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Department of Graduate Studies in Education
Faculty: S. Beike; R. Brusca-Vega; J. A. Buckenmeyer; B. R. Colon; R. J. Colon; L. M. Crawford (Emeritus); S. E. Degges-White; M. J. Didelot; S. Duncan; P. M. Frampton;
W. V. Giddings (Emeritus); L. A. Hollingsworth; H. S. Jancich; A. Trekles Milligan; D. E. Johnson (Emeritus); T. Mihail; S. D. Paravonian (Emeritus); R. H. Rivers;
W. H. Smead (Emeritus); J. O. Smith (Emeritus); A. C. Trimble (Emeritus); E. L. Vockel
The School of Education offers a variety of Master’s degrees areas of concentration and license programs through its Graduate Studies in Education office located in the
Gyte Annex, Room122 (219) 989-2326. The GSE secretary is responsible for all paperwork regarding admissions to, and retention in, graduate programs. The Head of the
Department of Graduate Studies in Education is responsible for supervision of all graduate programs. For admission to, and successful completion of, any of our graduate
programs, the student must fulfill the following requirements:
A. Admission to a GSE Program
Step 1. It is very important that the student contact the advisor of a GSE
program in which the student might be interested. Because of federal and state
requirements, each of our programs has its own special requirements, procedures,
and standards so it is important to speak directly with the advisor who will best
knowthese requirements, procedures, and standards. 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 followtwo
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, Room 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 reviewthe 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 fewweeks 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 of our degree and license programs are standards-driven, so the student
must prove the attainment of all standards in whatever form the individual
program or license requires. A portfolio, for example, will be one form of proving
standards attainment, but the details of the portfolio will differ with each program
or licensing area. Some license programs may require a state exam as well. Therefore,
the student must make certain throughout his or her program to complete
all graduation requirements as they are assigned. This must be done before the
advisor will present him or her for graduation or for 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 areas of concentration and licensing programs.
Programs are subject tochange, soit is the student’s responsibility towork with the appropriate advisor
tokeep updated on any newrequirements.
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Master of Science in Education
(Special Education Concentration)
(33 hours)
In addition to the following coursework, a professional portfolio is required.
Foundations (9 hours)
Humanistic Education (3 hours)
EDCI 58500 Multicultural Education
Behavioral Education (3 hours)
EDPS 53000 Advanced Educational Psychology
Research in Education (3 hours)
Select one of the following courses:
EDPS 53100 Introduction to Measurement and Evaluation
EDPS 53300 Introduction to Educational Research I: Methodology
Special Education Core (18 hours)
Select six of the following courses:
EDPS 56300 Identification, Evaluation, and Assessment of Individuals
with Exceptionalities
EDPS 56500 Intervention Strategies and Research
EDPS 56600 Supervised Teaching in Special Education: Mild Intervention
EDPS 56600 Supervised Teaching in Special Education: Intense Intervention
EDPS 56800 Special Education Issues
EDPS 59000 with title Internshipin Special Education: Mild Intervention
EDPS 59000 with title Internshipin Special Education: Intense Intervention
EDPS 59000 with title InternshipII: Intense Intervention
EDPS 59000 with title Individuals with Severe Disabilities: Historical
Perspectives, Etiology and Characteristics
EDPS 59000 with title Seminar in Special Education: Serving Students
with Autism Spectrum Disorders
EDPS 59000 with title Intervention Strategies and Research for Teaching
Individuals with Severe Disabilities I
EDPS 59000 with title Intervention Strategies and Research for Teaching
Individuals with Severe Disabilities II
EDPS 59100 with title Integrating Students with Special Needs
EDPS 59100 with title Historical Perspectives, Etiology, and Characteristics
of Individuals with Mild Disabilities
EDPS 59100 with title Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers
EDPS 59100 with title Advanced Technological Applications in Special Education
EDPS 66400 with title Seminar in Special Education: Lawand Individuals
with Disabilities
EDPS 66400 with title Seminar in Special Education: Collaboration
* With the exception of of Integrating Students with Special Needs courses listed above have
prerequisites; please consult your advisor.
Related (6 hours)
Select twoof the following courses:
EDCI 51100 Mathematics in the Elementary School
EDCI 59100 with title Literacy Problems: Evaluation and Remediation
EDCI 59100 with title Human Issues In Technology
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