Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of students with special needs?
With a degree in Special Education from Augusta University, you can. Not only will you have a strong foundation in basic and special education methods, but you’ll also have the real-world experience to make a difference as soon as you enter a classroom of your own. The Special Education program through the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Teaching and Leading prepares students for a fulfilling career in education.
Special Education program is for you if you consider yourself
Special Education
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What You'll Study
In the Special Education program, you’ll take courses in general classroom management while also learning the techniques and methods for educating students with communication disorders and disabilities. You’ll also have opportunities for classroom observation before your full semester of student teaching.
Experience-based Education
The Inspiring Men of Color initiative responds to the lack of racially diverse educators — particularly male educators — by providing inspiration and motivation to attract minority males into the field of education.
Partnerships with local schools allow partner school faculty to co-teach classes that provide the latest information regarding changes in standards as well as county and state initiatives, keeping you up to date and well informed.
The Induction Collaborative helps local school districts support our graduates during their first years as teachers, ensuring new teachers receive the advice and assistance they need to feel comfortable in the classroom.
Whether you're an undergrad or graduate student, you'll have opportunities to create your own research projects or work with faculty to tackle some of the world's most complex and pressing challenges.
Educators never stop learning, and our wide variety of professional learning opportunities — including workshops, conferences, certifications and courses — keep our students, faculty, staff and alumni exposed to the latest techniques and information.
Through counseling and referral services, the Troops to Teachers program assists transitioning service members and veterans with pursuing a career in education.
Student organizations are an important part of learning and support, and we’ve got a lot of them, from honor societies to the SPED Club to a student ambassador program, where select students represent the college to incoming freshmen.
Your Future
With a Special Education degree, you leave college with the knowledge and experience to teach students with special needs in grades prekindergarten through 12.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median income for Special Education teachers is $61,820 per year.
Learning Like No Other
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Augusta University has introduced a new certification program designed to foster a deeper understanding of inclusive excellence.
By participating on the Teacher Advisory Council, Juan Walker, PhD, hopes to integrate his love of comics with his passion for history curriculum development and share his work nationally.
Rebecca Harper, PhD, an associate professor for the College of Education and Human Development at Augusta University, has three published books on writing skills and six more in the works.
“Together we have an opportunity to truly create a university like no other. You all came here — I think, I hope and I believe — because you saw that same thing. What you saw was not just a university, but potential. Credible potential," said Augusta University President Brooks A. Keel, PhD.
