2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]
College of Education
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Lemuel W. Watson, Ph.D., dean
Jeffrey B. Hecht, Ph.D., associate dean
Carol Logan Patitu, Ph.D., associate dean
The departments of the College of Education offer baccalaureate programs leading to the degrees Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.). The College of Education offers a contract major leading to the B.S. degree and the Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.) degree.
Department Names and Undergraduate Programs Offered
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education
B.S. in kinesiology
B.S.Ed. in physical education
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Department of Literacy Education
Department of Teaching and Learning
B.S. in early childhood studies
B.S.Ed. in elementary education
B.S.Ed. in special education
ICTS Basic Skills Test
Successful completion of the Illinois Certification Testing System (ICTS) Basic Skills Test is required for entry into teacher certification programs in the College of Education and is listed as a prerequisite (PRQ) for many professional courses. The test bulletins and applications are available at the Office of Testing Services and in department offices. Students who intend to enter a teacher certification program need to take the ICTS Basic Skills Test as soon as possible.
Dean’s List Criteria
The College of Education recognizes undergraduates whose academic performance has been outstanding through the Dean’s List. The Dean’s List recognizes those students who achieve a GPA of 3.75 or higher (on a 4.00 scale) while completing a minimum of 12 graded semester hours within a fall or spring semester.
Reading Clinic Services
The university offers clinic services in reading to both elementary and secondary school students. Parents and school officials may avail themselves of this service by directing their correspondence to the director of the Reading Clinic.
One of the clinic’s main purposes is to provide a greatly needed service, but it also plays an important role in the program of graduate students who wish to specialize in the teaching of reading or to become clinicians. Through the clinic, teachers are provided an opportunity to make diagnostic studies of children who have reading problems.
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