Special Education (M.A.T.)

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The M.A.T. in Special Education is an initial certification program designed for candidates who have completed a baccalaureate degree. In addition to all the course requirements, students must pass the Teaching Field Content Exams for academic content area (GACE) prior to placement with a school system to student teach.

* This symbol is part of the title of the course as this course is applicable to the Liberal Education curriculum as well.

§ = Required for admission to teacher education.

¥ = Contains Field Experience.

All coursework MUST be completed the semester before student teaching or final internship semester.

Prerequisite/Placement Courses

EH 101 - Written Communication * (For language arts concentration only.)
EH 102 - Reading and Research Writing * (For language arts concentration only.)
MS 101 - College Algebra * (For math concentration only.)

Professional Development (27 hours)

ED 500 - Introduction to Teacher Education §
ED 501 - Clinical Experiences Seminar §
SE 604 - Introduction to Special Education
ED 605 - Understanding & Managing Learners § ¥
ED 612 - Instructional Planning & Assessment
ED 614 - Content Applications ¥
ED 630 - Computer Literacy in Education
ED 688 - School Law & Ethics in Education
ED 700 - Clinical Practice Seminar
ED 702 - Applied Educational Psychology
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§ Required for admission to Teacher Education

¥ Contains Field Experience Requirement.

Reading and Writing (9 hours)

ED 600 - Language and Literacy Acquisition & Assessment
ED 609 - Literacy Methods for Middle Grades ♦ ¥
ED 610 - Content Literacy & Assessment ¥ ♦
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♦ These hours may be applied toward the Reading or Language Arts Concentration.

¥ Contains Field Experience Requirement.

Special Education (12 hours)

SE 607 - Assessment of Learning Potential ¥
SE 608 - Advanced Applied Behavioral Analysis ¥
SE 710 - Learners with Mild Disabilities ¥
SE 711 - Methods and Materials of Mild Disabilities ¥
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¥ Contains Field Experience Requirement.

Concentration Requirement (12-16 hours)

The major in special education has one area of content concentration (outside of the special education and reading requirements) with subject matter from one of the following disciplines: language arts, mathematics, reading, science or social studies.

Language Arts

Mathematics

ED 687 - Methods for Teaching Math ¥
MS 100 - Quantitative Literacy *
- or - MS 101 - College Algebra *
- or - MS 111 - Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry *
- or - MS 200 - Mathematics Practicum I
MS 204 - Geometry for Teachers
MS 205 - Introduction to Statistics *
Math Elective Credits / Units: 3

Reading

Science

One of the science electives must be a four semester-hour lab science. This concentration requires 16 hours.

ED 686 - Methods for Teaching Science ¥
PS 100 - Physical Science *
PS 104 - Earth Science *
Life Science Elective Credits / Units: 3-4
Science Elective Credits / Units: 3-4

Social Studies

ED 632 - Social Studies for Teachers ¥
HY 201 - History of the United States I *
Choose one economics course:
BA 200 - Survey of Economics *
BA 206 - Microeconomics
BA 207 - Macroeconomics
Choose two content electives from the list below:
ED 213 - History and Politics of Georgia
GY 201 - Introduction to Geography *
HY 202 - History of the United States II *
HY 210 - World Civilization I *
HY 211 - World Civilization II *
HYPO 380 - Area Studies
IS 101 - Current Global Issues *
PO 101 - American Government *
PO 201 - Comparative Politics

Clinical Experience (9 hours)

Choose one from:

Total

Total Semester Hours Required for Degree: 63 - 73

The difference in hours is dependent on which concentration the student chooses.