The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.
Sample Plan: Gifted Education (MA)
The Gifted Education (MA) program offers fall, spring, and summer entry terms. A total of 30 credit hours is required to graduate from the program. All students are required to complete ED 619G: Teaching Internship-Gifted Education. This plan was made under the assumption that a student is beginning coursework in the Fall semester and plans to pursue courses full-time.
While the below sample plans provides an approximate timeline to graduation, each accepted student should work with the Gifted Education Program Director, Jeanne Harding (jharding@truman.edu), to develop a personalized academic plan.
FALL - Semester 1
1st Block:
- ED 550G: Introduction to Gifted and Talented (3 cr)
2nd Block:
- ED 604G: Professional Learning - Policy, Practice, and Research (3 cr)
SPRING - Semester 2
1st Block:
- ED 626G: Creativity (3 cr)
2nd Block:
- ED 652G: Meeting the Affective Needs of Gifted (3 cr)
SUMMER - Semester 3
Summer Session 1:
- ED 653G: Programming Planning and Development - Administration and Supervision of Gifted Programs (3 cr)
- ED 605G: Psychology of Exceptional Children (3 cr)
Summer Session 2:
- ED 650G: Identification of Gifted (3 cr)
FALL - Semester 4
Full Semester or 1st Block options:
- ED 651G: Curriculum for Gifted (3 cr)
SPRING - Semester 5
Full Semester:
- ED 619G: Teaching Internship - Gifted Education (3 cr)
- ED 633G: Research in Gifted Education (3 cr)*
NOTES:
- 1st and 2nd Block courses are 8-weeks. Full-semester courses are 16-weeks.
- (*) — Course may be transferred from a previously-earned degree, such as initial teacher certification.
Graduate Program Director: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence (advise@truman.edu) with any updates to the plan above. Updated 2-20-2026
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.