AASU Department of Special and Adult Education

Welcome to the Department of Special and Adult Education and Community Leadership at Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU). As a comprehensive urban university, AASU is committed to academic excellence in the teaching and learning of all candidates. Our highest priority is to foster abilities and values essential to the development of our degree candidates into knowledgeable, thoughtful, responsible, and creative members of society. The vision of AASU's College of Education is to develop prepared, reflective educators and community leaders through a curriculum that is designed to instill the highest qualities of scholarship, professionalism, and genuine respect for human diversity.

Special Education programs are accredited by both NCATE and the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. The Adult Education and Community Leadership program adheres to the standards set by the Commission of Professors of Adult Education and through the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE). These program standards guide the faculty in the preparation of special education teachers, adult educators, and community leaders who demonstrate the highest qualities of character and ethical behavior as well as the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to enter their respective professions.

We look forward to meeting you and bringing you into the Special and Adult Education and Community Leadership family.