ACADEMIC CATALOG - Purdue University Calumet

special requirements and procedures, so it is important
to speak directly with the advisor who will best
know these requirements and procedures. The advisor
will coach the student on the proper steps to take
for admission into that specific major.
Step 2. Based on the advice given by the advisor, the
student must follow two steps to apply for admission.
First, the student must fill out the online application
requesting admission to the program of choice. Advice
on completing this application may be sought from
the GSE secretary in Gyte Annex-122. Second, the
student must check with the GSE secretary for any
additional required forms or activities that need to
be completed for admission to the desired program.
Any such forms or activities must be completed and
returned to the GSE secretary before admission may
occur. When all forms and requested information are
submitted, the GSE secretary will continue the admissions
procedure by forwarding the student’s admissions
folder to the appropriate advisor.
Step 3. The advisor of the student’s desired program
will review the admissions materials, will notify the
student of any additional procedures, will bring the
folder before the GSE Admissions Committee for
action and, if the action is positive, will forward
the student’s folder to the Head for processing. The
student will receive a letter in a few weeks from
the Graduate School in West Lafayette informing
the student of admission into the program.
Step 4. The student will again meet with the advisor
and begin taking the required coursework.
B. Completion of a GSE Program
Step 1. Completion of a GSE program will require
successfully completing coursework as well as fulfilling
specific requirements unique to each program. It
is, therefore, necessary for the student to make certain
to meet with the program advisor and discover ANY
AND ALL additional program requirements for
graduation. All students, for example, will be required
to submit a PORTFOLIO as an exit requirement for
any GSE program, but the details of the portfolio will
differ with each program. The student must fulfill all
program requirements before the advisor will present
him/her for graduation or license completion.
Step 2. In order to graduate, the student must have
a written, formalized plan of study (POS). This POS
is a contract between the student and the student’s
advisor listing the specific courses a student is to
complete. It is the student’s responsibility to contact
his/her advisor for the completion of a POS. The
earliest that a POS may be written is as soon as the
student has been admitted into the desired program
and as soon as any conditions on such admission have
been fulfilled. The latest a POS may be written is the
semester before that in which the student expects to
graduate.
The following is a list of our Master’s degrees and licensing programs.
Programs are subject to change, so it is the student’s responsibility
to work with the appropriate advisor to keep updated on any new
requirements.
Please note that we also offer a teacher leader certification program.
Please contact Mary Didelot at 989-2059 for details regarding this
certification program.
Master of Science,
Elementary Education
(33 credits)
1. Foundations Block (9 hours)
EDFA 500 Philosophy of Education
OR
EDCI 585 Multicultural Education
EDPS 530 Advanced Educational Psychology
EDPS531 Introduction to Measurement
and Evaluation
OR
EDPS 533 Introduction to Educational Research
2. Elementary Core Block (6 hours)
EDCI 591 School Curriculum
EDCI 608 Individualizing Instruction
3. Teaching Methods Block (18 hours)
Literacy and Language Education (3 hours)
EDCI 500
EDCI 504
EDCI 602
Science Education (3 hours)
Foundations of Literacy
Children’s Literature
Language Arts in the
Elementary School
EDCI 517 Survey of Science Education
EDCI 605 Science in the Elementary School
Social Studies Education (3 hours)
EDCI 604 Social Studies in the Elementary School
Mathematics Education (3 hours)
EDCI 511
EDCI 591
Math in the Elementary School
Mathematics Education Survey
Select ONE course from TWO of the following
three categories (6 hours)
A. Educational Technology
EDCI 560 Educational Technology for
Teaching and Learning
EDCI 570 Delivery Systems for Education
and Training
EDCI 571 Production of Instructional Materials
B. Multicultural Education
EDCI 585 Multicultural Education
C. Special Needs Education
EDPS 591A Integrating Students with Special Needs
Master of Science in Elementary
Education / Special Education
Emphasis
(33 hours)
In addition to the following coursework, a professional
portfolio is required.
REQUIRED COURSEWORK
Foundations (9 hours)
Select one course from each of the following areas:
Humanistic Education (3 hours)
EDFA 500 Philosophy of Education
EDCI 585 Multicultural Education
Departments and Schools
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