Admission to Program
The B.S.Ed. in Special Education (Adapted Curriculum) follows a cohort model with students beginning in the Fall semester each year. Applying to the B.S.Ed./M.Ed. pathway will require you to join a cohort and indicate your interest in the B.S.Ed./M.Ed. Double Dawg pathway on the cohort application. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis during each Spring semester until cohorts reach capacity.
To enter the B.S.Ed. in Special Education (Adapted Curriculum) program, students must meet the following minimum criteria:
-Overall minimum GPA of 3.0
-Completion of Core Areas I-VI is required by the end of the semester of application.
-Students who do not have transfer credit for EDSE 2000** and/or EDIT 5100E may complete these courses later in the program of study, if accepted.
-Grade of C or better in EDIT 5100E, EDUC 2120, EDUC (EPSY) 2130, and EDSE 2000**
-** No grade lower than B in EDSE 2000
-No grade lower than C in Core Area VI
-Completion of (1) Federal and Georgia Constitution and (2) U.S. and Georgia History University requirements by the end of the semester of application (Note: You may only take the exemption exams for these subjects a certain number of times. Please consult with the UGA Testing Center to ensure your timeline works.)
All students admitted to the pathway are required to have a GAPSC pre-service certificate prior to taking EDSE 4441, 4442, and 4443: Practicum in Special Education.
Curriculum
Graduate-level courses that may be used to satisfy undergraduate and graduate program requirements.
EDSE 7100 OR EDSE 7100E, Foundations and Assessment in ECSE
EDSE 7160 OR EDSE 7160E, Communication and Language Development in Young Children
EDSE 7200 OR EDSE 7200E, Methods and Curriculum in Early Childhood Special Education
EDSE 7441, Practicum A in Special Education
Additional requirements that are unique to this Double Dawgs program:
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Admission to Graduate Program
To continue the master's portion of the program, students will apply to the Graduate School in spring of year 4. Application should be made for summer entry.