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Initial Certification in Special Education Adapted Curriculum course of study is for students seeking only teacher certification. Certification only students complete a planned program that leads to a College of Education and Human Development recommendation to the Professional Standards Commission for certification K-12 as a teacher of Special Education Adapted Curriculum. The focus of the coursework is students with moderate, severe, and profound intellectual disability and students with autism spectrum disorders.
Pre-Service Certificate: Upon admission to a teacher education program, students will be contacted by the Office of Field Placements and Certification with instructions to claim enrollment in their program and submit a GaPSC Pre-Service Certificate Application. The pre-service certificate is required for placement in required field experiences or clinical practice.
Certification: Students must post passing scores on the GACE Content Assessment and Georgia Educator Ethics - Program Exit (360) Assessment in order to be recommended by Georgia State University for clear, renewable certification.
For Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) certification, students must earn a grade of “B” or higher in EXC 4020 Characteristics and Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities.
Program Academic Regulations
Students must earn a grade of “B” or higher in each course in the program. If the student earns a grade below “B” in a course, s/he must repeat that course. Students will be allowed to repeat a course in this manner one time. Students who fail to earn a grade of “B” or higher after taking the course a second time will be scholastically excluded from this program. Students must earn a grade of “B-” or higher in courses outside of the special education program.
