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RANK I PROGRAM – 501/596

 

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

PROGRAM COMPONENTS: 25-30 Hrs. Dependent Upon Previous Program

 
1. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL COURSES – 6 Hrs. Required
    EDU 501 Professional Development Plan (2 Hrs.)*
                AND
    EDU 596

Professional Development Plan (1 Hr.)**

    EDU 604

Management of the Learning Environment (3 Hrs.)

       

* EDU 501 must be taken before the student completes 12 hours of graduate courses.
** EDU 596 must be taken during the students’ last semester of Rank I program.

 
2. RELATED PROFESSIONAL COURSES – 13 Hrs. Required
       
  12 Hrs. of Related Professional Education Courses Chosen with Advisor Approval
       
    #EXED 516 The Child with Exceptionalities: Perspectives and Issues (3 Hrs.)
    + (3 Hrs.)
    + (3 Hrs.)
    + (3 Hrs.)

# Must be taken unless Exceptional Education Course is on the Student’s Prior Transcript
+ Course selected with Advisor from the following:

  SEC 444G

Reading Instruction in the Junior and High School

  SEC 528-542 Seminar in Subject Areas
  MGE 421G Reading in the Middle School
  EDU 544 Classroom Teaching Strategies
  SEC 570W Workshop in Education
  SEC 580 Curriculum
  EDU 597

Supervision of Student Teachers

  GTE 536               Nature and Needs of the Gifted, Creative, & Talented Students
  PSY 519 Psychological Perspectives of Classroom Behavior
  SEC/LME 445G Introduction to Educational Technology
  GTE 537 Curriculum, Strategies, and Materials for Gifted Students
  CNS 551 Classroom Guidance
  CNS 566               Secondary Guidance Services
  EDAD 677

School Law

  ENVE 580            Instructional Strategies Environmental Education
   
2. RELATED PROFESSIONAL COURSES (Continued)
  EDFN 500

Research Methods

  EDFN 576 Social Foundations of America
  EDFN 577 Philosophy of Education
  LTCY 519 Foundations of Reading Instruction
  LTCY 524 Reading in the Content Areas
  MGE 421G Reading in the Middle School
  MGE 571G

Middle School Curriculum

  PSY 590 Readings of Research in Psychology
  PSY 421/422G Psychology of Early Adolescence or Adolescent Psychology
  LME 448G Microcomputer Application in Education
     
3. RELATED NON-PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES - 12 Hrs.
     
  Select courses in consultation with your advisor.

 

NOTE: There is a limit of 9 hours workshop and independent study credit that can be used on a Rank I program.  Only three of those 9 hours can be one credit hour courses.

 

 

 

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