Adapted Curriculum

Adapted Curriculum and Autism

Program Overview

This rigorous program builds students’ critical knowledge and skills in Adapted Curriculum Special Education. Students in this program receive comprehensive practicum experience in elementary, middle school, and high school grade levels culminating in a student teaching placement in the level of their choice.

Candidates in this emphasis are eligible for initial Georgia certification (B.S.Ed. and M.A.T.) or can add to existing teaching certifications (M.Ed., M.A. , Ed.S.). The Special Education Program recommends to the Georgia Professional Standards Commission that a graduate be awarded a clear renewable teaching (T) certificate in Special Education Adapted Curriculum (P-12).  The state of Georgia awards the certificate to an applicant based upon this recommendation and passing of the appropriate Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) tests.

Graduates with degrees in Adapted Curriculum special education find such rewarding careers as

  • Teaching students with moderate, severe, or profound disabilities in public P-12 school systems
  • Serving as instructional and behavioral consultants
  • Serving students in alternative school settings such as the Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support (GNETS)
  • Pursuing advanced degrees in related fields

General Information

  • Prepares students to apply for initial T-4 certification or add to existing certifications to teach
    Adapted Curriculum Special Education in Georgia
  • Prepares teachers to work with students in an adapted curriculum, meaning they do not follow the typical general curriculum implemented in most classrooms
  • The curriculum may include
      • Teaching functional academics
      • Life-long personal and social skills
      • Vocational skills
      • Recreational and leisure skills
      • Community involvement
  • The students who are most frequently served under adapted curriculum are those with
      • Moderate, severe or profound intellectual disability (MOID, SID, PID)
      • Moderate to severe autism (ASD)
  • Offered at the Athens location only

For More Information:

Amber Higginbotham
Academic Advisor
Communication Sciences and Special Education
College of Education
Email: ahatkins@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-46