Courses

EDR 553 FOUNDATIONS OF DYSLEXIA   1.0 Credit(s)
This online course provides students with an introduction to the nature and needs of students with dyslexia as well as academic, social, and emotional implications. This course addresses dyslexia's neurobiological origins, its effect on language and literacy development, and variations in the processing and development of the various elements of language and literacy among students with dyslexia.
Offered: Summer 1 Semester All Years

CH 571 RESEARCH METHODS:COMPCHEM AND BIOCHEM   2.0 Credit(s)
This course covers professional skills needed for independent careers in chemistry, with a particular emphasis placed on topics relevant to computational, theoretical, and biochemistry. This includes instructions on searching and reading scientific literature, writing proposals and grants, developing research questions and experiments, using logic and reasoning to interpret data, ethical conduct in scientific research, and common conventions in different subfields of chemistry.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

CH 555 ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY   1.0 Credit(s)
This course includes a series of experiments in synthetic inorganic chemistry and characterization of organic and inorganic compounds. Synthetic experience will include coordination compounds, organometallic complexes, and complexes of main group metals, including both stoichiometric and catalytic reactions. Characterization techniques will include UV-Vis, IR, magnetic susceptibility, and NMR spectroscopy. Prerequisite: Take CH-553 OR CH-556
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

CH 570 RESEARCH METHODS:PREPARATIVE CHEMISTRY   2.0 Credit(s)
This course covers professional skills needed for independent careers in chemistry, with a particular emphasis placed on topics relevant to preparative and experimental chemistry. This includes instructions on searching and reading scientific literature, writing proposals and grants, developing research questions and experiments, using logic and reasoning to interpret data, ethical conduct in scientific research, and common conventions in different subfields of chemistry.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

SLP 575 PHONETICS FOR EDUCATORS   1.0 Credit(s)
Students will be provided with graduate level information on the articulatory properties of the sound systems of human language
Offered: Late Spring & Summer Semesters All Years

SLP 533 CULTURAL AND STRUCTURAL LINGUISTICS   1.0-3.0 Credit(s)
Connections between language, culture, and social identity are strong. We will examine cross-cultural variations in phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics using an applied linguistics framework.
Offered: All Semesters All Years

EDR 574 STRUCTURED LITERACY PRACTICUM   3.0 Credit(s)
The Structured Literacy CoLAB Practicum is designed to give candidates the opportunity to practice and apply the information and teaching skills acquired through the structured literacy coursework. Candidates will be paired with an experienced OG educator who will provide mentorship as students deliver multi-tiered instruction in the school setting. The practicum includes ongoing support with an experienced OG educator, regular individual and group check-ins, virtual OG lesson observations, and post-observation feedback.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

EDR 572 STRUCTURED LITERACY II   3.0 Credit(s)
The Structured Literacy II coursework is designed to hone the educator's ability to provide diagnostic and prescriptive instruction in a one-to-one remedial setting. In addition, it exposes the student to more sophisticated levels of language instruction than can be provided in the Structured Literacy I - Classroom Educator course. The Structured Literacy II coursework will include but is not limited to: morphology; assessment, both formal and informal; vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency; and the writing process. An additional emphasis will be on developing lesson plans and student profiles in preparation for the educator's application to the OGA at the Associate Level.
Offered: Summer 2 Semester All Years

PAD 598 INDEPENDENT STUDY   1.0-6.0 Credit(s)
Guided study of a topic that goes beyond normal course offerings under the direction of a member of the faculty. Approval of the program director and Chair of the Department is required.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

EDS 591 STUDENT TEACHING/SEMINAR LOW INCIDENCES   3.0 Credit(s)
This seminar focuses on special education law, ethics, compliance, and mandated practices under IDEA 2004 as it relates to free, appropriate, public education in the least restrictive environment. Candidates also explore and investigate characteristics of and issues pertaining to a low-incidence disability category. The student teaching experience affords candidates the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team to meet the concerns and needs of children with low-incidence exceptionalities. Candidates also work on daily communication skills and collaborative techniques with families. Seminar sessions help the candidate process, synthesize, and reflect on work in the classroom/school setting. Candidates share experiences and ask for critiques on work samples from peers and the professor. Guest speakers range from parents/parent advocates to administrators.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

EDS 560 TEACHER RESIDENCY AND SEMINAR   3.0 Credit(s)
This residency provides school-based experiences for graduate students in the teacher preparation program. Candidates are placed in a setting that serves students with high and/or low incidence exceptionalities and enables the candidate to act as a collaborative co-teacher in a special education environment. These experiences afford the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team to meet the concerns and needs of students with exceptionalities. This seminar supports the growth and development of teaching practices through reflection, dialogue, and self-study. Candidates will learn about the induction process, consider how to use data to inform their practice, set goals, and how to articulate their progress.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

EDS 570 MULTITIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT   2.0 Credit(s)
The purpose of this course is to provide students an introduction to the foundational concepts and recent history of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). Students will learn how to use various assessments to make data-based decisions about interventions and programs to support the social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes for students with exceptionalities. A particular focus on social skill instruction and supportive intervention techniques will prepare students to conduct a Functional Behavior Analysis and create a Behavior Intervention Plan.
Offered: Summer 1 Semester All Years

EDS 590 STUDENT TEACHING/SEMINAR HIGH INCIDENCE   3.0 Credit(s)
This seminar focuses on collaboration, co-taught classrooms, and other inclusive practices. The seminar explores characteristics of students with disabilities across IDEA classification areas focused on high-incidence exceptionalities. The student teaching experience affords candidates the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team to meet the concerns and needs of children with high incidence exceptionalities. Candidates also work on daily communication skills and collaborative techniques with families. Seminar sessions help the candidate process, synthesize, and reflect on work in the classroom/school setting. Candidates share experiences and ask for critiques on work samples from peers and the professor. Guest speakers range from parents/parent advocates to administrators.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

EDS 540 METHODS IN STEM: STDNTS W DISABILITIES   3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores STEM methods and materials appropriate for working with students with disabilities at the elementary through secondary level. Candidates learn a framework for understanding the nature of difficulties students with exceptional learning needs manifest and how to design and implement specialized instruction, accommodations/modifications to the general education curriculum, and monitor student progress. Emphasizes evidence-based strategies to address the specific strengths and needs of students with disabilities by planning and implementing lessons to teach school-age students with exceptionalities in the content areas of science, technology, computer science, engineering, and mathematics.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

CH 557 INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS LAB   1.0 Credit(s)
Provides hands-on experience with modern analytical instrumentation, including UV/visible infrared, atomic absorption spectrophotometry, potentiometric and ion selective electrode methods, electrodeposition, gas chromatography, and mass spectrometry. One three-hour laboratory per week.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years