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Twin Cities Campus
Talent Development and Gifted Education Postbaccalaureate CertificateEducational Psychology
College of Education and Human Development
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Educational Psychology, 56 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455; 612-624-6083
Email:
psyf-adm@umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
This 12-credit certificate program is intended to give teachers, administrators, education professionals, and other individuals with an interest in the education of gifted and talented students the opportunity to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to develop, implement, and supervise programs in the education of gifted and talented students.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Applicants to this post-baccalaureate certificate must have completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. Student applications will be reviewed by William Bart, Ph.D., Program Coordinator, bartx001@umn.edu. Detailed application instructions are available at the website listed above. Applications are accepted for fall semester (March 1 deadline) and spring semester (October 15 deadline).
Applicants must submit the following application materials:
- Online application
- Unofficial transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended or currently attending, including the University of Minnesota. (transcripts can be uploaded directly into the online application).
- For coursework completed outside of the United States, transcripts must be evaluated by a professional credential evaluation center. Request a "course-by-course" evaluation. This process can take 4-6 weeks; please plan accordingly. Students can use any provider that is an accredited member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). A suggested provider is Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE), P.O. Box 514070, Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470 (414-289-3400, fax: 414-289-3411).
- Applicant statement outlining interests and professional goals. The statement should minimally answer the following questions and be uploaded into the online application system: 1) Why are you interested in the talent development and gifted education certificate program? 2) What are your primary areas of interest related to talent development and gifted education?
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
Elective course (3 credits)
One course (minimum 3 credits) selected with the approval of the certificate program director. Examples include coursework in learning and cognition, social psychology of education, measurement, or coursework in another discipline such as curriculum and instruction, educational administration, child development, or psychology.
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EPsy 3101/EPsy 5101 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -8.0 [max 20.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |