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Inclusion: Working with Students with Special Needs

Inclusion: Working with Students with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms

The College of Extended and Global Education is proud to partner with Virtual Education Software (VESi), a leading provider of accredited online courses for educators. These online professional development courses are written by top educators and provide relevant and interactive instruction on a wide variety of subjects.

Online courses work with your schedule, allowing you to participate when it’s most convenient for you. Each course instructor is available for professional questions by e-mail or a toll-free phone number. Courses are offered for either 3 or 4.5 semester units of continuing education-level credit. Most students can complete 3-unit courses in about 30 hours and 4.5-unit courses in about 45 hours. You may register for these courses at any time during the semester however you have 16 weeks to finish the course from the time of enrollment.

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Course Description

Units: 3 
Price: $450

EDUC 3173. This course is designed to help you gain a better understanding of inclusion, one of the current educational reform movements that advocate for incorporating students with disabilities into general education classrooms. Learn to define key concepts and terms, identify and describe federal legislation and court cases and list and describe the federal definition of students entitled to special services. This course will discuss the roles and responsibilities of educators in providing special services to students in inclusive classrooms.


* Fees are subject to change