GRADUATE FACULTY: Combs, Gonzalez, Hammond, Ingalls, Johnson, Lloyd, Wood

October 15th for spring admission.

(May not be taken concurrently)

Department approval during final semester.

3. Satisfactory completion of the Examination for Certification of Educators in Texas

(ExCET) for School Counselors

Counselors

(May not be taken concurrently)

Counselors

EDRS 5305 Educational Research and Statistics I

SPED 5320 Special Education: Historical and Legal Basis

SPED 5322 The Bilingual Exceptional Child

SPED 5347 Parents of Exceptional Children

SPED 5330 Early Intervention for Young Children and their Families

SPED 5345 Remediating Students with Learning Disabilities

SPED 5369 Teaching the Learning Disabled in Reading

SPED 5370 Teaching Secondary Students with Mild Handicaps

SPED 5361 Nature and Needs of the Severely Disturbed

SPED 5367 Characteristics of Students with Learning Disabilities

SPED 5369 Teaching the Learning Disabled in Reading

SPED 5370 Teaching Secondary Students with Mild Handicaps

SPED 5373 Teaching Students with Autism

Selected topics for graduate students, teachers, school counselors, and agency counselors in special areas. May be repeated when topic varies. Prerequisite: Department approval.

Descriptive analysis of the typical patterns of human physical, social, emotional, moral, intellectual, cognitive, and personality growth and development.

An overview of the various theories of career counseling. Emphasis on incorporating an understanding of what is accomplished by career, vocational, and occupational counseling. The connection between career choice and life style development will be examined. Prerequisites: EDPC 5317 and EDPC 5341; EDPC 5317 and EDPC 5341 may be taken concurrently with EDPC 5320.

Analysis of the organization and administration of school counseling programs and services, to include professional orientation issues. A significant emphasis is placed on ethical and legal aspects of practice to include mastery of the process involved in ethical decision-making. Ethical issues related to accountability are also highlighted. The Texas Family Code will be reviewed. Prerequisites: EDPC 5317, EDPC 5341, EDPC 5345, and EDPC 5360.

Analysis of the organization and administration of community and agency counseling programs and services, to include professional orientation issues. A significant emphasis is placed on ethical and legal aspects of practice to include mastery of the process involved in ethical decision-making. Ethical issues related to accountability are also highlighted. The Texas Family Code will be reviewed. Prerequisites: EDPC 5317, EDPC 5341, EDPC 5345, and EDPC 5360.

Principles of psychological testing including purposes, methods, and procedures; analysis, evaluation, and administration of educational and psychological instruments.

Analysis, evaluation, and administration of individual instruments such as Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, and two of the Wechsler Tests (WAIS, WISC-III, WPPSI); includes preparation of individualized professional reports. Prerequisite: EDPC 5335.

Description of the history, principles, theories, and techniques of group counseling. Emphasis on communication process, curative factors, stages of group development, and therapeutic leadership, to include techniques, skills, and styles unique to the group process. Restricted to Counseling major. Prerequisites: EDPC 5317, EDPC 5341, and department approval.

Focus on the development and effective use of skills and techniques basic to the process of individual counseling as derived from the major theories of counseling. To be taken during the semester immediately preceding enrollment in EDPC 5371. Restricted to Counseling majors. Prerequisites: EDPC 5338 with a grade "B" or better and department approval.

Analysis and application of learning theories, including cognitive, behavioristic, social, and emotional learning processes in human development, with special emphasis on children and adolescents.

Study and analysis of the major affective, cognitive, and behavioral theories and therapeutic approaches to counseling. Emphasis on historical perspectives and practical application. Prerequisite: Admission to counseling program.

Identifies techniques and procedures to interpret results of various commonly used standardized tests and other procedures to diagnose learning problems; emphasis on the use of data to treat disabilities and develop potentialities. Prerequisite: EDPC 5335.

A study of the development of abnormal human behavior patterns and characteristics to include the major mental and personality disorders with emphasis on the symptomatology and/or life circumstances and events described in the various diagnostic categories. Prerequisites: EDPC 5317 and EDPC 5341.

A study of societal changes and trends, human role, societal subgroups, social mores and interaction patterns, and differing life styles. Focus on social/cultural characteristics and concerns of subgroups and the application to multicultural counseling. Prerequisites: EDPC 5317 and EDPC 5341. EDPC 5317 and EDPC 5341 may be taken concurrently with EDPC 5346.

Designed as an introduction to the field of substance use and/or abuse in the United States. Etiological theories and current forms of treatment, prevention, and research will be highlighted. Prerequisites: EDPC 5317 and EDPC 5341. EDPC 5317 and EDPC 5341 may be taken concurrently with EDPC 5347.

