SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Chair: Craig Smith
Professors: W. Bee Crews, J.W. Good, Paul Jones, Cheryl Reynolds, Patricia Seay, Craig Smith
Associate Professors: Amy Childre
Assistant Professors: Rebecca McMullen, Cara Meade, Barbara Roquemore

Instructors: Alison Groeper, James Kahrs

DEGREES OFFERED

The Department of Special Education and Educational Leadership offers the Masters of Education (M.Ed.) Degree in Educational Leadership and Special Education Interrelated.

It offers a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Degree for initial certification in Special Education.

Additionally, it offers the Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) in Special Education.

CERTIFICATION

Students successfully completing the M.A.T. Special Education program for initial certification may be recommended for a level five Georgia Teacher's Certificate (P-12).

Students completing the M.Ed. in Special Education may request level five certification through their school boards or directly to the PSC

Students successfully completing a program in Educational Leadership may be recommended for a level five or level six (L5, L6) Georgia Certificate in Educational Leadership.

Students completing the Ed.S. in Special Education may request level six certification through their school boards or directly to the PSC.

MASTERS DEGREES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

The programs in Special Education are supported by the Georgia College & State University's unified conceptual framework and are dedicated to producing both beginning and advanced teachers of students with disabilities. Within the context of these master degree programs, the candidate is presented a wide variety of information concerning individuals with disabilities with particular emphasis placed on advocacy and involvement in action research in both the school and the community.