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RANK I PROGRAM – 501/596

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

PROGRAM COMPONENTS: 25-30 Hrs. Dependent Upon Previous Program


1.	REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL COURSES – 6 Hrs. Required
		EDU 501	Professional Development Plan (1 Hr.)*
			AND
		EDU 596	Professional Development Plan (2 Hrs.)**
		EDU 604	Management of the Learning Environment (3 Hrs.)

* EDU 501 must be taken before the student completes 12 hours of graduate courses.
** EDU 596 must be taken during the students’ last semester of Rank I program.


2.	RELATED PROFESSIONAL COURSES – 13 Hrs. Required

	12 Hrs. of Related Professional Education Courses Chosen with Advisor Approval

		#EXED 516	The Child with Exceptionalities: Perspectives and Issues (3 Hrs.)
		+	(3 Hrs.)
		+	(3 Hrs.)
		+	(3 Hrs.)

# Must be taken unless Exceptional Education Course is on the Student’s Prior Transcript
+ Course selected with Advisor from the following:

	SEC 444G	Reading Instruction in the Junior and High School
	SEC 528-542	Seminar in Subject Areas
	MGE 421G	Reading in the Middle School
	EDU 544	Classroom Teaching Strategies
	SEC 570W	Workshop in Education
	SEC 580	Curriculum
	EDU 597	Supervision of Student Teachers
	GTE 536	Nature and Needs of the Gifted, Creative, & Talented Students
	PSY 519	Psychological Perspectives of Classroom Behavior
	SEC/LME 445G	Introduction to Educational Technology
	GTE 537	Curriculum, Strategies, and Materials for Gifted Students
	CNS 551	Classroom Guidance
	CNS 566	Secondary Guidance Services
	EDAD 677	School Law
	ENVE 580	Instructional Strategies Environmental Education


2.	RELATED PROFESSIONAL COURSES (Continued)
	EDFN 500	Research Methods
	EDFN 576	Social Foundations of America
	EDFN 577	Philosophy of Education
	LTCY 519	Foundations of Reading Instruction
	LTCY 524	Reading in the Content Areas
	MGE 421G	Reading in the Middle School
	MGE 571G	Middle School Curriculum
	PSY 590	Readings of Research in Psychology
	PSY 421/422G	Psychology of Early Adolescence or Adolescent Psychology
	LME 448G	Microcomputer Application in Education

3.	RELATED NON-PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES - 12 Hrs.

	Select courses in consultation with your advisor.

NOTE: There is a limit of 9 hours workshop and independent study credit that can be used on a Rank I program. Only three of those 9 hours can be one credit hour courses.

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