Program Overview
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Site: Greeley; Extended Campus/Distance
Mode: In-person (Greeley); Online (Extended Campus)
Start term: Fall
Director: Corey Pierce, Ph.D.
Location: McKee 36
Telephone: 970.351.2691
Website: www.unco.edu/cebs/special-education/
The MA degree in Special Education with a Gifted Education Specialist Endorsement prepares teachers at the elementary and secondary level to work with gifted and talented students in order to help them develop their full potential.
The Special Education Gifted Education Specialist is required to pass the approved PLACE exam prior to licensing. The program consists of the required courses and practicum requirements agreed upon by the student and advisor. If a student enters the Master of Arts program in Special Education: Gifted Education Specialist Endorsement without a current teacher licensure, they are required to complete additional admission requirements and course requirements listed under Professional Teacher Education.
Degree Requirements — 33 Credits
Required Major Core Credits — 3 hours
| SRM 600 | Introduction to Graduate Research | 3 |
Concentration Requirements — 30 hours
| 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 hours - Number of hours determined by advisor based on candidates' prior background and experiences in gifted education.
Program Note
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.