Graduate Courses
2024-25 Courses
With the retirement of Dr. Lynne Fitzhugh, Director of the MAT Dyslexia Specialist Program at CC, the Education Department has decided to pause admission into the program for one year. We will not be accepting applications for the Summer 2025 start date.
Dr. Fitzhugh's leadership and passion for the essential field of dyslexia therapy and literacy intervention has been invaluable and we want to honor the integrity of her work. We are taking this one-year pause to be thoughtful and deliberate about the future of the program. Our goal is to strategically support individuals interested in dyslexia therapy and current K-12 educators in reading and literacy intervention. Please reach out to Debra Yazulla Mortenson, Director of Teacher Educator Programs, with any questions. We are excited to continue this work.
While the department will not offer Year 1 Summer 2025 classes, the planned calendar is available below for informational purposes. The Year 2 course schedule for 2025-26 remains the same.
Please contact Debra Yazulla Mortenson at dmortenson@coloradocollege.edu with any questions you may have.
Year One (4.0 CC Units/16 Semester Hours)
| Date | Time | Location | Course Title and Number | Instructor | Credits |
SUMMER |
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| July 7-25, 2025 | 9:00 am-4:00 pm Mon.-Fri. | IN PERSON | ED540 The Science of Literacy & Linguistics | Valadez | 0.75 CC Unit/3 Semester Hours |
FALL |
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Fri. 10/20/24 |
9:00 am-4:00 pm | HYBRID | ED542 Seminar 1: Theory & Practice of Instruction | Fitzhugh | 0.5 CC Unit/2 Semester Hours |
| Fall 2024 Practicum | TBD | TBD | ED563 Practicum 1: Clinical Therapy | Fitzhugh | 1 CC Unit/4 Semester Hours |
SPRING |
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Friday 2/21/25 |
9:00 am-4:00 pm |
HYBRID | ED543 Seminar 2: Cognitive & Linguistic Structures of Written Language | Fitzhugh | 0.5 CC Unit/2 Semester Hours |
| Spring 2025 Practicum | TBD | TBD | ED564 Practicum 2: Clinical Therapy | Fitzhugh | 1 CC Unit/4 Semester Hours |
Year Two (6.0 CC Units/24 Semester Hours)
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Date |
Time |
Location | Course Title and Number | Instructor | Credits |
SUMMER 2025 |
For Current Year 1 Cohort |
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July 7-11, 2025 |
9:00 am-4:00 pm |
IN PERSON | ED544 Advanced Reading Intervention | Fitzhugh | 0.5 CC Unit/2 Semester Hours |
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July 14-16, 2025 Fall 2025 & Spring 2026 |
9:00 am-4:00 pm
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IN PERSON & ASYNCHRONOUS |
ED575 Culturally Sustaining & Accessible Literacy Strategies for Reading Specialists | Coomer & Valtierra | 0.5 CC Unit/2 Semester Hours |
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July 17-18, 2025 Fall 2025 |
9:00 am-12:00 pm 5 Wednesday evenings |
IN PERSON IN PERSON |
ED545 Administering and Interpreting Academic Assessments | Fitzhugh | 0.5 CC Unit/2 Semester Hours |
FALL 2024 |
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Sat. 9/21/24 |
9:00 am-4:00 pm |
HYBRID | ED546 Advanced Seminar 1: Brain, Behavior & Learning | Fitzhugh | 0.5 CC Unit/2 Semester Hours |
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Fall 2024 Practicum |
TBD |
TBD | ED573 Advanced Practicum 1: Clinical Therapy | Fitzhugh | 1 CC Unit/4 Semester Hours |
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As Arranged with Advisor |
TBD |
TBD | ED554: Masters Research | Arranged | 0.25 CC Unit/1 Semester Hour |
SPRING 2025 |
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Sat. 2/22/25 |
9:00 am-4:00 pm |
HYBRID | ED547 Advanced Seminar 2: Curriculum Analysis | Fitzhugh | 0.5 CC Unit/2 Semester Hours |
| Spring 2025 Practicum | TBD | TBD | ED574 Advanced Practicum 2 | Fitzhugh | 1 CC Unit/4 Semester Hours |
| As Arranged with Advisor | TBD | TBD | ED590 Masters Research Paper | Arranged | 0.5 CC Unit/2 Semester Hours |
| TBD, required for all Reading Specialist Endorsements | TBD | TBD | ED500 Multisensory Disciplinary Literacy Strategies for Diverse Learners | .25 CC Unit/1 Semester Hour |
Additional Required Summer 2025 Courses for the MAT Degree (Year Two Students)
Required (1.25 Units)
| Date | Time | Location | CRN | Course Title and Number | Instructor | Credits |
| July 21-July 25, 2025 | 9:00 am-4:00 pm | IN PERSON | ED550 Conducting Literary Research | Taber | .5 CC Unit/2 Semester Hours | |
| As arranged with advisor (presentation date TBD) | TBD | TBD | ED554 Masters Research Paper | Arranged | 0.25 CC Unit/1 Semester Hour |