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Major Course Components (18 - 21 hrs.) |
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1. |
Professional Development Component (3 hrs.) |
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EDU 501 |
Seminar: Designing Professional Development Plan (2 hrs) * |
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EDU 598 |
Portfolio Development & Professional Education Growth Plan (1 hrs) ** |
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Educational Psychology Component (3 hrs.) |
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PSY 510 |
Advanced Educational Psychology |
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PSY 511 |
Psychology of Learning |
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PSY 519 |
Psychological Perspectives on Classroom Behavior |
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Strategies Component (3 hrs.) |
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EDU 544 |
Classroom Teaching Strategies |
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ENVE 580 |
Instructional Strategies Environmental Education |
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LTCY 524 |
Teaching Reading Skills in the Content Areas |
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GTE 537 |
Curriculum, Strategies, & Materials for Gifted Students |
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LTCY 444G |
Reading in the Middle & Secondary Grades |
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Curriculum Component (3 hrs.) |
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*SEC 580 |
The Curriculum |
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*MGE 571 |
Middle School Curriculum (SUMMER TERM ONLY) |
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Restricted Elective Component (3 hrs.) |
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If an Exceptional Child Education course is not documented on the candidate’s undergraduate program, the student must enroll in EXED 516.
If an EXED course is documented on the candidate’s undergraduate transcript, another course may be selected from:
SEC 580, EDU 544, GTE 537, PSY 519, LME 547, or any other graduate level professional education course with advisor approval. |
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6. |
Research/Assessment Component (3 hrs.)
*EDFN 500 Research Methods
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Content Specific Research Course |
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7. |
Choose an additional education course or a content course |
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* MUST BE TAKEN IN FIRST 12 Hrs. |
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Content Minor (SEC Majors Only) (12-15 hrs.)
(Content Advisor Approved)
*EDU 501 must be taken before the student completes 6 hours of graduate courses.
**EDU 598 must be taken during the student’s last semester of Non-Degree Planned Fifth Year program. |
