2024-2025 Catalog 
    
    Jul 06, 2025  
2024-2025 Catalog

SPED 201 - Characteristics of Students with Disabilities


3 hours
Candidates will examine characteristics of individuals identified with disabilities, including levels of severity and their influence on development, behavior and learning.  This course will address state and federal regulations; issues and trends in schools including, health care needs, sensory processing, motor development, and self-care skills; school/home/employment partnerships and transition procedures.  Students will identify assessment and evaluation requirements and understand the process of writing Individualized Education Programs and transition plans. UG