A study of the major theoretical approaches to marriage and family counseling. Emphasis on the individual's role in the family of origin and family of procreation and how family systems approaches to therapy impact each individual within the family. Prerequisites: EDPC 5317 and EDPC 5341.

A focus on the dynamics, problems, and practical aspects underlying the behavior of children and adolescents; provides a wide variety of intervention and treatment aspects for children and adolescents in counseling. Prerequisites: EDPC 5317 and EDPC 5341.

Area of study will be designated. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Prerequisite: Department approval.

Selected topics for graduate students, teachers, school counselors, and agency counselors in special areas. May be repeated when topic varies. Prerequisite: Department approval.

Advanced training in the development of basic counseling skills and interventions in an

on-campus laboratory setting. May include actual work with clients. To be taken during last semester of formal course work, immediately preceding enrollment in Counseling Internship I. Prerequisites: EDPC 5338 and EDPC 5339, each with a grade of "B" or better, and department approval.

Practical application of counseling theories and techniques in a community or school setting. Students are required to complete 150 hours of supervised on-site experience. Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of EDPC 5371 based on pass/fail grading option and department approval.

Advanced experience in the application of counseling theory and techniques in a school or community setting. Students will be required to complete a minimum of 150 hours of supervised on-site experience. Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of EDPC 5372 based on pass/fail grading option and department approval.

Supervised experience in public schools working with educational diagnosticians. Includes comprehensive assessments, preparation of written reports of assessment and other required paperwork, attendance at ARDs and presentation of test data and interpretation. Comprehensive assessments cover a variety of handicapping conditions. Prerequisites: Completion of all core and specialization requirements with a grade of "B" or better and department approval.

Emphasis on litigation, legislation, and laws pertaining to definitions of exceptional children including learning and behavior disorders, physical, mental, and sensory handicaps and the exceptionally gifted and talented student.

In-depth exploration of strategies and instructional services for students with disabilities who are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Nationally recognized issues and practices for these individuals will be reviewed. Prerequisites: SPED 5337 and department approval.

Focuses on the bilingual exceptional child, and provides information on how to teach students of limited English proficiency and multi-cultural background who are assigned to special education classes.

Focuses on recommended intervention strategies for children from birth to eight years of age who have disabilities or who are at risk of having developmental delays; emphasizes typical and atypical development, family involvement, assessment, and natural setting interventions. Prerequisite: SPED 5320 or instructor approval.

Course content will focus on language acquisition, assessment of cultural variance in educational settings, selection of appropriate norm referenced assessment tools, administration and analysis of selected tests as it applies to students with, or suspected to have, a disability. Prerequisite: Department approval.

Focuses on the role of the special educator in providing services to students with disabilities in the least restrictive settings. Incorporates strategies in team building, collaborative planning, and implementation as well as instruction in curricular and instructional modifications. Prerequisite: SPED 5320.

Relevant approaches and techniques for teachers to work with parents of exceptional children; includes strategies for developing knowledge and skills associated with facilitating child growth by cooperative home-school planning. Prerequisite: SPED 5320.

Diagnosis of and state eligibility criteria for all handicapping conditions with emphasis on the learning disabled, mentally retarded, and emotionally disturbed student. Focuses on factors affecting diagnosis and eligibility including language, culture, lifestyle, and educational background. Prerequisite: SPED 5320.

Selected topics for graduate students and teachers in special areas. May be repeated when topic varies. Prerequisites: SPED 5320 and department approval.

Focuses on the theory and symptomatology of children with severe emotional disturbances; provides a cross section of information on current research related to identification, differential diagnosis, psychogenic and physiological factors, intervention programs, and teaching strategies. Prerequisite: SPED 5320.

Focuses on methods for promoting behavior change and facilitating affective development of children who are emotionally impaired/behaviorally disordered; provides a wide variety of intervention strategies. Prerequisites: SPED 5320 and SPED 5361; or department approval.

Focuses on the various theoretical, etiological, sociological, and behavioral approaches to the understanding of children with language and learning disabilities. Emphasis is on the characteristics of this population and assessment strategies. Prerequisite: SPED 5320.

Focuses on learning disabled students; provides information on how to teach learning disabled students decoding, word attack, comprehension, and other skills in reading; includes assessment of learning disabled students in reading difficulties. Prerequisites: SPED 5320 and SPED 5367.

Focuses on learning disabled students; provides information on how to teach the secondary learning-disabled student word attack, comprehension content subject mastery, and the study skills. Prerequisite: Twelve graduate semester hours in special education (SPED) or department approval.

Characteristics of young children, elementary, and adolescent severely handicapped students with autism including assessment, program development, teaching methodology, and intervention techniques; includes programming for self-help, motor and language skills, reading, mathematics, and functional academic skills. Prerequisite: Twelve graduate semester hours in special education (SPED) or department approval.