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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Department of Teaching and Learning
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TLSE 452 (552). ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY/MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (3). Evaluating abilities in
relation to environmental demands and determining adaptations, adaptive equipment, and/or assistive
devices that can be used to ensure student participation. Students demonstrate proficiency in programming
augmentative communication devices and using other assistive technology devices. PRQ: TLSE 445 561.
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TLSE 559 (559). TRANSITION PLANNING AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITES (3). Transition planning, vocational training, evaluation, and
placement of students of senior high school age with special needs; role of school personnel, families, and
adult service providers. PRQ: ETR 434 or ETR 534, TLSE 540 or TLSE 592, or consent of the
department.
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Master of Science in Education in Special Education

Specialization in Learning Behavior Specialist I
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TLSE 583 (583)¹ Initial Field Experience in Special Education
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¹Not required for students who have an Illinois Type 10 Special Education Teaching Certificate. With
approval of the department, may be waived for other students who can demonstrate sufficient professional
experience are proficient in TLSE 583 (583) course requirements and have sufficient professional
experience.
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Master of Science in Education in Special Education
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Specialization in Learning Behavior Specialist I
This specialization prepares students to obtain learning behavior specialist I teacher certification.
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TLSE 547 (547) Issues and Trends in Special Education (1)
TLSE 557 (560) Functional Analysis for Special Educators (3)
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TLSE 559 (559) Transition Planning and Vocational Programming for Students with
Disabilities (3)
TLSE 561 (561) Methods for Teaching Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (3)
TLSE 563 (563) Methods for Teaching Students with Emotional Disturbance (3)
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COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES
School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences
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Teacher Certification in Family and Consumer Sciences
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Apparel and Textiles (6)
FCNS 152 - Fiber and Fabric Analysis I (3)
OR FCNS 258 - Fashion Industries (3)
OR FCNS 362 262 - Design Trends in Western Costume (3)
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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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494 (594). USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND CHEMISTRY
TEACHING (3).
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Not available for credit except to students pursuing the Teacher Certification option. PRQ: Consent of
department. CRQ: CHEM 301X and ILAS 301, or consent of department.
Department of Geography
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(Please insert after the Master of Science)
BOT/
IBHE
Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
A student seeking admission to the Ph.D. program in geography must meet all the requirements for
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admission to the Graduate School; must have a baccalaureate or master’s degree in geography,
environmental science, meteorology, soil science or related field; and should have a background equivalent
to that required for the B.S. degree at Northern Illinois University.
Requirements
The Ph.D. program in geography consists of at least 90 semester hours of graduate credit beyond the
baccalaureate degree, or 60 semester hours beyond the master’s degree. Students who are admitted to the
doctoral program without a master's degree must, as part of the doctoral program, complete a master's
degree in geography. Continuation in the doctoral program is subject to a recommendation from the
department upon completion of the M.S. degree. All students are required to register for GEOG 500
(600), Geography Seminar each fall and spring semester prior to admission to candidacy; complete 9
semester hours in core courses (GEOG 504 (604), GEOG 561 (661), and GEOG 563 (663)), at least 6
semester hours in topical advanced course work, at least 6 hours of applications experience under GEOG
502 (602), and at least 9 semester hours in cognate fields outside the department. GEOG 699 (799),
Doctoral Research and Dissertation, should be taken as soon as possible after passing the candidacy
examination, with enrollment each semester until completion.
The department chair, in consultation with the student’s adviser, will nominate an advisory committee to
be appointed by the dean of the Graduate School. The advisory committee will consist of no fewer than
four members, including at least one adjunct or external faculty member. The advisory committee will
consult on selection of cognate and elective courses and also serve as the student’s candidacy examination,
dissertation, and dissertation defense committees.
Core Courses
GEOG 500 (600) – Geography Seminar (½ )
(Registration in GEOG 500 (600) is required each fall and spring semester prior to approval of the
dissertation proposal; hours do not count toward required hours for the degree)
GEOG 504 (604) – Concepts in Geography (3)
GEOG 561 (661) – Advanced Quantitative Methods for Geographic Research (3)
GEOG 563 (663) – Geographic Research Procedures (3)
Advanced Topics Courses
At least 6 semester hours of topical advanced courses chosen from the following:
GEOG 522 (622) - Advanced Vegetation Geography (3)
GEOG 562 (662) - Advanced Urban Geography (3)
GEOG 564 (664) – Advanced Economic Geography (3)
GEOG 570 (670) – Advanced Climatology (3)
GEOG 602 (702) – Advanced Soil Landscapes (3)
GEOG 653 (753) – Advanced Human-Environmental Interaction (3)
GEOG 660 (760) – Advanced Geospatial Science (3)
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Cognate Elective Courses
Each student will complete at least 9 semester hours of electives in one or more cognate fields outside the
department. Cognate elective courses must be appropriate to the student’s program of study and approved
by the advisory committee.
Applications Experience
Each student must complete 6-9 semester hours of applications experience in a research setting with
industry, a public or private research organization, or a government agency. This experience must be
appropriate to the student’s program and approved by the advisory committee. Semester hours shall be
completed under GEOG 502 (602), Internship.
Dissertation
The student must undertake an approved research problem and incorporate the results in a dissertation. The
dissertation will be a substantial contribution to knowledge, exhibiting original scholarship and the ability
to conduct independent research. An oral defense of the student’s work and dissertation is required in
accordance with Graduate School policy. The dissertation should be completed and successfully defended
within three years after admission to candidacy.
Candidacy Examination
The candidacy examination is a written examination based on the core courses, advanced topics courses,
cognate courses, and other elective graduate courses. The examination is to be taken within one semester
of completion of 30 semester hours of course work after the master’s. The student will be admitted to
candidacy after successful completion of the candidacy examination and oral presentation of a dissertation
research proposal approved by the advisory committee.
Language/Research-Tool Requirements
The research-tool requirement for the Ph.D. in Geography is fulfilled by successfully completing GEOG
561 (661), which is required in the doctoral program. There is no general language requirement; the
applicability of a language tool will relate to the student’s field of study and will be made in consultation
with the student’s advisory committee.
Additional Requirements
At least once a year after admission to candidacy, each student will give an oral presentation of progress on
dissertation research to the advisory committee.
Students in the doctoral program are required to present one or more research papers at national or
international scientific conferences. These paper presentations may derive from research conducted with
members of the advisory committee, course requirements, the applications experience, or from the
dissertation.
COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
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School of Art
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ARTE 463 (563). APPLICATION OF AESTHETICS, ART HISTORY, AND CRITICISM IN
ART EDUCATION. MODERN AND POSTMODERN ART IN EDUCATION (3).