Special Education Adapted Curriculum (BA)

This undergraduate degree program prepares teacher candidates to serve students with significant cognitive disabilities through adapted curriculum instruction. The program includes comprehensive coursework in functional literacy, life skills, behavior intervention, and assistive technology, along with extensive field experiences and internships. Aligned with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission requirements for initial certification in SPED Adapted Curriculum (P-12), the program equips future educators with the knowledge and skills to support students with moderate to severe disabilities in specialized and inclusive settings.

Bachelor of Arts Degree

 

General Education

I. Communication (9 hours)
Rhetoric and Composition		ENGL 1101*							Rhetoric and Composition	3
Literature and Composition		ENGL 1102*							Literature and Composition	3
Communication		MCOM 1110							Public Speaking	3
II. Humanities and Fine Arts (15 hours)
Modern Languages									Choose sequence from approved list	6
English Literature									Choose one 2000-level English Literature course (ENGL 2225 and ENGL 2226 may NOT be used)	3
Philosophy and Religion									Choose one PHIL or RELG course at the 1000-2000 level	3
Fine Arts									Choose course from approved list	3
III. History and Social Sciences (9 hours)
World History		EDUC 2201							The Multicultural Classroom	3
Government									Choose course from approved list	3
Social Science									Choose course from approved list	3
IV. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (11 to 12 hours)
Mathematics		MATH 1000*							Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	3
		OR
		MATH 1300*							Elementary Statistics	3
Natural Science									Choose a pair in sequence from approved list	8
V. Ethics (0 hours)
Ethics									Special Education students are exempt from this requirement.	0
VI. Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
First-Year Experience   *Grade of C or higher required.		PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

47-49

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

Special Education Major

ASLN 1101	American Sign Language I	3
EDEM 3331	Reading Methods	3
EDUC 1199	Introduction to Education	3
EDUC 2000	Introduction to Professional Practice	3
EDUC 2250	Media and Technology for Educators	3
EDUC 2207	Learning and Cognition	3
EDUC 3355	Exceptional Children	3
EDUC 3356	Introduction to Dyslexia	3
EDUC 4479	Internship I	1
EDUC 4485	Characteristics of Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder	3
EDUC 4489	Internship II	3
EDUC 4497	Classroom Management	3
EDUC 4499	Internship III	9
SPED 3305	Special Education Policy and Law	3
SPED 3336	Health Care for Students with Disabilities	3
SPED 4495	Assessment for Special Educators	3
SPED 4498	Classroom Management for Special Educators	3
Total Credit Hours:		55

Students must choose one of the following math methods courses:

EDEM 3327	Math Methods I (PK-2)	3
EDSE 3336	Math Methods, 6-12	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Students must choose one of the following language arts methods courses:

EDEM 3332	Language Arts Methods (P-5)	3
EDSE 3332	Language Arts Methods, 6-12	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Students must choose one of the following science methods courses:

EDEM 3335	Science Methods (P-5)	3
EDSE 3335	Science Methods, 6-12	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Students must choose one of the following social studies methods courses:

EDEM 3334	Social Studies Methods (P-5)	3
EDSE 3334	Social Studies Methods, 6-12	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

General Electives

	General Electives	0-2
Total Credit Hours:		0-2

Total Credit Hours: 121-123

Total Credit Hours: 121-123