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Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog

General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Introduces professionals to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for individuals with severe speech and language impairments. Addresses the knowledge and skills needed to assess the potential AAC user, make team decisions, develop and implement instruction, and evaluate the effects of instruction, aimed at motivating, building, and expanding communication, choice-making, and social interaction. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

Current Sections

  • Spring 2025, Section: 6U1, CRN 20084, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2025, Section: 6Y1, CRN 20097, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2025, Section: DL1, CRN 13224, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz

Upcoming Sections

  • Fall 2025, Section: DL1*, CRN 77743, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome

*These sections are available to non-degree seeking students as well. To take courses without applying to a degree program, you'll need to submit an application as a non-degree seeking student. If you're interested in applying a course to a degree in the future, set up a call with an admissions counselor. All courses available in Summer 2020 will be offered online.

Prior Sections (partial list)
  • Fall 2024, Section: 6U1, CRN 84062, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2024, Section: 6Y1, CRN 84086, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2024, Section: DL1, CRN 70757, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2024, Section: 679, CRN 23854, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2024, Section: 6U1, CRN 23718, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2024, Section: 6Y1, CRN 23695, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2024, Section: DL1, CRN 13145, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2023, Section: 6U1, CRN 84409, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2023, Section: 6Y1, CRN 84402, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 70873, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2023, Section: 6U1, CRN 23895, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2023, Section: 6Y1, CRN 23911, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 13832, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2022, Section: 6U1, CRN 84942, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2022, Section: 6Y1, CRN 85015, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2022, Section: DL1, CRN 71168, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2022, Section: 6U1, CRN 24360, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2022, Section: 6Y1, CRN 24386, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2022, Section: DL1, CRN 14932, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2021, Section: 6U1, CRN 86749, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2021, Section: 6Y1, CRN 86723, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 71797, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2021, Section: 6U1, CRN 24471, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2021, Section: 6Y1, CRN 24457, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 16249, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2020, Section: 6U1, CRN 84585, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2020, Section: 6Y1, CRN 84647, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2020, Section: DL1, CRN 72184, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2020, Section: 663, CRN 23680, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2020, Section: 6U1, CRN 22098, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2020, Section: 6Y1, CRN 22134, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2020, Section: DL1, CRN 18045, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2019, Section: 6U1, CRN 82682, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2019, Section: 6Y1, CRN 82668, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2019, Section: DL1, CRN 72567, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2019, Section: 6U1, CRN 22526, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2019, Section: 6Y1, CRN 22512, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2019, Section: DL1, CRN 21414, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2018, Section: 6U1, CRN 83583, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2018, Section: 6Y1, CRN 83574, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2018, Section: DL1, CRN 73152, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Summer 2018, Section: 646, CRN 43057, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Lauren Bonnet
  • Spring 2018, Section: 001, CRN 11380, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2018, Section: 6Y1, CRN 21663, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2017, Section: 6U1, CRN 82471, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2017, Section: 6Y1, CRN 82470, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2017, Section: DL1, CRN 73706, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2017, Section: 001, CRN 12117, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2017, Section: 633, CRN 21101, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Grace Francis
  • Spring 2017, Section: 6U1, CRN 21637, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2017, Section: 6Y1, CRN 21641, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2016, Section: 6Y1, CRN 82423, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2016, Section: DL1, CRN 74651, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2016, Section: 001, CRN 12610, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2016, Section: 626, CRN 18460, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Irene Meier
  • Spring 2016, Section: 6U1, CRN 18864, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2016, Section: 6Y1, CRN 23845, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2015, Section: 6U1, CRN 83006, Format: Online, Instructor: Heidi Graff
  • Fall 2015, Section: DL1, CRN 77394, Format: Online, Instructor: Heidi Graff
  • Spring 2015, Section: 001, CRN 13049, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Summer 2014, Section: 692, CRN 42332, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Heidi Graff
  • Spring 2014, Section: 001, CRN 13677, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2013, Section: 5S1, CRN 73201, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Heidi Graff
  • Spring 2013, Section: 5S1, CRN 15014, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2013, Section: 631, CRN 21165, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2012, Section: 5S1, CRN 73826, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Cornelia Jacob
  • Spring 2012, Section: 5S2, CRN 19601, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2012, Section: 631, CRN 20300, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2011, Section: 5S1, CRN 75337, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Vicky Spencer
  • Summer 2011, Section: 6M7, CRN 42455, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Rose McGuiness
  • Spring 2011, Section: 5S1, CRN 10876, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2010, Section: 5S2, CRN 80529, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2010, Section: 6M4, CRN 80837, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2010, Section: 5S1, CRN 11295, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2010, Section: 631, CRN 20737, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome