A description of each course can be found in the Graduate Studies Course Catalog.

I. Elementary and Secondary Core Courses: Required

• EDU 8603 - Educational Research
• EDU 8641 - Statistics
• EDU 8679 - Crrclm & Instr in Schls
• EDU 8673 - Philosophy Education
  * Core courses must be completed prior to taking the Comprehensive Examinations

II. Elementary: 9 - 12 Credits required of the following

• EDU 8606 - Assessment & Evaluation CR
• EDU 8620 - Found of Reading Instruction
• EDU 8622 - Diag. & Remed of Read. Diff.
• EDU 8626 - Learn Disabilities Read
• EDU 8662 - Trends Social Studies
• EDU 8663 - Teach Prob Solv Math-Sci
• EDU 8676 - Technology in Teaching
• EDU 8678 - Multicult, Gender in Schools
• EDU 8631 - Meth of Teaching Writing
• EDU 8627 - Teaching Language Arts

III. Elementary: 6 - 9 Credits to be elected from the following

• EDU 8610 - Current Issues Amer Educ
• EDU 8664 - Politics of Education
• EDU 8669 - Comparative Education
• EDU 8670 - Hist of Western Educ
• EDU 8671 - Hist of American Educ

IV. Secondary: 3 - 6 Credits required of the following

• EDU 8610 - Current Issues Amer Educ
• EDU 8669 - Comparative Education
• EDU 8670 - Hist of Western Educ
• EDU 8671 - Hist of American Educ
• EDU 7676 - Educ Phil St Augustine

V. Secondary: 12 - 15 Credits from the following and/or up to 12 credits in candidates teaching area

• EDU 8606 - Assessment & Evaluation CR
• EDU 8622 - Diag. & Remed of Read. Diff.
• EDU 8624 - Reading Secondary School
• EDU 8626 - Learn Disabilities Read
• EDU 8656 - School Law
• EDU 8662 - Trends Social Studies
• EDU 8663 - Teach Prob Solv Math-Sci
• EDU 8664 - Politics of Education
• EDU 0300 - Psy of Exceptional Child
• EDU 8676 - Technology in Teaching
• EDU 8678 - Multicult, Gender in Schools
• EDU 8631 - Meth of Teaching Writing
• EDU 8651 - Social Issues & Schools
• PSY 8650 - Psy of Child Adoles Dev

Elementary and Secondary: Workshops 3 Required - 1 Credit each

The workshops, scheduled on a Friday evening and Saturday, deal with specialized and current topics of interest to teachers. Students n the program complete three workshops from a choice of many. Sample titles for GTE workshops include: "Successful Strategies for At-Risk Students," "Educating Middle School Students: What Really Works," "Effective Time Management for Educators," and "Teaching and Training as a Performance Art."