The mission of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction is to provide quality professional P-12 and Reading Education preparation programs to pre-service and in-service teachers in the West Georgia service area. The Department offers programs for students at three professional levels: B.S. Ed., M. Ed., and Ed. S. Also, the Department's mission is to enable students at the B.S. Ed. level to become thoughtful, caring, and competent practitioners. Undergraduate programs in Curriculum and Instruction prepare undergraduate students to meet the 10 INTASC principles and can be located at the following URL: http://www.ccsso.org/content/pdfs/corestrd.pdf