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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:

Examines the characteristics of students with mild disabilities. Focuses on etiology, contributing factors, conditions that affect learning, the challenges of identifying students with disabilities, and the need for academic, social, and emotional accommodations and support. Notes: Field experience required. 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

  • Fall 2024, Section: 689, CRN 84087, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Andrea Boykin
  • Fall 2024, Section: 690, CRN 84088, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Ronald Pannell
  • Fall 2024, Section: 691, CRN 84296, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Shanna Takacs
  • Fall 2024, Section: DL1, CRN 73557, Format: Online, Instructor: Erica Jones

Upcoming Sections

  • Spring 2025, Section: 692*, CRN 20062, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Elizabeth Beaty
  • Spring 2025, Section: DL1*, CRN 13373, Format: Online, Instructor: Maureen Howard

*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)
  • Spring 2024, Section: 688, CRN 23920, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Andrea Boykin
  • Fall 2023, Section: 001, CRN 74195, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Soo Ahn
  • Fall 2023, Section: 685, CRN 84188, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Carmen Rioux-Bailey
  • Fall 2023, Section: 686, CRN 84186, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Shanna Takacs
  • Fall 2023, Section: 687, CRN 84195, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Ronald Pannell
  • Fall 2023, Section: P01, CRN 85204, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Soo Ahn
  • Spring 2023, Section: 001, CRN 16450, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Christine McElwee
  • Spring 2023, Section: 684, CRN 24569, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Carmen Rioux-Bailey
  • Fall 2022, Section: 001, CRN 75491, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Christine McElwee
  • Fall 2022, Section: 675, CRN 84427, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Christine McElwee
  • Fall 2022, Section: 680, CRN 84737, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Kelly Liu
  • Fall 2022, Section: 681, CRN 84738, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Shanna Takacs
  • Spring 2022, Section: 001, CRN 19831, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Erica Jones
  • Spring 2022, Section: 671, CRN 24891, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Shanna Takacs
  • Spring 2022, Section: 674, CRN 24889, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Kelly Liu
  • Fall 2021, Section: 001, CRN 79235, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jodi Duke
  • Fall 2021, Section: 672, CRN 86365, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2021, Section: 673, CRN 86338, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Ronald Pannell
  • Spring 2021, Section: 666, CRN 23523, Format: Online, Instructor: Suzanne Jimenez
  • Spring 2021, Section: 669, CRN 24479, Format: Online, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Spring 2021, Section: 670, CRN 25781, Format: Online, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 23704, Format: Online, Instructor: Kevin Wallace
  • Fall 2020, Section: 002, CRN 82194, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Margaret Weiss
  • Fall 2020, Section: 664, CRN 84274, Format: Online, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2020, Section: 665, CRN 84248, Format: Online, Instructor: Shanna Takacs
  • Summer 2020, Section: B01, CRN 40055, Format: Online, Instructor: Andrea Boykin
  • Spring 2020, Section: 001, CRN 10179, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Carmen Rioux-Bailey
  • Spring 2020, Section: 660, CRN 21858, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Spring 2020, Section: 661, CRN 24130, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Spring 2020, Section: 662, CRN 21892, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Christine McElwee
  • Fall 2019, Section: 001, CRN 71056, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Kevin Wallace
  • Fall 2019, Section: 657, CRN 82687, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2019, Section: 658, CRN 82688, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Shanna Takacs
  • Fall 2019, Section: 659, CRN 82962, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Shanna Takacs
  • Summer 2019, Section: B01, CRN 40058, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Kelly Liu
  • Spring 2019, Section: 001, CRN 10195, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Elizabeth Beaty
  • Spring 2019, Section: 655, CRN 22114, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Spring 2019, Section: 656, CRN 22127, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jill Jakulski
  • Fall 2018, Section: 001, CRN 71277, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Linn Jorgenson
  • Fall 2018, Section: 649, CRN 83432, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2018, Section: 651, CRN 83466, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Margaret Weiss
  • Fall 2018, Section: 654, CRN 83473, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Christine McElwee
  • Summer 2018, Section: B01, CRN 40073, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Jenkins
  • Spring 2018, Section: 001, CRN 10230, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jill Jakulski
  • Spring 2018, Section: 645, CRN 21545, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Christine McElwee
  • Spring 2018, Section: 647, CRN 21551, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2017, Section: 001, CRN 71442, Instructor: Andrea Boykin
  • Fall 2017, Section: 643, CRN 82487, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2017, Section: 644, CRN 82488, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Suzanne Jimenez
  • Summer 2017, Section: 642, CRN 42518, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Summer 2017, Section: C01, CRN 40124, Instructor: Kevin Good
  • Spring 2017, Section: 001, CRN 10367, Instructor: Christine McElwee
  • Spring 2017, Section: 638, CRN 21156, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Suzanne Jimenez
  • Spring 2017, Section: 639, CRN 21613, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2016, Section: 001, CRN 71634, Instructor: Andrea Boykin
  • Fall 2016, Section: 630, CRN 82175, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Margaret Weiss
  • Fall 2016, Section: 631, CRN 82178, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Christine McElwee
  • Fall 2016, Section: 637, CRN 82529, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Summer 2016, Section: C01, CRN 40774, Instructor: Andrea Boykin
  • Spring 2016, Section: 001, CRN 10458, Instructor: Carmen Rioux-Bailey
  • Spring 2016, Section: 627, CRN 18489, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Suzanne Jimenez
