Curriculum and Instruction-Academically Gifted Education Concentration

Prerequisites

• Admission to the William J. Dore’, Sr. School of Graduate Studies
• Evidence of a valid teaching certificate
• Minimum Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score of:
  • 800 (Verbal + Qualitative) if the GRE was taken prior to September 1, 2011, using the 200-800 score scale.
  • 290 (Verbal + Qualitative) if the GRE was taken after September 1, 2011, using the 130-170 score scale.

Requirements

• Approved EDLD, EDTC, EDUC, PSYC, or SPED Elective (500/600 Level) - 3 hours

• EDLD 600 - Research I: Foundations of Educational Research (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDTC 611 - Learning and Cognition (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 606 - Foundations of Advanced Teaching (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 655 - Supervision of Student Teachers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 670 - Research II: Applied Educational Research (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 686 - Characteristics of Gifted Individuals (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 687 - Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 688 - Methods for Teaching the Academically Gifted (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 689 - Creative Thinking and Problem Solving (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 690 - Practicum in Curriculum and Instruction (Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 699 - Research III: Seminar in Educational Research (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

General Notes

• Credits applied must be earned within 6 calendar years from the time the student first enrolled in the program.
• No grade below C and not more than 6 credit hours of C work can be applied toward the degree.
• Only transfer credits with a grade of B or better may be applied toward the degree.