The Special Education major provides candidates with a bachelor’s degree in special education and prepares candidates for professional certification with an endorsement as a special education generalist. The Teacher Candidate applies evidence-based professional and pedagogical knowledge that supports students’ social, emotional, behavioral and academic development. The Teacher Candidate has a deep and flexible understanding of content that supports students’ social, emotional, behavioral and academic development in authentic learning environments. The Teacher Candidate strategically uses assessment for instructional planning and evidence-based instructional practices to make goal-directed decisions that support students’ social, emotional, behavioral and academic development. The Teacher Candidate displays the professional dispositions that support students’ social, emotional, behavioral and academic development.