Gifted & Talented (High Ability) License Course Offerings

Fall & Spring 2008/2009

  will include a 4 course sequence:

EDPSY 520:  Introduction to the Gifted and Talented Student, Required
EDPSY 621:  Identification and Evaluation of Gifted Students, Required, and EDPSY 520 is Prerequisite

EDPSY 625:  Models and Strategies for Gifted Education, Required, and EDPSY 520 is Prerequisite

Either:

EDPSY 611:  Development of Creative Thinking  OR
EDPSY 623:  The Social & Emotional Development of Gifted Students

For those students who have completed some of the Licensure courses at Ball State prior to May, 2008, there are two possible tracks to Licensure:

• If you have not yet taken EDPSY 625, you may take 625 without also taking EDPSY 696: Practicum in Gifted Education, completing your License in 4 courses.
• If you have taken or are currently taking EDPSY 625, you must complete EDPSY 696: Practicum in Gifted Education, completing your License in 5 courses.  (Practicum will be offered Summer 2008 and after that by arrangement)
  

Fall 2008 Courses Available for Registration Now

• EDPSY 520:  Intro:  Internet (Kristie Speirs Neumeister)
• EDPSY 520:   Intro:   Hybrid class Fishers, IN   (Kristie Speirs Neumeister) T 4:30-6:45 meeting dates: 8/26, 9/ 9 and 9/23, 10/ 7 and 10/21, 11/ 4 and 11/18, 12/9.
• EDPSY 623:  Social and Emotional Needs: Hybrid class Fishers, IN   (Kristie Speirs Neumeister) T 7:00-9:10 meeting dates: 8/26, 9/ 9 and 9/23, 10/ 7 and 10/21, 11/ 4 and 11/18, 12/9.
• EDPSY 625:  Models and Strategies:  Internet (Cheryll Adams)

Spring 2009 (classes not available for request until October 20, 2008)

• EDPSY 621:  Identification and Evaluation: Hybrid class Fishers, IN (Kristie Speirs Neumeister) Tuesday evenings 7:00-9:10 meeting dates: 1/15, 1/29. 2/12, 2/26. 3/5, 3/19, 4/9, 4/30
• EDPSY 625:  Models and Strategies:  Hybrid class Fishers, IN (Ginny Burney) Tuesday evenings 4:30-6:45 meeting dates: 1/15, 1/29. 2/12, 2/26. 3/5, 3/19, 4/9, 4/30
  
• EDPSY 520:   Intro:  Internet (Sherry Hamstra)
• EDPSY 625:  Models and Strategies:  Internet (Cheryll Adams)
• EDPSY 621:  Identification and Evaluation: Internet (Kristie Speirs Neumeister)
• EDPSY 611:   Creative Thinking: (Kristie Speirs Neumeister)

Students must be admitted to the Graduate School.  Find this information at: Graduate School

All courses are offered online during every academic year, so students can complete license in one year.  Four of the courses are also offered in hybrid format where students complete half of the instruction face-to-face; the remaining hours are completed through on-line activities and discussions.  Students meet 8 evenings per semester in the Indy area.  Classes in this format are designed so students may take 2 courses Fall and 2 courses Spring, also completing the License in one year if desired.  Listings for specific semesters of online and hybrid courses may be found through Distance Education at:  http://www.bsu.edu/distance/schedule/

General information: http://www.bsu.edu/edpsych/

Additional questions contact Dr. Kristie Speirs Neumeister at klspeirsneum@bsu.edu

Tuition reimbursement available for qualifying participants (1/2 tuition).For more information: http://doe.state.in.us/exceptional/gt/whatsnew.html

Dr. Kristie Speirs Neumeister
Department of Educational Psychology
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana 47306
Phone: (765) 285.8518
E-mail: klspeirsneum@bsu.edu