Special Education (SPED)
SPED 230 Critical Issues in Special Education: Debunking Myths and Stereotypes (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2*.
Course Attributes:
- E: Lifelong Learning Develop
SPED 310 Exploring Visual Impairments (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
SPED 330 Introduction to Disability (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Social Justice
SPED 370 Young Children Disabled or At Risk and Their Families (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Social Justice
SPED 601 Observation and Participation in Special Education (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisite: Admission to special education credential program.
SPED 620 The Science of Early Intervention (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-B: Physical Life Science
- Environmental Sustainability
- Social Justice
SPED 630 Inclusive Education: Empowerment and Equity in Diverse Schools (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
SPED 655 Basic Orientation and Mobility for Learners with Visual Impairments (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division or graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 662 Education of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
SPED 671 Positive Behavior Support for Young Children (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Social Justice
SPED 672 Inclusive Learning Environments for Young Children (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
SPED 675 Working with Families of Young Children with Disabilities (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Social Justice
SPED 688 American Sign Language I (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
SPED 689 American Sign Language II (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPED 688.
Course Attributes:
- Social Justice
SPED 691 Autism in the Contemporary World (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
SPED 701 Education Specialist Intern Teacher Support Seminar (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
SPED 702 Education Specialist Teacher Support Seminar for California Teaching Performance Assessment (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to educational specialist credential students; at least two advanced methods classes in a credential area (SPED 770, SPED 772, SPED 775, or SPED 778).
SPED 723 Workshop: Student Teaching Support Sessions for Extensive Support Needs or Visual Impairments (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Approved Credential Approved Program (CAP); verification of eligibility by the department; concurrent enrollment in SPED 730.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 726 Workshop: Student Teaching Support Sessions for Mild/Moderate Support Needs or Orientation Mobility (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Approved Credential Approved Program (CAP); verification of eligibility by the department; concurrent enrollment in SPED 730.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 729 Student Teaching Workshop: Early Childhood Special Education (Unit: 1)
Prerequisites: Permission of the program or instructor; must be taken concurrently with SPED 730 or SPED 731.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 730 Student Teaching: Special Education (Units: 9)
Prerequisites: Completion of advanced curriculum or permission of the adviser; concurrent enrollment in SPED 723 or SPED 726 or SPED 729 in the credential area. Must have met subject matter competency and basic skills requirement and admission in the Special Education credential program.
Students who receive a grade of NC twice will be subject to declassification from the credential program.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 731 Special Education Field Experience (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Completion of advanced curriculum or permission of an adviser; must have met basic skills and subject matter competency requirement and admitted into the Special Education credential program. Concurrent enrollment in SPED 723, SPED 726, or SPED 729 in the credential area may be required.
Students who receive a grade of NC twice will be subject to declassification from the credential program.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 735 Technology for Blind and Low Vision Students (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPED 749 or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 737 Inclusive Learning and Supports in Early Intervention (Infants & Toddlers) (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 738 Inclusive Curriculum Development and Supports in Early Childhood Settings (Preschool - Kindergarten) (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 743 Issues in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 745 Environmental Design for Students with Extensive Support Needs (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in SPED 773 and SPED 701.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 746 Teaching Individuals with Physical and Other Health Impairments (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPED 747 or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 747 Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairments (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or Education Specialist Credential students or SF Scholar students or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 749 Medical, Educational, and Rehabilitative Implications of Visual Impairment (Units: 4)
Prerequisite: SPED 655 or SPED 758 or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 750 Assessment for Learners with Visual Impairments (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPED 749 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 751 Instruction for Learners with Visual Impairments (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPED 749 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 752 Issues in Visual Impairment (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPED 749 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 753 Living Skills Assessment and Instruction for Learners with Visual Impairments (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPED 749 or Special Education SF State Scholars students or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 754 Basic Communication Skills for Learners with Visual Impairments (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPED 749 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 756 Orientation and Mobility Seminar (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in SPED 822 and SPED 823 or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 757 Visual Impairment: Special Populations (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPED 749 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 758 Advanced Communication Skills for Learners with Visual Impairments (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPED 754 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 760 Methods in Orientation and Mobility I (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: SPED 655 (may be taken concurrently); concurrent enrollment in SPED 792.