Retention and Program Evaluation
Special Education-Gwinnett Campus
Master of Education (M.Ed.) Degree Program
Special Education General Curriculum (P-12) Certification
Introduction
The master’s program in Special Education at Gwinnett is available to students who have successfully completed an undergraduate degree at an accredited college or university. The program is designed to assure that all a candidates have sufficient skills required for teaching persons with disabilities in schools and community-based educational or training programs. Each of the special education courses included in the programs of study includes content consistent with the Standards for Preparation and Licensure of Special Educators published by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC, 4th edition, 2000).
Students entering the maser’s program who have completed undergraduate training and who have a renewable teaching certificate in special education or general education will develop advanced skills in teaching individuals with disabilities. These advanced skills meet the University of Georgia’s and the Georgia Professional Standards Commission’s criteria for advanced studies. All advanced study courses offered by the Special Education Program include graduate students only. This advanced program includes rigorous study of research methods and findings that allow students to become skilled consumers and producers of research.
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