The M.Ed. degree programs in Special Education lead to T-5 certification in Special Education General Curriculum or Special Education Adapted Curriculum. Any person who has T-4 certification in a teaching field or who has completed a four-year degree program outside the field of teaching and meets the other admission criteria may pursue the master’s level programs.
| Program Advisor | Dr. Patricia Jenkins | 229-500-4407 | patricia.jenkins@asurams.edu |
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| Online Specialist | Dr. Denata Williams | 229-500-2913 | denata.williams@asurams.edu |
Albany State University recommends the following course track for transfer students. If you would like to use a different track, please contact your Online Support Specialist.
| Course | Title | Credits | Term | Grade |
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Area A: Nature of the Learner and Behavior Problems (3 hours) | ||||
| SPED 5542 | Behavior Modification for Exceptional Students | 3 | ||
Area B: Programs & Problems of the School (3 hours) | ||||
| EDUC 5504 | History of American Education | 3 | ||
| EDUC 5509 | Philosophy of Education | 3 | ||
| EDUC 5538 | Curriculum Principles | 3 | ||
| EDUC 5540 | Curriculum Principles | 3 | ||
Area C: Teaching Field (12 hours) | ||||
| SPED 5510 | Characteristics of and Instructional Strategies for Teaching Mildly Disabled | 3 | ||
| SPED 5545 | Educational Assessment of Exceptional Children | 3 | ||
| SPED 5563 | Issues & Interrelated Special Education | 3 | ||
| SPED 5570 | Practicum in Special Education | 3 | ||
| SPED 5590 | Teaching of Rdg & Math to Exceptional Learners | 3 | ||
Area D: Research (6 hours) | ||||
| EDUC 5500 | Educational Statistics (Prerequisite for EDUC 5502) | 3 | ||
| EDUC 5502 | Action/Classroom Research | 3 | ||
Area E: Electives (9 hours) | ||||
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To be selected with advisor | ||||
Gifted Endorsement (9 hours) | ||||
| SPED 5516 | Nature & Characteristics of Gifted | 3 | ||
| SPED 5529 | Instructional Methods in Gifted Edu | 3 | ||
| SPED 5536 | Curriculum for Gifted Education | 3 | ||
Reading Endorsement (9 hours) | ||||
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Students are required to take three health/physical education courses to meet the graduation requirement for AA/AS programs. One of the three courses must meet the fitness competency requirement (for online that is PHED 1161 or PHED 1162). Any PHED or HLTH course with a 1000 number satisfies the additional PE requirements. Veterans of more than one year of active military service may apply for an exception to the Physical Education requirement. | ||||
| EDRG 5594 | Introduction to Theory & Pedagogy in Reading | 3 | ||
| EDRG 5595 | Diagnosis & Prescriptive Procedures in Rdg | 3 | ||
| EDRG 5596 | Content Area Literacy | 3 | ||
ESOL Endorsement (12 hours) | ||||
| ESOL 5501 | Methods & Material of Teaching ESOL | 3 | ||
| ESOL 5502 | Instructional Strategies | 3 | ||
| ESOL 5503 | Applied Linguistics | 3 | ||
| ESOL 5504 | Multicultural Education Issues | 3 | ||
This program is designed to prepare graduates to pursue a job in this field or related fields. Although career and professional development services are available to students and graduates, finding a job is the individual responsibility of the student. We do not guarantee that any student will be placed in any particular job, or at all.