Talent development and gifted education
Certificate program
Program
The certificate in talent development and gifted education is a 12-credit program preparing teachers, administrators, and other professionals to develop, implement, and supervise programs to teach gifted and talented students in K-12 and postsecondary schools and other settings.
Offered by the College’s Department of Educational Psychology (EdPsych), the program seeks to prepare individuals to encourage and develop human talents in areas of academic, artistic, and athletic skills (cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills) and other human skills.
Admission
Admission is open to degree seeking or non-degree seeking students.
Applicants to this program must have completed a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Student applications will be reviewed by a committee of individuals affiliated with the program. Applicants must submit the following application materials:
- A completed Talent Development and Gifted Education Certificate Application form (also available from CEHD Student Services, 110 Wulling Hall, 86 Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455; 612-625-6501; e-mail: cehdgrad@umn.edu)
- List of applicant’s educational and career goals (see item #15 on application form)
- Transcripts (unofficial copy is acceptable)
Send application materials to:
Certificate in Talent Development and Gifted Education
Department of Educational Psychology/
Psychological Foundations of Education
University of Minnesota
250 Education Sciences Building
56 East River Road
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Please call 612-624-0042 if you have any questions.
Note: With approval from the program director, up to three credits from another institution may be applied to this certificate program.
Curriculum
Students must complete at least 12 credits of the following coursework:
Required courses
- EPSY 5101—Intelligence and Creativity (3 cr)
- EPSY 5191—Education of the Gifted and Talented (3 cr)
- EPSY 5991 (Section 4)—Independent Study in Educational Psychology (3 cr)
Elective course
One course (minimum 3 credits) selected with the approval of certificate program director William Bart. 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.
Note: For course descriptions and schedules, refer to the University of Minnesota Class Schedule.
Registration
After admission to the program, degree-seeking students can register for courses online.
Students not already admitted to the University of Minnesota and who do not wish to apply to a degree program should complete a First-Time Registration for Non-Degree Seeking Students packet [.pdf]. Packets are available at the College’s office of Student Services, 110 Wulling Hall, 86 Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455; 612-625-6501; or cehdgrad@umn.edu.
For questions about registration, contact Student Services at 612-625-5815.
Note: Certificate coursework completed with undergraduate student status cannot be applied to graduate-level degree programs.
Tuition
Tuition varies depending on a student's degree program, student status, and residency. Students seeking the certificate only pay the CEHD departmental master's tuition rate. Students enrolled in Graduate School programs pay Graduate School tuition rates; students enrolled in undergraduate programs pay undergraduate tuition rates.
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents determines tuition rates annually before fall semester. For current tuition rates and reciprocity policies, check the College’s tuition and fees page.
Residents of Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Manitoba may be eligible for special tuition reciprocity rates comparable to Minnesota resident rates.
General financial aid advising and information are available from the University’s Office of Student Finance (OSF), 200 Fraser Hall, 106 Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455; 612-624-1111.
For graduate assistantship/scholarship information (for students enrolled in graduate degree programs), contact the Graduate Assistant Office, 200 Donhowe (for mail) or 100 Donhowe (for walk in), Minneapolis, MN 55455, 612-624-7070, fax: 612-625-9801.
For more information
For information about this program, contact William Bart, e-mail: bartx001@umn.edu; 612-624-0585; or visit the EdPsych Web site.
Revised February 2008