Gifted & Talented Program Courses

COURSES

Sixteen semester hours of specific coursework are required for this endorsement. The following courses have been developed to meet the 16-hour endorsement requirement. All of the courses are included in the endorsement program offered through the BYU-Public School Partnership. Although courses taken through this program will be under the direction of the Gifted and Talented Committee, registration of all courses will be made through the BYU Continuing Education Department using 515R numbers (parenthetical material below refers to comparable on-campus courses with semester hours indicated. Taking an on-campus course requires regular acceptance into BYU's 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 hours

TUITION

Fees for courses taught off-campus have been established as follows (as of April 2003):

• 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 3 courses (or 9 semester hours) can be substituted. All substitute courses over 5 years old after completion will not 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 content (objectives, instructional strategies, evaluation procedures, etc.) is correlated by the Gifted and Talented Committee. Instructors assigned to teach courses or practica will prepare a course syllabus outlining the course content, course requirements, instructional strategies, schedules of what content will be taught and in what sequence, how students will be evaluated, and what reference materials will be used.

PRACTICA

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

1. Complete 2 hours through one of the Bright Ideas summer sessions and then an additional 2 hours during the following year's Bright Ideas session.
2. 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 one of the 5 BYU-Public School Partnership School District's GT representatives in that school district.
3. Complete all 4 hours under the supervision of one of the 5 BYU-Public School Partnership School District's GT representatives in a pre-approved practicum experience.

All practicum, Bright Ideas sessions and Partnership District-supervised, 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.