The Bachelor of Science Degree in Special Education (B.S.Ed.) is a fully online program for students seeking their Bachelor’s degree and initial teaching certification in Georgia. The B.S.Ed. in Special Education has three areas of concentration: General Curriculum, Adapted Curriculum and Dual Concentration in Special Education General Curriculum and Elementary Education P-5. The Adapted and General Curriculum concentrations are 123 credit hours, and the Dual concentration totals 127 credit hours. The B.S.Ed. provides teacher candidates with the skills and knowledge to educate and advocate for students with disabilities from P-12 school settings. Built upon a rigorous and relevant curriculum, this practice-oriented program ensures the preparation of high-quality educators who are well-versed in both theoretical knowledge and practical applications. Candidates undergo three full semesters of diverse grade-level practicum experiences in addition to a full semester internship. This allows students to apply theoretical knowledge in real-world settings. With the fully online modality, our undergraduate students can work full-time as paraprofessionals while earning their degree, with district-partnership agreements.

The program offers students the choice between three distinct concentrations:

  1. The Adapted Curriculum Concentration is designed to prepare teacher candidates to serve students who are working on modified curriculum standards, require substantial adaptations that support access to the general curriculum, and participate in the state-adopted alternate assessments.

  2. The General Curriculum Concentration is designed to prepare teacher candidates to serve students with mild to moderate disabilities who are working on general curriculum standards and participating in the state-adopted general content standards assessments.

  3. The Dual Concentration in Special Education General Curriculum and Elementary Education (P-5) prepares candidates to serve students in inclusive classroom settings pre-kindergarten to grade 5 who are working towards general curriculum standards and participating in the state-adopted general content standards assessments.

Outstanding students who major in the Adapted or General Curriculum track of the Special Education program have the opportunity to participate in The Accelerated Bachelors to Master’s (ABM) Degree Pathway in Special Education. The ABM in Special Education offers the opportunity for students to simultaneously satisfy partial degree requirements for a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in an accelerated program of study. The ABM pathway in Special Education allows exceptional students to count up to six (6) hours in the M. Ed. program towards both degrees.

Upon successfully completing the undergraduate B.S.Ed. in Special Education, students with a satisfactory grade point average and a grade of “B” or higher in all graduate courses completed at 在线博彩 may move to full graduate status in the M.Ed. in Special Education program. The two Masters level courses taken as an undergraduate will be applied toward the M.Ed. graduate degree.

While many graduates of the B.S.Ed. programs in Special Education choose to teach children with exceptionalities in schools, some students may choose other jobs in related social service areas or pursue teacher certification in additional specialty areas at the graduate/post-baccalaureate level. Our courses adhere to the Council for Exceptional Initial Preparation Certification Standards. We admit students in the fall semester each year. 

For more information, please see the Academic Catalog. A program map, which provides a guide for students to plan their course of study, is available for download in the Courses tab below.