MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5711N Catalog Year: 2025-2026 Effective Term: 2025 Fall Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: CCL Total Credits: 12 CIP Code: 13.1004	Primary College: Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: MC Field of Interest: Education Instructional Council: Education GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: 25-2021

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Gifted Education coursework provides professional development for individuals holding a valid Arizona International or Standard Professional Teaching certificate. Six credit hours leads to the opportunity to obtain a provisional endorsement; twelve credit hours leads to the opportunity to obtain a full endorsement in gifted education from the Arizona Department of Education.

Learning Outcomes
1. Define giftedness and its implications on the social and emotional needs of gifted and talented students. (EPD225) 2. Analyze key philosophies, theories, models and research supporting gifted and talented education. (EPD225) 3. Describe the cognitive, social, emotional, and environmental factors that enhance or inhibit the development of giftedness in all populations. (EPD226) 4. Identify varying teaching styles and instructional strategies for gifted and talented students to meet their diverse needs. (EPD226) 5. Analyze a variety of diagnostic tools to identify individual learning needs of gifted and talented students. (EPD227) 6. Design differentiated learning experiences for gifted and talented students. (EPD227) 7. Describe and implement research-based strategies for enhancing creativity in the classroom. (EPD228) 8. Describe and implement research-based strategies for teaching critical thinking in the classroom. (EPD228)

Program Notes
This program is not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid. Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.

Required Courses

+ EPD225 Foundations of Gifted Education and Identification of Gifted Learners 3
+ EPD226 Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted and Talented Students 3
+ EPD227 Methods and Models for Differentiating Curriculum for Gifted Learners 3
+ EPD228 Creativity and Critical Thinking Skills in Gifted Education 3

Credits: 12

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: October 29, 2024

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