Overview

The Special Education - Adapted Curriculum program of University of West Georgia prepares M.A.T. teacher candidates to teach students who have moderate or severe disabilities who may participate in an alternative assessment.

Specific categories of moderate to severe disabilities may include autism, moderate or severe intellectual disabilities, or multiple disabilities.

Objectives

Candidates understand how exceptionalities can interact with development and learning and use this knowledge to provide meaningful and challenging learning experiences for individuals with exceptionalities (CEC Standard 1 - Learner Development and Individual Learning Differences).

Candidates create safe, inclusive, culturally responsive learning environments so that individuals with exceptionalities become active and effective learners and develp emotional well-being, positive social interactions, and self determination (CEC Standard 2 - Learning Environments).

Candidates use knowledge of general and specialized curricula to individualize learning for individuals with exceptionalities (CEC Standard 3 - Curricular Content Knowledge).

Candidates use multiple methods of assessment and data-source in making educational decisions (CEC Standard 4 - Assessment).

Candidates select, adapt, and use a repertoire of evidence-based instructional strategies to advance learning of individuals with exceptionalities (CEC Standard 5 - Instructional Planning and Strategies).

Candidates use foundational knowledge of the field and their professional Ethical Principles and Practice Standardds to inform special education practice, to engage in lifelong learning, and to advance the profession (CEC Standard 6 - Professional Learning and Ethical Practice).

Candidates collaborate with families, other educators, related service providers, individuals with exceptionalities, and personnel from community agencies in culturally responsive ways to address the needs of individuals with exceptionalities across a range of elarning experiences (CEC Standard 7 - Collaboration).

Candiates demonstrate knowledge and skills related to effective instruction of learners with disabilities.

Candidates demonstrate appropriate professional dispositions.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Instructional Technology

Characteristics and Needs of Students with Severe Disabilities

Comprehensive Exam for the Master of Arts in Teaching: Special Education

Special Education in the Regular Classroom

Regulations and Requirements in Special Education

Behavioral Strategies for Students with Severe Disabilities

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-09 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-12 00:00:00 , International

More details

International applicants should apply six (6) months prior to the term of desired enrollment, unless your program's deadline is earlier.

Language

English

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Carrollton, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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General requirements

Passing GACE Program Admission Test scores (formerly called GACE Basic Skills) or ACT/SAT/GRE exemption scores

Exemptions:

ACT score of 43 or higher (English + Math)

SAT exemptions on score reports dated PRIOR to 7/1/19: minimum combined Critical Reading/Verbal and Mathematics score of 1000 OR Evidence Based Reading/Writing and Mathematics (from new SAT administered March 2016 forward) score of 1000

SAT exemptions on score reports dated ON or AFTER 7/1/19: minimum combined Evidence Based Reading/Writing and Mathematics score of 1080

Passing GACE Content scores are not required for special education admission

Submit proof of GACE Ethics for Educators (test # 350)

Tuition Fees

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8151 USD / full

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8151 USD / full

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