M.A.T. in Health and Physical Education

If you're looking to teach in health and physical education from pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade settings, the Georgia State University master of arts in teaching in health and physical education is designed for you. While in the program, students learn the content knowledge required by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission for certification in health and physical education and graduates are eligible for the induction teaching certificate in Georgia. This M.A.T. major in Health and Physical Education is designed for P-12 health and physical educators who wish to extend their content and pedagogical knowledge for improved professional practice. The program features an integration of health and physical education content and includes a combination of coursework, simulated teaching, field experiences, and school-based inquiry.

Submit ACT or SAT SCORES electronicallyGeorgia State is test-optional through Summer 2025. If you are a first-year international student and your high school GPA is 3.4 or higher, you do not have to submit your test scores to us. If your GPA is below 3.4, you should submit test scores to us.Submit SAT SCORES Submit ACT SCORES Submit proof of English proficiency. Submit official high school transcriptsIn addition to meeting all other applicable requirements for admission, non-native speakers of English must demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency. This may be demonstrated by any of the following methods:Graduation from a U.S. high schoolCompletion of an approved University System of Georgia (USG) campus-based English-as-a-second-language (ESL) program of studyProof of degree completion inside or outside the U.S., where English is the official language of academic instructionProof of completion of the equivalent of English 1101 and/or 1102 with a grade of C or better at an accredited U.S