The Alternative Teacher Preparation (ATP) Program in Foreign Languages is a non-degree undergraduate program leading to P-12 teacher certification in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Latin, or Spanish. It is open to foreign language teachers who are currently employed full-time and have a temporary certificate--professional, provisional, intern, conditional, permit, etc. (This does not apply to private/independent schools). Upon admission, candidates receive an individualized certification plan. Please refer to the ATP Policies and Procedures for complete program details.
Application Deadline and Schedule
Students who wish to apply for the Alternative Teacher Preparation (ATP) program must meet the required deadline.
Fall 2009 applicants
- March 16, 2009 - Date admission requirements must be received.
- April 7, 2009 - Date applicants will be notified about the admission decision.
- June 2009 - Month scheduled for individual appointments. The Hand-written essay is completed on campus at that time.
Admission Requirements
- Full-time employment as a foreign language teacher in a public or private SACS-accredited school in Georgia.
- Sufficient time to complete the program of study before the temporary certificate expires. (This may require an extension of the certificate)
- Letter by the principal of the candidate’s school to verify employment and to request that KSU work with the teacher/candidate to complete the requirements towards the “Clear Renewable Certificate.”
- Admission to KSU as an undergraduate non-degree student for Fall semester in the year you wish to be accepted.
- Completed ATP application.
- Official transcripts of all university courses.
- Official professional development transcripts of all courses taken.
- Copies of test score reports (GACE Basic Skills, GACE Content), if taken.
- A copy of the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) certificate, if taken. For Chinese and Japanese, the ACTFL Writing Proficiency Exam (WPT) is also required for a recommendation for certification. It does not apply to Latin.
- Admission interview.
- Hand-written essay in the non-native language completed during on-campus interview in June.
Program Resources
Program Advisement
Anja Bernardy
Program Director, Alternative Teacher Certification in Foreign Languages
