Courses

Students are placed in a designated early childhood/elementary site that includes students who have and students who do not have disabilities. Requirements include observing children and planning and implementing learning activities with the guidance of a qualified supervisor.

Field experience in the public schools under the supervision of an experienced, qualified classroom teacher in the field of intended certification. This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to participate in activities in which teachers of students with disabilities typically engage. Requires full time participation in a school setting for part of the semester.

This course continues instruction in the theory and application of haircutting and styling techniques. Topics include elevation and design cutting, introduction to hairpieces, blow-dry styling, thermal waving and curling, advanced haircutting and styling; use of clippers, shears, and razor; permanent waving and styling; shaving techniques and beard trimming.

This course is designed to engage students in clinical experiences in both general and special education and supports program coursework in elementary education and special education. Requirements include observing, planning, and implementing learning activities for students with and without disabilities under the supervision of a qualified supervisor. Students are in-field three days per week throughout the semester in a designated PK-5 public school site.

Application for field experience required prior to enrollment. Students are placed in a designated early childhood/elementary site. Requirements include observing children and planning and implementing learning activities with the guidance of a qualified supervisor.

This course is designed to engage students in clinical experiences in both general and special education. Students are placed in a designated early childhood/elementary site with half a semester in a traditional general education classroom and half a semester with a SPED teacher (inclusion classrooms or resource models). At the end of Block 3, teacher candidates choose to stay in the traditional classroom or to stay with the SPED teacher and follow their schedule.

This is an applied practicum that fosters effective use of GIS. Students who successfully complete the course are able to create, manipulate, and manage geographic data to perform analysis tasks, to visualize geographic data, and to use geographic data analyses to support decision making. This course is designed to equip students with skills needed in the geospatial field.

Provides an approved industry-like setting where the student develops and sharpens skills. Emphasis is placed on production standards achievement and quality control.

Supervised practicum in an approved setting in which students identified as having specific learning disabilities and/or emotional behavioral disorders are being served. Includes seminars and outside readings/assignments as well as inprogram activities. This course can be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Application for field experience required in advance. Speech Language Pathology

This course is designed to prepare students for calculus, physics, and related technical subjects. Topics include an intensive study of algebraic and transcendental functions accompanied by analytic geometry and trigonometry. For more information on this institution's eCore courses, please see http://www.westga.edu/ecore/