Fall 2025 Special Education

SPED 201

Childrens Literature and Disabilities

3 hours. Same as ED 201. This is a blended course. UIC GE Creative Arts course.

SPED 202

International Perspectives: Inclusive Education and Schooling

3 hours. Same as ED 202. Extensive computer use required. UIC GE Individual and Society, and UIC GE World Cultures course. Departmental Approval Required

SPED 410

Exceptional Learners

3 hours. Field work required. 20 hours of field work is required.

Online

SPED 416

Methods of Instruction for Exceptional Learners

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education program. Restricted to Education. Departmental Approval Required

SPED 430

Fieldwork Supervision

0 TO 6 hours. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis, Disability, and Diversity in Urban Society program or consent of the instructor. Restricted to ABA, Disability and Diversity major(s). Departmental Approval Required To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Practice and one Clinical Practice.

SPED 432

Foundations and Contemporary Understanding of Applied Behavior Analysis

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the Master of Science in ABA, Disability and Diversity in Urban Society program or consent of the instructor. Corequisite(s): Requires concurrent registration in SPED 433. Restricted to ABA, Disability and Diversity major(s).

SPED 433

Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the Master of Science in ABA, Disability and Diversity in Urban Society program or consent of the instructor. Restricted to ABA, Disability and Diversity major(s).

SPED 448

Topics in Special Education

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): SPED 410 and consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

SPED 461

Political and Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Special Education

3 hours. Same as ED 461. Field work required. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

SPED 462

Assessment of Individuals with Disabilities

3 hours.

SPED 463

Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners in School

3 hours. Field work required. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

SPED 465

Understanding Students with High Incidence Disabilities

3 hours. Same as EPSY 465. Field work required. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

SPED 466

Language Development, Diversity, and Disabilities

3 hours. Same as EPSY 466. Departmental Approval Required

SPED 471

Curricular Adaptations for Learners with Significant Disabilities

3 hours. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): SPED 461 and SPED 465 and SPED 467. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

SPED 472

Academic and Prosocial Interventions

3 hours. Same as ED 472. Field work required. Departmental Approval Required

SPED 473

Teaching Math and Science with Adaptations

3 hours. Same as ED 473. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): SPED 461. Course Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

SPED 482

Collaborating with Families, Community, and Professionals

3 hours. Same as EPSY 482. Previously listed as SPED 582. Field work required. Departmental Approval Required To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

SPED 506

Characteristics and Assessment of Young Children with Disabilities

4 hours. Field work required. Restricted to Graduate College. Instructor Approval Required

SPED 508

Methods of Instruction & Assessment of Young Children with Disabilities

4 hours. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in SPED 506; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

SPED 509

Educational Implications of Learners with Low-Incidence and Multiple Disabilites

3 hours. Previously listed as SPED 513. Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students seeking LBSII or admission as a doctoral student or consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

SPED 510

Advanced Curricular Adapations for Learners with Significant and Multiple Disabilities

3 hours. Previously listed as SPED 511. In partial fulfillment of LBSII programs for Curriculum Adaptation Specialist, Behavior Intervention Specialist and Multiple Disabilities Specialist. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LBSII Program or admission as a doctorate student or consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

SPED 511

Introduction to Practice Based Research

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the Master of Science in ABA, Disability and Diversity in Urban Society program or consent of the instructor. Restricted to ABA, Disability and Diversity major(s).

SPED 512

Curricular and Social Adaptations for Working with Learners with High Incidence Disabilities

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Students seeking LBSII or admission as a doctoral student or consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

Blended - Online & Classroom

SPED 516

Transition Planning and Vocational Programming for Students with Disabilities, Part 2

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): SPED 515 or consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

SPED 517

Behavioral Interventions II: Systems Change to Support Behavioral Outcomes Across Diverse Populatio

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the Master of Science in ABA, Disability and Diversity in Urban Society program, acceptance to LBS II program, or admission as a doctorate student, or consent of the instructor.

SPED 519

Collaboration and Supervision to Support Diversity and Disability in Urban Settings

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the Master of Science in ABA, Disability and Diversity in Urban Society program or consent of the instructor.

SPED 538

Internship in University Teaching

4 hours. 4 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): SPED 564 and consent of the instructor. Coursework and experience in special education, as determined by the instructor and enrollment in the PhD in Special Education. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Practice.

SPED 563

Adolescent Literacy for Diverse Learners

3 hours. Field work required. Previously listed as SPED 583. Prerequisite(s): SPED 462. Restricted to Graduate College. Departmental Approval Required To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

SPED 564

Proseminar in Special Education

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in SPED program and consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

SPED 570

Field Internship for Student Teaching

4 hours. Field work required. Previously listed as SPED 577. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the program faculty. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion and one Practice.

SPED 572

Curriculum and Teaching for Students with Disabilities

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in SPED 570 and approval of program faculty. Restricted to Graduate College. Departmental Approval Required

SPED 573

Understanding Research in Special Education

3 hours. Field work required. Course Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice. Restricted to Graduate College.

SPED 576

Internship in Assessment

3 hours. Twenty-five hours of field work required. Prerequisite(s): SPED 462. Departmental Approval Required To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Practice.

SPED 578

School and Community-Based Inquiry Internship

3 hours. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the program faculty. Restricted to Graduate College. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Conference and one Practice.

SPED 579

Research Internship

3 hours. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): SPED 573 or the equivalent and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College. Instructor Approval Required

SPED 580

Student Teaching in Special Education

1 TO 12 hours. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in SPED 570 and approval of the program faculty. Restricted to Graduate College. Departmental Approval Required

SPED 592

Seminar on Theory and Research in Special Education

4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 16 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in SPED program or consent of instructor. Departmental Approval Required

SPED 593

Ph.D. Research Project

1 TO 8 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Education program.

SPED 596

Independent Study

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): SPED 500 or the equivalent, and consent of advisor and instructor. Instructor Approval Required

SPED 599

Thesis Research

0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the dissertation advisor.