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Gifted & Talented  Courses and Practica

COURSES                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Sixteen semester hours of specific coursework are required for a gifted/talented endorsement. The following courses, developed to meet this requirement,  are included in the endorsement program offered through the BYU-Public School Partnership. Although courses taken through this program are under the direction of the partnership Gifted and Talented Committee, registration for all courses must be made through the BYU Continuing Education Department, using 515R numbers. Parenthetical material in the list below refers to comparable on-campus courses with semester hours indicated. Taking an on-campus course requires acceptance into BYU's McKay School of Education Graduate Program.

1. 515R—Education of the Gifted (CPSE 518)—2 hours
2. 515R—Creative Thinking Strategies (CPSE 545)—2 hours
3. 515R—Identification of the Gifted (CPSE 609)—2 hours
4. 515R—Models and Systems of the Gifted in Education (CPSE   620)—2 hours
5. 515R—Curriculum in Gifted Education (CPSE 621)—2 hours                                                                                        6. 515R—Practica in Gifted and Talented (CPSE 630)—4 hours                                                                                     7. Elective—Approved by the Gifted and Talented Committee (2

TUITION

Fees for courses taught off campus have been established as follows:

• 2 credit course = $140.00 per candidate
• 3 credit course = $150.00 per candidate
• 4 credit course = $180.00 per candidate

Each course includes a BYU Continuing Education Posting Fee:

• $40.00 per 2 credit course
• $50.00 per 3 credit course
• $80.00 per 4 credit course

 SUBSTITUTING COURSES

A candidate desiring to substitute courses from another college or university for one or more of the required courses in this program will need to submit a copy of the course description (course syllabus) from the college/university where the course was completed. A transcript showing that the course was successfully completed must also be submitted. No more than three courses (or 9 semester hours) can be substituted. No substitute courses completed over 5 years ago will be accepted toward this endorsement.

COURSE CONTENT

Courses taught in this program are designed to meet Utah State Office of Education (USOE) Teaching Standards for Gifted and Talented Students.

All course components (objectives, instructional strategies, evaluation procedures, etc.) are correlated by the Gifted and Talented Committee. Instructors who teach courses or practica will prepare a course syllabus outlining the course content, course requirements, instructional strategies, schedules for topics/assignments, assessment strategies and procedures, and reference materials.

PRACTICA

To meet the 4-semester hour practicum requirement, candidates can select from the following options:

• Complete 2 hours through one of the Bright Ideas summer sessions and add 2 hours during the following year's Bright Ideas session
• Complete 2 hours through one of the Bright Ideas summer sessions and the other 2 hours through an approved practicum experience conducted under the supervision of a GT representative in one of the five partnership school districts.
• Complete all 4 hours in a pre-approved practicum experience under the supervision of a GT representative in one of the five partnership school districts.

All practica--both Bright Ideas sessions and district experiences--must be applied for and arranged by the candidate with one of the Gifted and Talented Committee's district representatives. Registration for all practicum hours will be under the direction of the Task Force and registered through the BYU Department of Continuing Education. The registration times for and description of the district-supervised practica will be arranged in advance between the district GT representatives and the candidates.