Certificate of Graduate Studies

A Certificate of Graduate Studies (CAGS) is designed for professionals who have earned a master's degree. The CAGS will be awarded upon the completion of a minimum of 21 Ottawa University semester credit hours. All core courses are required. Special Education, School Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology require additional credits.

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Curriculum and Instruction | Education Intervention | Education Leadership | Education Technology | School Guidance Counseling | School Psychology | Special Education - Cross Categorical | Speech-Language Pathology


Concentrations

Curriculum and Instruction

Core Courses - all core courses are required
21 semester credit hours

• EDC 7291  Differentiated Instruction (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7295  Theory and Practice of Curriculum Development (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7297  Curriculum Evaluation (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7299  Curriculum Design and Content Standards (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7153  Education Law (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7172  Special Education Law (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 8323  Survey of Special Education (3 cr hrs)
• HRC 7000  Statistics Workshop (NC)

Elective Courses - Core courses must first be taken and advisor approval must be obtained

• EDC 7813  Structured English Immersion for ELL (SEI II - 3 cr hrs) *
• EDC 7753  Structured English Immersion for ELL (SEI III - 3 cr hrs) *

* In addition to the require courses, SEI II and III must be taken before certification unless you have completed state requirements for SEI.


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Education Intervention 

Core Courses - all core courses are required 
21 semester credit hours

• EDC 7603  Conflict Resolution in an Educational Environment (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7653  Theory and Techniques for Education Intervention (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7703  School and Community Resources for Education Intervention (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7753  Assessment Techniques for At-risk Learners (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7793  Materials and Strategies for Success With At-risk Students (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7153  Educational Law (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7723  Instructional Design and Evaluation (3 cr hrs)
• HRC 7000  Statistics Workshop (no credit)

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Education Leadership

MUST HAVE THREE YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE (verification required)

Core Courses - all core courses are required
21 semester credit hours

Note: Field Experience in Education must be taken last.

• EDC 7713  School and Community Relations (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7723  Instructional Design and Evaluation (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7733  The Principalship (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7153  Educational Law (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7743  School Finance (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 8073  Clinical Supervision/Assessment (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 8453  Field Experience in Education **200 contact hours  (3 cr hrs)
• HRC 7000  Statistics Workshop (no credit)

Elective Courses - Core course must be taken first and advisor approval must be obtained

• EDC 7813  Structured English Immersion for ELL (SEI II - 3 cr hrs) *
• EDC 8613  Structured English Immersion for ELL (SEI III - 3 cr hrs) *

* In addition to the required courses, SEI II and III must be taken before certification unless you have completed state requirements for SEI.
**Contact hours subject to change depending on Ottawa University and State Department of Education requirements. If your school site requires additional hours, you must comply with their requirements.

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Education Technology

Core Courses - all core courses are required
21 semester credit hours

• EDC 7613  Introduction to Ed Technology (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7623  Foundation in Distance Learning (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7633  Administration of the Technology Program (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7663  Tech Integration K-12 (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7643  Computer Assisted Instruction (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7683  Instructional Theories and Strategies in Tech Integration (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7153  Educational Law (3 cr hrs)
• HRC 7000  Statistics Workshop (no credit)

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School Guidance Counseling

Core Courses - all core courses are required
21-27 semester credit hours

Note: EDC 8014 must be taken prior to the Practicum, which must be taken last.

• EDC 7133  Counseling and the Helping Professions (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7163  Research; Assessment & Evaluation (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7403  School Counseling in a Changing Environment (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7433  Social and Cultural Concerns in Counseling (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7824  Life Planning/Career Development for School Counselors (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 8023  Designing and Leading Comprehensive School Guidance-based programs (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7933  Group Counseling & Dynamics for Children (3 cr hrs) 
• EDC 8014  Professional and Ethical Issues for School Counselors (taken prior to the Practicum) (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 8463  Practicum in School Guidance Counseling (*min. 200 contact hours - subject to change)  (3 cr hrs) 
• HRC 7000  Statistics Workshop (no credit)

*practicum contact hours subject to change depending on Ottawa University and State Department of Education requirements. If your school site requires additional hours, you must comply with their requirements.


Elective Courses - Core course must be taken first and advisor approval must be obtained

• EDC 7813  Structured English Immersion for ELL (SEI II - 3 cr hrs) *
• EDC 8613  Structured English Immersion for ELL (SEI III - 3 cr hrs) *

* In addition to the required courses, SEI II and III must be taken before certification unless you have completed state requirements for SEI.


