Program Overview
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
General Licensure and Endorsement Admission Requirements
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The Director of Gifted Education endorsement program is designed to prepare students to become gifted education administrators. The course of study is a highly individualized program based on the background of the student and is designed to provide a broad knowledge base in all areas of gifted education. Depending upon the licensure of the student, a program is designed to provide an in-depth knowledge of the field of gifted education, emphasizing the wide variety of children with gifted education needs with regard to delivery systems, evaluation, programming, identification, finance, law, policy, and regulations.
Federal student loans are not currently available to students who are pursuing a CO state license (initial or additional) through UNC's stand-alone, graduate level licensure programs without being simultaneously enrolled in a Masters, Specialist, or Doctoral program.