Overview

The Special Education and Teaching General program of University of West Georgia offers two tracks: General Curriculum and Adapted Curriculum.

This program in the area of General Curriculum prepares candidates to teach students with disabilities who are being educated in the general education curriculum who attend preschool through high school programs, as well as preschoolers receiving special education services. Graduates sometimes choose other jobs in related social service areas or pursue teacher certification in additional areas of specialty at the graduate/post-baccalaureate level. The learning outcomes for the students who receive the Bachelor of Science in Special Education-General Curriculum are taken from the Special Education Initial Content Standards and the Initial Knowledge and Skills Sets of the Council for Exceptional Children.

Objectives

• Candidates demonstrate knowledge and skills related to the Foundations of special education (CEC Common Core and Individualized General Education Curricula specialization). (Also addresses INTASC Principle 1.)

• Candidates demonstrate knowledge and skills related to Development and Characteristics of Learners (CEC Common Core and Individualized General Education Curricula specialization). (Also addresses INTASC Principle 2.)

• Candidates demonstrate knowledge and skills related to Individual Learning Differences of children with disabilities (CEC Common Core and Individualized General Education Curricula specialization). (Also addresses INTASC Principle 3.)

• Candidates demonstrate knowledge and skills related to Instructional Strategies for learners with disabilities (CEC Common Core and Individualized General Educatin Curricula specialization). (Also addresses INTASC Principle 4.)

• Candidates demonstrate knowledge and skills related to providing appropriate Learning Environments and Social Interactions for learners with disabilities (CEC Common Core and Individualized General Education Curricula specialization). (Also addresses INTASC Principle 5.)

• Candidates demonstrate knowledge and skills related to understanding and enhancing Language skills of learners with disabilities (CEC Common Core and Individualized General Education Curricula specialization). (Also addresses INTASC Principle 6.)

• Candidates demonstrate knowledge and skills related to Instructional Planning for learners with disabilities (CEC Common Core and Individualized General Education Curricula specialization). (Also addresses INTASC Principle 7.)

• Candidates demonstrate knowledge and skills related to Assessment of learners with disabilities (CEC Common Core and Individualized General Education specialization). (Also addresses INTASC Principle 8.)

• Candidates demonstrate knowledge and skills related to Professional and Ethical Practice of special educators (CEC Common Core and Individualized General Education Curricula specialization). (Also addresses INTASC Principle 9.)

• Candidates demonstrate knowledge and skills related to Collaboration designed to enhance understanding of and services to learners with disabilities (CEC Common Core and Individualized General Education Curricula specialization). (Also addresses INTASC Principle 10.)

• Candidates demonstrate their knowledge and skills related to effective instruction of learners with disabilities.

• Candidates demonstrate appropriate professional dispositions.