  • Spring 2016, Section: 628, CRN 18472, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2015, Section: 001, CRN 71882, Instructor: Jill Jakulski
  • Fall 2015, Section: 613, CRN 82756, Instructor: Jill Jakulski
  • Fall 2015, Section: 624, CRN 82275, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2015, Section: 625, CRN 83187, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Margaret Weiss
  • Summer 2015, Section: C01, CRN 41139, Instructor: Michael Repie
  • Spring 2015, Section: 001, CRN 10526, Instructor: Carmen Rioux-Bailey
  • Spring 2015, Section: 002, CRN 17979, Instructor: Jill Jakulski
  • Spring 2015, Section: 622, CRN 18097, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Suzanne Jimenez
  • Spring 2015, Section: 623, CRN 18098, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2014, Section: 001, CRN 72074, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Michael Repie
  • Fall 2014, Section: 621, CRN 81653, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: LaTisha Putney
  • Fall 2014, Section: 694, CRN 81745, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Summer 2014, Section: C01, CRN 40258, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: LaTisha Putney
  • Spring 2014, Section: 001, CRN 10602, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jill Jakulski
  • Spring 2014, Section: 687, CRN 17976, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Spring 2014, Section: 693, CRN 21305, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Spring 2014, Section: 698, CRN 22850, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jugnu Agrawal
  • Fall 2013, Section: 5S1, CRN 72279, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jill Jakulski
  • Fall 2013, Section: 685, CRN 81293, Instructor: Carmen Rioux-Bailey
  • Fall 2013, Section: 686, CRN 81294, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2013, Section: 690, CRN 81257, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Katherine Bradley-Black
  • Fall 2013, Section: 6F1, CRN 82127, Format: Online, Instructor: Liber Riccio
  • Summer 2013, Section: 6G1, CRN 42782, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Michael Repie
  • Summer 2013, Section: B02, CRN 41961, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Susan Book
  • Summer 2013, Section: CS1, CRN 40305, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Michael Repie
  • Spring 2013, Section: 5S1, CRN 10690, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Kristy Park
  • Spring 2013, Section: 683, CRN 20350, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jill Jakulski
  • Spring 2013, Section: 684, CRN 20351, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Suzanne Jimenez
  • Fall 2012, Section: 001, CRN 76677, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Fall 2012, Section: 5S1, CRN 72587, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jill Jakulski
  • Fall 2012, Section: 601, CRN 79519, Format: Online, Instructor: Anna McFadden
  • Fall 2012, Section: 678, CRN 80912, Instructor: Carmen Rioux-Bailey
  • Fall 2012, Section: 679, CRN 80913, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2012, Section: 680, CRN 80914, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2012, Section: 6G1, CRN 81013, Instructor: Jill Jakulski
  • Summer 2012, Section: CS1, CRN 40426, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Michael Repie
  • Spring 2012, Section: 5S1, CRN 10761, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Anya Evmenova
  • Spring 2012, Section: 675, CRN 20609, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Spring 2012, Section: 676, CRN 21122, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Cylvia Toy
  • Spring 2012, Section: 677, CRN 20613, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Margaret Weiss
  • Fall 2011, Section: 001, CRN 73052, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Paula Travers
  • Fall 2011, Section: 5S1, CRN 73054, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Michael Repie
  • Fall 2011, Section: 673, CRN 80259, Instructor: Carmen Rioux-Bailey
  • Fall 2011, Section: 674, CRN 80266, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2011, Section: 6F1, CRN 81609, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Amy Showker
  • Fall 2011, Section: 6F2, CRN 81610, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Heather Bousman
  • Fall 2011, Section: 6F3, CRN 81611, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Michelle Costello
  • Fall 2011, Section: 6F6, CRN 81614, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Joshua Douds
  • Fall 2011, Section: 6F7, CRN 81615, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2011, Section: 6G1, CRN 80886, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Michael Repie
  • Summer 2011, Section: 6G1, CRN 41747, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Michael Repie
  • Spring 2011, Section: 5S1, CRN 10912, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Clara Hauth
  • Spring 2011, Section: 670, CRN 20035, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Spring 2011, Section: 671, CRN 20532, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Paula Travers
  • Spring 2011, Section: 672, CRN 21377, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2010, Section: 001, CRN 74081, Instructor: Vicky Spencer
  • Fall 2010, Section: 5S1, CRN 74085, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Fall 2010, Section: 665, CRN 80061, Instructor: Carmen Rioux-Bailey
  • Fall 2010, Section: 669, CRN 80651, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jill Jakulski
  • Summer 2010, Section: 6G1, CRN 43261, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jill Jakulski
  • Summer 2010, Section: BS1, CRN 42082, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jill Jakulski
  • Summer 2010, Section: C01, CRN 40778, Instructor: Lori Howard
  • Spring 2010, Section: 001, CRN 11299, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jill Jakulski
  • Spring 2010, Section: 5S1, CRN 11344, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Erin Caffrey
  • Spring 2010, Section: 662, CRN 20962, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Spring 2010, Section: 663, CRN 21335, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Spring 2010, Section: 6G1, CRN 21645, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Erin Caffrey
  • Fall 2009, Section: 001, CRN 74421, Instructor: Michael Repie
  • Fall 2009, Section: 002, CRN 74425, Instructor: Michael Repie
  • Fall 2009, Section: 656, CRN 77812, Instructor: Cylvia Toy
  • Fall 2009, Section: 658, CRN 77790, Instructor: Nicole Conners
  • Fall 2009, Section: 659, CRN 77819, Instructor: Mike Romanelli
  • Fall 2009, Section: 660, CRN 77799, Instructor: Lori Howard
  • Fall 2009, Section: 661, CRN 77822, Instructor: Mike Romanelli
  • Fall 2009, Section: 6G1, CRN 78292, Instructor: Michael Repie
  • Spring 2009, Section: 001, CRN 11380, Instructor: Yojanna Cuenca-Sanchez
  • Spring 2009, Section: 5S1, CRN 11428, Instructor: Michael Repie
  • Fall 2008, Section: 002, CRN 72472, Instructor: Cheryl Temple