EDUCATION-GENERAL / 135 GRADUATE COURSES ED 600-THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM. 4 credits Philosophic and research bases underlying the development of the total school program from kindergarten through community college. Basic curriculum course for graduate students. Required in all graduate programs in Curriculum and In- struction. ED 601-THE EMERGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL. 4 credits Program, organization, and rationale of the newly emerging middle school in American school districts. ED 603-THE COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGE IN AMERICA. 4 credits Programs, issues, and problems of the community junior college. ED 604-PRACTICUM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATION. 4 credits Prerequisite or corequisite: ED 601. Supervised experiences in middle schools, including participation in program development, teaching, and evaluation. May be repeated up to a maximum of 8 credits. ED 620--THE EDUCATION OF CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH. 4 credits Curriculum content and procedures pertinent to the educational needs of cul- turally disadvantaged children and youth. ED 630-INDIVIDUAL WORK. 2 to 5 credits For advanced students who wish to study individual problems under faculty guidance. Before registering in this course, a student must have approval of the proposed project. May be repeated with change of content up to a maximum of 15 credits. ED 633-METHODS AND PROBLEMS OF SUPERVISION. 4 credits Prerequisite: EDA 631. Methods of improving instruction. ED 634-GROUP PROCESS IN EDUCATION. 4 credits Group organization and operation, with opportunity to develop skills in group leadership and interpretation of group interaction. ED 640-AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION. 4 credits History, philosophy, and policies of America's institutions of higher education, with emphasis on current practices and problems. ED 641-PRACTICUM IN COLLEGE TEACHING 1. 4 credits Prior arrangements must be made with the coordinating professor of the College of Education. Provision is made for the student to teach under the super- vision of a professor in his academic field. ED 642-PRACTICUM IN COLLEGE TEACHING 2. 4 credits Prior arrangements must be made with the coordinating professor of the Col- lege of Education. Continuation of ED 641. ED 643-THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF COLLEGE TEACHING. 4 credits The nature of the teaching-learning process with particular emphasis on under- graduate curriculum, course planning, educational technology, ways of evaluating the teaching process, and the contributions of psychology to college teaching. ED 646-THE TEACHING OF SPECIAL SCIENCE PROGRAMS. 3 to 6 credits Preparation to teach particular science programs such as: AAAS, ESS, SCIS, ESCS Patterns and Processes, CHEMS, PSSC, CAI. May be repeated with change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits. ED 648-PROBLEMS IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION. 3 to 15 credits Covers topics not available in regularly listed courses. To be used for credit