, refer to a major in the list similar to yours. For example if your major was “Applied Mathematics” (not found in the list), you would refer to “Applied Mathematical Sciences” which is related to eight different certification fields.
If your major aligns with a certification field requires a content assessments, you must pass the appropriate assessment prior to gaining your initial Georgia certificate. To take the first steps toward achieving your certification, choose a teaching field which best suits your interests and register for the associated test. Click here for more information about the educator certification testing program.
Majors | Certification Field |
Abnormal Psychology | SP ED ADAPTED CURRICULUM (P-12) CONSULTATIVE |
Abnormal Psychology | SP ED BEHAVIOR DISORDERS (P-12) CONSULTATIVE |
Abnormal Psychology | SP ED GENERAL CURRICULUM (P-12) CONSULTATIVE |
Abnormal Psychology | SP ED LEARNING DISABILITIES (P-12) CONSULTATIVE |
Accounting | BUSINESS EDUCATION (6-12) |
Accounting | MARKETING EDUCATION (6-12) |
Accounting | MATHEMATICS (6-12) |
Accounting | MIDDLE GRADES (4-8) - MATH |
Adaptive Physical Education | SP ED ADAPTED CURRICULUM (P-12) CONSULTATIVE |
Adaptive Physical Education | SP ED BEHAVIOR DISORDERS (P-12) CONSULTATIVE |
Adaptive Physical Education | SP ED GENERAL CURRICULUM (P-12) CONSULTATIVE |
Adaptive Physical Education | SP ED LEARNING DISABILITIES (P-12) CONSULTATIVE |
Adult Education | MIDDLE GRADES (4-8) - LANGUAGE ARTS |
Adult Education | MIDDLE GRADES (4-8) - SOCIAL SCIENCE |
Advertising | BUSINESS EDUCATION (6-12) |
Advertising | MARKETING EDUCATION (6-12) |
Advertising | MIDDLE GRADES (4-8) - MATH |
Aerospace Studies | EARTH/SPACE SCIENCE (6-12) |
Aerospace Studies | MIDDLE GRADES (4-8) - SCIENCE |
Aerospace Studies | PHYSICS (6-12) |
Aerospace Studies | SCIENCE (6-12) |
African American Studies | HISTORY (6-12) |
African American Studies | MIDDLE GRADES (4-8) - SOCIAL SCIENCE |
African American Studies | POLITICAL SCIENCE (6-12) |
African Studies | HISTORY (6-12) |
African Studies | MIDDLE GRADES (4-8) - SOCIAL SCIENCE |
African Studies | POLITICAL SCIENCE (6-12) |
Agribusiness | AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION (6-12) |
Agribusiness | MIDDLE GRADES (4-8) - SCIENCE |
Agricultural Communications | AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION (6-12) |
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