Educ 99 Academic Reading and Study Strategies:

Freshman Seminar Students ONLY

An individualized, developmental program designed to improve critical reading, critical thinking, and study strategies. Students apply strategies learned to the material in their degree program courses. Required of all freshmen unless waived by SAT, ACT, or Nelson-Denny. (Offered every semester.) 2 non-degree credits.

Educ 99 Academic Reading and Study Strategies:

Students NOT enrolled in Freshman Seminar

An individualized, developmental program designed to improve critical reading, critical thinking, and study strategies. Students apply strategies learned to the material in their degree program courses. Required of all transfer students unless waived by SAT, ACT, or Nelson-Denny. (Offered every semester.) 2 non-degree credits.

Educ 99A Alternate Academic Reading and Study Strategies

An individualized, developmental program designed to improve critical reading, critical thinking, and study strategies. Students apply strategies learned to the material in their degree program courses. Open to all students and required of all freshmen and transfer students unless waived by SAT, ACT or Nelson-Denny. (Offered only at Academic Centers.) 3 non-degree credits.

Educ 100 Critical Reading: Analysis and Strategies

Students examine how the relationship between critical reading and critical thinking develops. The development and application of interpretation, analysis, criticism, and advocacy of ideas encountered in academic reading are emphasized. 3 credits.

Educ 295 Education Field Experience

An introductory exploration of public schools integrating field experience in the classroom with three seminar class sessions. Each unit of credit equals 30 hours of field experience. Undergraduates should register for a minimum of two credits. Must be completed in the first semester/term of course work in School of Education. (Offered every semester/term.) 1-3 credits.

Educ 401 Foundations of Education

An exploration of the field of education and its suitability as a personal career choice. Students develop competency in the areas of small-group dynamics and professional self-awareness. Historical, philosophical, psychological, and sociological perspectives form the context in which prospective teachers are encouraged to view their own decisions to enter the education profession. 3 credits.

Educ 435 Education Workshop Series

This series was established to meet specialized purposes principally for persons already engaged in teaching. Not more than an aggregate total of six credits in Educ 435 or 635 may be applied toward the master's degree.

Educ 495 Education Field Experience

(Same as Educ 295.) 1-3 credits.

Educ 466 Images of Teachers and Schooling in Literature and Film

(Same as Eng 466.) 3 credits.

Educ 499 Individual Study

Prerequisite, consent of the dean of the School of Education and approval of petition. An opportunity for specialized study in an area of concern to the enrollee and a certain amount of þexibility in programming for superior students. Not intended as a substitute for an established course. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits.

Educ 500 Reading, Language, Literacy, and Learning in the 21st Century: Elementary

Prerequisites, acceptance into the Multiple Subject credential program, and Educ 401, 495, passing scores on CBEST, 2.75 GPA. Students explore a socio-psycholinguistic understanding of literacy, meaning-centered instruction, the demands of functional literacy, children's literature, and the needs of multicultural learners. Twenty hours of literacy transaction with a child at the Reading Center are also required. (Bilingual emphasis offered fall semester--Orange campus only.) 3 credits.

Educ 501 Language, Literacy, and Learning in the 21st Century: Embracing Diversity in our Schools and in our Culture

Prerequisites, acceptance into the Multiple Subject credential program, and Educ 401, 495, passing scores on CBEST, 2.75 GPA. Students explore current theories on language acquisition and the practical applications of theoretical knowledge. Students focus on issues involved in first and second language acquisition and literacy development from a socio-psycholinguistic point of view, including socio-cultural and political factors. A minimum of 15 hours of experience in the field is required. 3 credits.

Educ 519 Strategies for Teaching Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Mild/Moderate Disabilities

Prerequisites, Educ 401, 570 571, passing scores on CBEST, 2.75 GPA. Education of children, youth, and young adults with mild/moderate disabilities provides a knowledge base and introduces skills necessary for the teacher in contemporary educational environments to assess, plan for, instruct and evaluate students with mild/moderate disabilities. A minimum of 25 hours of authentic field experience is required for this course. 3 credits.

Educ 520 Teaching Strategies (Middle Level)

Prerequisites, Educ 401, 570, passing scores on CBEST, 2.75 GPA. Students gain a foundation in middle schooling, which includes principles of middle-level education; instructional strategies appropriate for the early adolescent; classroom management; evaluation; and understanding developmental needs of the 11­14 age group. Students are involved in small group tasks, individual projects, observation in junior high or middle school; present one mini-lesson, and develop their professional portfolios. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Educ 521 Secondary Teaching Strategies I: High School Level

Prerequisites, Educ 401, 570, passing scores on the CBEST, 2.75 GPA. Students study the historical background of American secondary schools; characteristics of and teaching the 12­18 age group; organizational alternatives; classroom management; the teacher-advisor role; current trends and issues in secondary education. Students are involved in role plays, simulations, and micro-teaching activities; and continue developing their professional portfolios. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Educ 522 Secondary Teaching Strategies II

