Gifted Education, MA
33 credit hours
This is offered as an online degree.
To be eligible for gifted education certification in the State of Missouri, students must have a valid teaching certificate and at least two years of teaching experience.
Requirements
Prerequisite Courses
| EDU 54100 | Education of the Exceptional Child | 3 |
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| EDU 34100 | Education of the Exceptional Child | 3 |
Gifted Education Curriculum
| EDU 51300 | Survey of Gifted and Talented Education | 3 |
| EDU 52010 | Curriculum Analysis and Design for Gifted Education | 3 |
| EDU 52400 | Assessment of Intellectual Skills | 3 |
| EDU 54200 | Administration and Supervision of Gifted Programs | 3 |
| EDU 54400 | Meeting the Affective Needs of Gifted Children | 3 |
Research Procedures
Culminating Clinical Experience or alternative for out state online student
Missouri gifted certification seeking students must take EDU 54900.
Non-gifted certification seeking students may take EDU 60000.
Electives
Minimum 12 credit hours from the following courses:
Students may elect to take a maximum of six credit hours of approved Graduate Workshop Credit to be accepted as part of the minimum 12 credit hours of elective credit.
Other electives as approved by the Program Coordinator.