Early Childhood Education, Adding a New Field (ANF)

Candidates who currently hold Georgia educator certification and who wish to pursue certification in Early Childhood Education (P-5) (and add it to their existing certificate) must complete an approved program of study and then take the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) assessments in early childhood education. The options at Piedmont for adding the field of Early Childhood Education are:

• Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree (for individuals with an undergraduate degree in a field other than education)
• Certification-only (for individuals with a master’s degree in a field other than education or candidates with an undergraduate degree in education)

It is no longer possible in Georgia to add the field of Early Childhood Education or Early Childhood Special Education by merely taking and passing the GACE assessments.