Gifted Education Specialist Endorsement (Ages 4-21)

Program Overview

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

The Gifted Education Specialist Endorsement MA program prepares teachers at the elementary and secondary level to work with gifted and talented students in order to help them develop their full potential. This program also prepares educators to serve as building- or district-level gifted education coordinators. Successful completion of this program will allow teachers with a Colorado teaching license to add the Gifted Education Specialist Endorsement to their current licenses. Students are required to pass the approved Praxis exam prior to adding the endorsement. The program consists of the required courses and practicum requirements agreed upon by the student and advisor.

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.

Admission

General Licensure and Endorsement Admission Requirements

Requirements — 33 Credits

Required Major Core Credits — 3 credits

SRM 600

Introduction to Graduate Research

Concentration Requirements — 30 credits

EDSE 664	Diversity in Gifted Education	3
EDSE 665	Advocacy in Gifted Education	3
EDSE 683	Nature and Needs of Gifted Learners	3
EDSE 684	Assessment and Identification in Gifted Education	3
EDSE 685	Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction for Gifted Learners	3
EDSE 686	Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Learners	3
EDSE 687	Program Strategies and Services for Gifted Learners	3
EDSE 688	Communication, Collaboration, and Leadership in Gifted Education	3
EDSE 690	Action Research and Reflective Practice in Gifted Education	3
EDSE 691	Practicum in Teaching Gifted Learners	1-12

EDSE 691: Take 3 credits - Number of credits determined by advisor based on candidate's prior background and experience in gifted education.