Courses - Summer 2025
EDSP210
Foundations of Special Education: Inclusive Practices
Restriction: Sophomore standing or lower.
Credit only granted for: EDSP210, EDSP211 or EDSP470.
Students examine historical foundations of special education, including legislation; review components necessary for effective service delivery; and develop an understanding of the role of collaboration and consultation with parents, school personnel and other professionals.
EDSP220
Disability in Community: Access, Accommodation, and Adaptation
Examines the concept of disability in a variety of community settings. Drawing on classic and contemporary readings in psychology, sociology and special education, the course will couple conceptual and historical understanding of disability with first-hand service-learning experiences in the community. Students will develop a plan in several phases that encompasses principles of Universal Design for Living/Learning (UDL) to study and participate in community-based activities.
EDSP470
Introduction to Special Education
Restriction: Must not have completed EDSP210.
Credit only granted for: EDSP210, EDSP211 or EDSP470.
Designed to give an understanding of the needs of all types of exceptional children.
Open to all students except undergraduate special education majors
EDSP486
Promoting Prosocial Behavior in Special Education
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in Special Education program.
Credit only granted for: EDSP486 or EDSP686.
Focus on social development among students with and without disabilities, the relationship between pedagogy and student behavior, and classroom, school, and community approaches for developing prosocial behavior.
EDSP600
Issues and Trends in Educating Individuals with Disabilities
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: 9 credits in EDSP courses.
Restriction: Permission of EDUC-Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education department.
Examines research and practice relevant to the education of individuals with disabilities.
EDSP604
Methods of Teaching Autistic Students
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Restriction: Permission of EDUC-Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education department.
Jointly offered with: EDSP404.
Credit only granted for: EDSP404 or EDSP604.
Characteristics of children and youth diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), assessment, and evidence-based instructional methods in teaching autistic students who come from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds.
EDSP606
Advanced Study in Inclusive Practices in The Schools
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Jointly offered with EDSP450.
Credit only granted for: EDSP450, EDSP606 , or EDSP788P.
Formerly: EDSP788P.
Educational practices regarding inclusive education in the schools for students with and without disabilities.
EDSP613
Principles and Practices in Positive Behavior interventions and Classroom Supports
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Special Education (Doctoral) program; or must be in Special Education (Master's) program; or permission of instructor.
Jointly offered with: EDSP413.
Credit only granted for: EDSP413 or EDSP613.
Use of positive behavior supports to promote both classwide and individual student behavior skills through function-based behavior assessment, establishing classroom expectations, and examining common misbehaviors that often result in learning loss.
EDSP617
Social-Communication Challenges and Strategies for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Severe Disabilities
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: EDSP604; or permission of instructor.
Credit only granted for: EDSP617 or EDSP678G.
Formerly: EDSP678G.
Provides students with an in-depth analysis of social and communicative challenges typically observed in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and severe disabilities. Theoretical perspectives of communication in individuals with ASD and severe disabilities will be discussed. The application of social-communication evidence-based practices will be emphasized.
EDSP673
Evaluating Evidence-Based Practices in Special Education
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: EDMS645.
Recommended: EDSP670 and EDSP600.
Credit only granted for: EDSP673 or EDSP798E.
Formerly: EDSP798E.
Evaluating evidence-based practices in special education, by examining theoretical origins, use of causal designs, programmatic lines of research, and research syntheses to explore the development of what it means for an intervention to have the potential to significantly impact practice.
EDSP683
Assessment and Instruction in Mathematics in Special Education
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Restriction: Must be in Special Education (Doctoral) program; or must be in Special Education (Master's) program.
Jointly offered with EDSP48 5.
Credit only granted for: EDSP485 or EDSP683.
Instructional methods and assessment in mathematics in special education.
EDSP798
Special Problems in Special Education
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg
EDSP799
Master's Thesis Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
EDSP829
Doctoral Capstone
Credits:
1 - 12
Grad Meth:
S-F
EDSP888
Apprenticeship in Special Education
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
EDSP889
Internship in Special Education
Credits:
3 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
EDSP898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
EDSP899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
S-F
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