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 763 Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate Special Education or School Psychology or credential students or permission of the Department Chair.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 770 Introduction to Students with Mild/Moderate Support Needs (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate Special Education and credential students or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 772 Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction for Students with Mild/Moderate Support Needs (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate Special Education or School Psychology or credential students or permission of the Department Chair.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 773 Methods of Assessment and Instruction for Students with Extensive Support Needs (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Concurrently enrollment in SPED 745 and SPED 701.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 774 Positive Behavior Support (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 775 Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Special Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate-level or credential students.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 777 Introduction to Disability, Development, and Equity for Young Children and Their Families (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 778 Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Special Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: SPED 770 and SPED 772.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 779 Family-Centered Practices and Services for Young Children with Disabilities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 780 Equitable Assessment Practices for Young Children with Disabilities and Their Families (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 787 Advanced Assessment and Instruction for Students with Extensive Support Needs (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: SPED 745, SPED 773, and SPED 701; concurrent enrollment in SPED 789 and SPED 821.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 788 Law, Ethics, and Instructional Planning (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate Special Education or School Psychology or credential students or permission of the Department Chair.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 789 Advanced Environmental Design for Students with Extensive Support Needs (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: SPED 745, SPED 773, and SPED 701; concurrent enrollment in SPED 787 and SPED 821.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 791 Nature of the Autism Spectrum (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Special Education credential or MA program or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 792 Methods in Orientation and Mobility II (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: SPED 655 (may be taken concurrently); concurrent enrollment in SPED 760.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 794 Socialization and Imagination: Autism (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPED 791 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 801 Development, Diversity, and English Language Learners: Special Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate Special Education or School Psychology or credential students or permission of the Department Chair.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 821 Advanced Fieldwork with Students with Extensive Support Needs (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in SPED 787 and SPED 789.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 822 Methods in Orientation and Mobility III (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: SPED 655, SPED 760, SPED 792; concurrent enrollment in SPED 823.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 823 Methods in Orientation and Mobility IV (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: SPED 655, SPED 760, SPED 792; concurrent enrollment in SPED 822.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 825 Communication, Behavior and Instructional Supports: Autism (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Admission to Special Education credential or MA program or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 831 Internship in Special Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the graduate adviser.
SPED 833 Educational Services for Learners with Deaf-Blindness (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate admission to Moderate-Severe Disabilities Program.
SPED 881 Advanced Research Seminar in Special Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Advanced standing in Master of Arts in Special Education program; ISED 797.
SPED 885 Allyship, Leadership, and Collaboration for Young Children with Disabilities (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
SPED 894 Creative Work Project in Special Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Consent of the graduate major advisor; approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies.
SPED 895 Field Study: Special Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Approval of the graduate major advisor, and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. ATC and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration. (CR/NC; RP only)
SPED 896EXM Culminating Experience Examination (Units: 0-3)
Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor, committee chair, and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. ATC and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration.
SPED 898 Master's Thesis (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Approval of graduate major advisor, and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. ATC and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration. (CR/NC only.)
SPED 899 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
SPED 903 Research Seminar in Special Education: Program Design and Analysis (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to Joint Doctoral Special Education students.
SPED 905 University-Level Teaching & Field Supervision Internship (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to Joint Doctoral Special Education students.
SPED 907 Critical Investigations of the Construction of Normalcy and Disability (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as SPED 907 and EDDL 922. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
SPED 908 Directed Study in Special Education Topics (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Admission to joint doctoral program in Special Education.
SPED 909 Current Issues Special Education Policy and Practice (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to Joint Doctoral Special Education students.
SPED 910 Advanced Topics in Special Education Research (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to Joint Doctoral Special Education students.
SPED 998 Doctoral Dissertation in Special Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to Joint Doctoral Special Education students and advancement to candidacy.