Prerequisites, Educ 401, 570, passing scores on the CBEST, 2.75 GPA. The second teaching strategies course covers classroom environment, the characteristics of students, daily lesson plans, models of teaching, working with parents, test construction, and evaluation of teachers. Students are involved in role plays, games, simulations, and micro-teaching activities. School observation required. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Educ 526 Theories in Language Development

Prerequisites, passing scores on CBEST, 2.75 GPA. Students explore current theories of language acquisition, focusing on issues involved in first and second language development and comparative/contrastive linguistics and its influence on second language acquisition. This course provides an overview of state-designated assessment instruments and educational program placement options. Required for CLAD certificate. 3 credits.

Educ 527 Language Development: A Teaching and Learning Process

Prerequisites, Educ 526 or equivalent, passing scores on CBEST, 2.75 GPA. Students examine bilingual methodologies, focusing on the practical aspects of teaching, organizing and managing the English Language Development (ELD) classroom. Students observe demonstrations, practice and receive feedback, and become familiar with state-adopted textbooks and other instructional materials appropriate for language learning. Required course for CLAD certificate. 3 credits.

Educ 528 Content-based Instruction for Linguistic

Minority Students: Sheltered English

Prerequisites, Educ 526 or equivalent, passing scores on CBEST, 2.75 GPA. Students examine current approaches and strategies appropriate for content area instruction through specially-designed instruction delivered in English (sheltered English). Course work includes: learning/teaching processes, social interactions, teacher delivery approaches, and alternative assessment. Students are required to develop lessons and lesson presentations. Required course for CLAD certificate. 3 credits.

Educ 531 Health Education for Teachers

Prerequisites, passing scores on CBEST, 2.75 GPA. A course for teachers which identifies and explores modern concepts of health education in the schools. Current health issues, common health problems in children and adolescents, good nutritional health habits, and the dynamics and effects of chemical use and abuse are emphasized. Meets the state credential requirements for health education. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

NOTE: All candidates for the Professional Clear Multiple or Single Subject credential must also complete CPR training and provide proof of CPR certification to the Credentials office on the Orange campus. Educ 531 does not include CPR training.

Educ 532 Literacy Across the Curriculum in the 21st

Century: Secondary School and Community College

Prerequisites, concurrent enrollment in Educ 401 and 495, passing scores on CBEST, 2.75 GPA. Students study the literacy processes and their relationship to the secondary school and community college curricula, study strategies, integrating reading/writing strategies in the content areas, and using fiction and non-fiction literature. Twenty-five hours of literacy transaction with a child in the Reading Center are required in addition to class. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Educ 540/541 Teaching and Learning in the Culturally Diverse Classroom

Prerequisites for Educ 540, acceptance into the MS/CLAD credential program, Educ 495 or equivalent, Educ 401 or concurrent enrollment, passing scores on CBEST, 2.75 GPA. Prerequisites for Educ 541, Educ 540, 501, passing scores on CBEST, 2.75 GPA. In this six-credit course taught in sequence over two semesters, students learn to understand and experience constructivism, language acquisition, models of teaching, interdisciplinary curriculum development, theme cycles, authentic assessment, and classroom community building. A minimum of 15 hours of field experience is required. Bilingual (Spanish) emphasis offered at Orange campus only. 6 credits.

Educ 551 Educational Applications of Computers

Prerequisites, passing scores on CBEST, 2.75 GPA. Students examine the range of educational applications of computer technology, including: computer literacy, computer-assisted instruction, telecommunications, electronic gradebooks, problem solving, teacher utilities, networked learning environments, simulations, word processing, computer-managed instruction, test construction, computer maintenance, the electronic scholar, lesson authoring, and schools of the future. Required for Clear credential. 3 credits.

Educ 560 Teaching Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities

Prerequisites, Educ 401, 570, 571. Education of children, youth, and young adults with moderate/severe disabilities provides a knowledge base and introduces the skills necessary for the teacher in contemporary educational environments to assess, plan for, instruct and evaluate students with moderate/severe disabilities. A minimum of 25 hours of authentic field experience is required for this course. 3 credits.

Educ 570 Voice, Diversity, Equity and Social Justice

Prerequisites, acceptance into the credential program and Educ 495, 401 or concurrent enrollment, passing scores on CBEST, 2.75 GPA. Students focus on the disenfranchised of California's schools, including females, the disabled, nonwhite children, and the poor, with particular emphasis on the unique challenges such diversity brings to the classrooms. The history, culture, and expectations of these groups are emphasized as they apply to teaching and counseling through the history/social science framework. The course fulfills requirements for the Multiple Subject credential with a CLAD/BCLAD emphasis, the Single Subject credential, and is a core course for special education credentials. A minimum of 15 hours of field experience is required. 3 credits.

