EDPS 38000 - Special Education Law For Teachers

Prerequisite(s): EDPS 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

Credit Hours: 3.00. The purpose of this course is to provide pre-service teachers with a general understanding of the educational entitlement and civil rights of children with disabilities. Laws ensuring the provision of special education to students with disabilities are based on constitutional principles, written and enacted by legislatures and administrative agencies, and interpreted by the courts. It is through the interaction of these various components of the legal system, legislative and judicial, that the field of special education has evolved. The knowledge and skills gained in this course shape the advocacy and ethical dispositions of the teacher. Permission of Department required. Typically offered Fall Spring.

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