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Graduate Catalog 2022-2023

Educational Leadership Ed.S. with Director of Gifted Education Endorsement

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

See "Educational Leadership and Policy Studies"

Degree Requirements — 30-39 Credits

Research — 3 hours

PSY 644Motivation in Education

3

SRM 602Statistical Methods I

3

SRM 670Evaluation: Models and Designs

3

SRM 680Introduction to Qualitative Research

3

Educational Leadership Courses — 18 hours

ELPS 603Shaping Organizations: Management and Leadership in Education

3

ELPS 604Understanding People: Professional Development and Educational Leadership

3

ELPS 605External Environments: Social, Political, and Economic Influences in Educational Leadership

3

ELPS 650School Finance and Budgeting

3

ELPS 654Instructional Leadership and Supervision

3

ELPS 660Law and the Administrator

3

Gifted Education Administration Courses — 6 hours

EDSE 667Administration and Supervision of Gifted Education

3

EDSE 668Administrative Planning and Program Evaluation in Gifted

3

Field-based Learning — 3-6 hours

EDSE 669Externship in Gifted Education Administration

1-12

Elective Courses — Up to 9 hours to Fulfill Professional Needs and Interests

EDSE 683Nature and Needs of Gifted Learners

3

EDSE 685Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction for Gifted Learners

3

EDSE 686Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Learners

3

ELPS 601Leadership Development Through Inquiry

3

ELPS 608Issues in Educational Leadership: Implications for Practice

3

ELPS 665Policy Analysis and Development

3

Additional elective courses may be selected from the Specialist in Gifted Education Endorsement Program in consultation with your advisor.

Program Notes

  1. Admission to this program requires prior completion of a master’s degree or higher in gifted education from an accepted institution of higher education or a graduate degree that demonstrates knowledge and application of standards for the Gifted Education Specialist endorsement. Students entering the program who do not meet this criterion will need to complete additional hours in gifted education coursework.
  2. Satisfactory performance on a concluding activity demonstrating attainment of program outcomes and approved by faculty, in accordance with Graduate School policy, must be demonstrated.

*This course, or an equivalent, is required to meet CDE standards for the Director of Gifted Education endorsement.