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School Psychology

Core Courses - all core courses are required
50 semester credit hours

Core courses must be taken in the following order. Your internship must be taken last and you must have a letter of intent. Transfer courses must match exactly.

• EDC 7102  Professional and Historic Issues in School Psychology (3 cr hrs) 
• EDC 7142  Techniques of Educational and Psychological Measurement (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7152  Educational Statistical Methods I (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7162  Educational Statistical Methods II (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7112  Issues and Trends in Exceptional Education (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7202  Social & Cultural Bases of Assessment (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7172  Special Education Law (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7182  Psychopharmacology (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7122  Assessment & Intervention: Academic and Alternative (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7222  Assessment & Intervention: Academic & Alternative Testing Practicum (1 cr hr) 
• EDC 7132  Assessment & Intervention: Personality Behavioral; Social & Emotional (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7232  Assessment & Intervention: Personality Behavioral; Social & Emotional Testing Practicum (1 cr hr)
• EDC 7192  Consultation Strategies for School Psychologist (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 8102  Internship I  Practicum in School Psychology (600 hours/6 semester credit hours)
• EDC 8122  Internship II Practicum in School Psychology (600 hours/6 semester credit hours)
• HRC 7000  Statistics Workshop (no credit)

Elective Courses - Core course must be taken first and advisor approval must be obtained

• EDC 7813  Structured English Immersion for ELL (SEI II - 3 cr hrs) *
• EDC 8613  Structured English Immersion for ELL (SEI III - 3 cr hrs) *

* In addition to the required courses, SEI II and III must be taken before certification unless you have completed state requirements for SEI.

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Special Education - Cross Categorical

Core Courses - all core courses are required
24 semester credit hours, plus 8 semester credit hours of practicum

• EDC 8303  Foundations of SPED Learning Disabilities Cross-Categorical (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 8313  Introduction to Behavioral Disabilities and Emotional Learning (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 8323  Survey of Special Education (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 8333  Methods/Strategies for Teaching Students with Disabilities (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 8343  Special Services in Schools (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 8353  Assessment & Diagnosis of Mild Disabilities (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 8363  Behavioral Principles & Disabilities (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 8373  Best Practices for Educating Students with Disabilities (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 8383  Practicum (8 semester credit hours) [3 or 4 disabilities]
• HRC 7000  Statistics Workshop (no credit)

Elective Courses - Core course must be taken first and advisor approval must be obtained

• EDC 7813  Structured English Immersion for ELL (SEI II - 3 cr hrs) *
• EDC 8613  Structured English Immersion for ELL (SEI III - 3 cr hrs) *

* In addition to the required courses, SEI II and III must be taken before certification unless you have completed state requirements for SEI.

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Speech-Language Pathology (available 2010)

Core Courses - all core courses are required
45 semester credit hours

Prerequisite: Anatomy and Physiology

Core courses must be taken in the following order. The clinical practicum must be taken last. Transfer courses must match exactly.

• EDC 7053 Written Language Development and Disorders/Linguistics (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7035 Language Development Disorders from Birth through Pre-School (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7039 Language Development and Disorders in School-Aged Children (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7041 Phonology and Articulation (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7043 Fluency Disorders (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7047 Diagnostic Process in Speech-Language Pathology (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7037 Neurologically Based Language Disorders (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7059 Clinical Practicum in a School Setting (125 hours) (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7045 Voice Disorders in Children and Adults (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7049 Neurologically Based Speech Disorders/Aphasia (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7051 Dysphasia (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7057 Augmentative and Alternative Communication (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7055 Research Design in Speech-Language Pathology (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7061 Advanced Clinical Practicum I (125 hours in a school setting ) (3 cr hrs)
• EDC 7063 Advanced Clinical Practicum II (150 hours in a school setting) (3 cr hrs)
• HRC 7000 Statistics Workshop - can be taken anytime (no credit)

Elective Courses - Core course must be taken first and advisor approval must be obtained

• EDC 7813  Structured English Immersion for ELL (SEI II - 3 cr hrs) *
• EDC 8613  Structured English Immersion for ELL (SEI III - 3 cr hrs) *

* In addition to the required courses, SEI II and III must be taken before certification unless you have completed state requirements for SEI.

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