Fast Track Admissions:

Music Education; Art Education; and Dual-Degree Candidates in Secondary Education

The fast-track option for admission to the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) is available to applicants who are currently seniors at Piedmont College and will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in English, history, math, science, music, or art with no more than one semester prior to the application to the M.A.T. program. The applicant wishing to apply for “fast-track” admissions must provide the following:

1. Completed graduate application
2. Completed prerequisite courses as determined by chair of the appropriate department
3. Minimum of 3.0 cumulative GPA
4. Three professional references
   1. Supervisor
   2. Undergraduate academic advisor
   3. Professional colleague
5. Personal affirmation Form

If applicant meets all Fast Track admissions requirements, the admissions test (GRE or MAT) is waived.

Master of Instructional Technology: Instructional Design and Development (non-certification)

The fast-track option for admission to the MA in Instructional Technology (general) is available to an applicant who has completed a bachelor’s degree in any area at Piedmont College with no more than one semester prior to the application to the Master’s program. The applicant wishing to apply for “fast-track” admissions must provide the following:

1. Completed application
2. Evidence of a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative GPA
3. Reference from the undergraduate academic advisor as one of the three required professional references
4. Completed prerequisite courses as determined by chair of the department. 

If applicant meets all Fast Track admissions requirements, the admissions test (GRE or MAT) is waived.

Master of Arts degree (MA) in Early Childhood, Middle Grades, Secondary Education, Art Education, and Special Education:

The fast-track option for admission to the MA in Early Childhood, Middle Grades, Secondary Education, Art Education, and Special Education is available to an applicant who has completed the bachelor’s degree in either Early Childhood, Middle Grades, Secondary Education, or Art Education at Piedmont College with no more than one semester prior to the application for graduate study. The applicant wishing to apply for “fast-track” admissions must provide the following.

1. Completed application
2. Minimum of a 3.5 cumulative GPA
3. Personal affirmation form
4. Reference from the undergraduate academic advisor as one of the three required professional references
5. Passing score on appropriate GACE examination (Candidates should provide scores of the GACE content tests and the GACE ethics exit assessment. Candidates who have not yet successfully passed edTPA may be conditionally accepted on a case by case basis.)

Verification that the candidate has applied for and been recommended for state certification

If applicant meets all Fast Track admissions requirements, the admissions test (GRE or MAT) is waived.

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

The fast-track option for admission to the M.B.A. is available to an applicant who meets the following criteria:

1. Completed a bachelor’s degree in business administration at Piedmont College or completed a non-business degree at Piedmont College, with at least 6 hours in business courses with a “B” or better in each business course.
2. Application on file must be less than one year old. 
3. Evidence of a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative GPA
4. Submit a reference from the undergraduate academic advisor as one of the three required professional references
5. All other requirements for acceptance to the M.B.A. must be met.

If applicant meets all Fast Track admissions requirements, or has scored at least a 50th percentile on the Piedmont Capstone Peregrine test, the admissions test (GRE or GMAT) is waived.