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EDU 203

Introduction to Special Education

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelLower Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Focus on teacher roles. Foundations and characteristics of effective instruction of students with various disabilities, in general education classrooms.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Admitted to pre-major in education.
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Admitted to pre-major in education.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Terms

fall, spring

Restrictions

Admitted to pre-major in education.

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • compare and contrast special education legislation and litigation.
  • identify the continuum of educational service placements for students with special needs.
  • identify and explain the referral and identification process within special education, including the development and implementation of an IEP.
  • discuss and explain the rights, responsibilities, and roles of students, parents, teachers, related service providers, other professionals, and schools related to special education.
  • identify and describe the definition, etiology, and characteristics of students with high incidence disabilities.