CIC 501 Baseline Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction

This course prepares Curriculum and Instruction with Advanced Professional Specializations M.Ed. and Ed.S. degree candidates for successful pursuit of their graduate program of studies at NLU. As an introductory experience, the course welcomes new candidates to NLU and the National College of Education (NCE), introduces them to NCE’s institutional identity, history, mission, values, and learning technologies, supports candidates’ creation of an electronic portfolio and expressions of professional identity, helps them explore applicable codes of educator ethics, and sets the stage for successful pursuit of academic concentrations and professional endorsements within the Curriculum and Instruction with Advanced Professional Specializations program. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 1 semester hour