Special Education and Educational Leadership
Professors: Amy Childre, J.W. Good, Paul Jones, Cheryl Reynolds, Patricia Seay, and Craig Smith
Associate Professor: Rebecca McMullen and Barbara Roquemore
Assistant Professors: Larry Bacnik, Nicole DeClouette, Amanda Lineberger, Rob Sumowski, Ginny VanRie, and Stephen Wills
Instructor: Sharon Jones, Cara Meade
Degrees Offered
The graduate program in the Department of Special Education and Educational Leadership offers the Master of Arts of Teaching degree, the Masters of Education (M.Ed.) degree, and the Specialist in Education degree.
- Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) with a major in Special Education;
- Master of Education (M.Ed.) with a major in Special Education Interrelated;
- Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) with a major in Special Education;
- Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) with a major in Educational Leadership.
Certification
- Students successfully completing the M.A.T. Special Education program for initial certification may be recommended for a level five (T5) Georgia Teacher’s Certificate (P-12).
- Students completing the M.Ed. in Special Education may request level five certification through their school boards or directly to the PSC
- Students successfully completing the Ed.S. in Educational Leadership may be recommended for level six (PBL6) Georgia Certificate in Educational Leadership.
- Students completing the Ed.S. in Special Education may request level six certification through their school boards or directly to the PSC.