Educ 571 Collaboration for Inclusive Schooling: Special Education

Prerequisite, possession of a credential or acceptance into a credential or master's program, passing scores on CBEST, 2.75 GPA. Students focus on collaboration, inclusive schooling, understanding disabilities, working with majority and minority families of the disabled, legal aspects of special education, and becoming an effective change agent in schools. Field experience is required. This course meets the mainstreaming requirements for the Clear Multiple/Single Subject teaching credential, the Administrative Services credential, the course requirement for the Multiple Subject credential with a CLAD/BCLAD emphasis, and special education credentials and master's degree. 3 credits.

Educ 581 Supported Teaching: Elementary School

Prerequisites, passing score on CBEST, 2.75 GPA, admission to teacher education program; employment on an emergency credential in a California school as a full-time teacher, and concurrent enrollment in university course work. Students are supported by the university as they begin teaching in an elementary classroom. 3, 6 credits. P/NP.

Educ 582 Directed Teaching: Elementary School

Prerequisites, passing score on CBEST, 2.75 GPA, admission to teacher education program; a minimum of nine credits of education course work at Chapman University, completion of four-fifths of an approved liberal studies preparation waiver program or MSAT; Educ 401, 495, 500, 501, 540, 570, 571; and formal advancement to Directed Teaching required. Students do supervised Directed Teaching for a full semester or two full terms, (full school days) in a master teacher's classroom or in a paid position after successful completion of Educ 581. Students are regularly evaluated by a university supervisor and attend scheduled group seminars. Placement must include classes at two different levels and with a student population at least 25 percent ethnically different from the student teacher. (Offered every semester/term.) 6, 6 credits.

Note: Multiple Subject candidates teaching on an emergency credential waiver may not register for Directed Teaching until they are registered in their final class and can provide proof of passage of the MSAT or completion of four-fifths of a subject matter waiver.

Educ 597, 598 Directed Teaching: Secondary School

Prerequisites, passing score on CBEST, 2.75 GPA, admission to teacher education program; completion of a minimum of nine credits of education course work at Chapman University, successful completion of and certificate of competency in teaching major or the appropriate Single Sufnect Assessments for Teaching (SSAT) and Praxis Subject Assessments examinations; Completion of requirements specified for the standard secondary credential: Educ 401, 495, 520 or 521, 522, 532, 570. The Directed Teaching, placement must include work with students at two different grade levels, and with a student population which is at least 25 percent ethnically different from the student teacher. Regular conferences with the university supervisor and scheduled group seminars. (Offered every semester/term.)

6, 6 credits.

Graduate Courses Open Only to Graduate Students

Educ 533 Literary Assessment and Evaluation I

Educ 534 Children’s Literature and Family Literacy

Educ 535 Seminar in Program Design

Educ 536 Reader Leader I: Planning and Delivery

Educ 552 Using Technological Tools in Teaching

Educ 553 Curriculum, Leadership, and Instructional Technology

Educ 554 Socioeducational and Ethical Implications of Technology for the 21st Century

Educ 590 Directed Teaching: Mild/Moderate

Educ 591 Directed Teaching: Moderate/Severe

Educ 600 Educational Research and Evaluation Methods

Educ 601 Assessment and IEP Development

Educ 602 Positive Behavior Supports

Educ 603 Communication, Language, and Literacy

Educ 604 Teacher as Scholarly Practitioner: Action Research

Educ 605 Democracy, Education, and Social Change

Educ 606 Seminar in Learning Theory

Educ 607 Seminar in Comparative Education

Educ 608 Seminar in the Social Foundations of Education

Educ 609 Seminar in Curriculum Studies

Educ 613 Critical Issues in Special Education

Educ 617 Organization Leadership Development

Educ 624 History and Philosophy of Education

Educ 625 Global Education

Educ 626 Images of Teachers and Schooling in Literature and Film

Educ 627 Current Controversies in American Education

Educ 629 Experimental Course

Educ 635 Education Workshop Series

Educ 642 Contemporary Issues in Special Education

Educ 676 Procedures in Behavioral Modification and Remediation

Educ 677 Positive Behavioral Planning

Educ 680 Introduction to School Management

Educ 683 Supervision of Instruction

Educ 684 Educational Governance and Politics

Educ 685 Legal Aspects of Education (Colorado Springs only)

Educ 686 Legal and Financial Aspects of Education

Educ 687 Financial Aspects of Education (Colorado Springs only)

Educ 689 Techniques of Personnel Administration

Educ 691 Directed Field Work

Educ 698 Thesis/Project

Educ 699 Outplacement Counseling

Counseling, School Psychology and Administrative Services

Graduate Courses (See Graduate Catalog for complete course listing)

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