Class Listings Spring 2026 Semester

Location: 3145 EPASW; Phone: (312) 996-4532.

Last generated: Monday, March 09 2026 08:30 AM CDT

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
49187	LCD	11:00 AM - 12:15 PM	TR	2435	2ETMSW	Waitoller, F		On campus and online

SPED 410

Exceptional Learners

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
15101	LCD	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	T	ARR	2ONL	Cushing, L		Meet online at set times

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
36723	LCD	05:00 PM - 06:00 PM	T	ARR	2ONL	Cushing, L; Fernandez, S		Meet online at set times
1 hours CHIME Seminar

SPED 462

Assessment of Individuals with Disabilities

3 hours. Departmental Approval Required

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
15110	LCD	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	R	2233	2ETMSW	Lindstrom, E		On campus and online

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
40028	PR - AP	ARRANGED				Hughes, M		On campus and online
15111	LCD - AS	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	M	2419	2ETMSW	Hughes, M		On campus and online

SPED 465

Understanding Students with High Incidence Disabilities

3 hours. Same as EPSY 465. Field work required. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
49189	PR - AP	ARRANGED		ARR	2ONL	Kowalski, C	On campus and online
49188	LCD - AS	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	W	A004	2LCA	Cushing, L; Kowalski, C	On campus and online
Departmental Approval Required

SPED 466

Language Development, Diversity, and Disabilities

3 hours. Same as EPSY 466. Departmental Approval Required

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
15123	LCD	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	T	308	2BH	Kummerer, S		On campus and online

SPED 472

Academic and Prosocial Interventions

3 hours. Same as ED 472. Field work required.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
15125	LCD	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	W	2235	2ETMSW	Cushing, L; Kiel-Taff, L		On campus and online

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 or UIC Extended Campus. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
25643	PR - AP	ARRANGED				Kim, S		On campus and online
25644	LCD - AS	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	W	136	2ARC	Kim, S		On campus and online

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
49316	LCD	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	W	ARR	2ONL	Kumm, S		Meet online at set times

SPED 514

Behavioral Interventions I: Comprehensive Programming Across the Lifespan

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. Recommended background: Credits in education, special education, educational psychology, or psychology are recommended, but not required for this program.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
46593	LCD	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	M	A007	2LCA	Miller, M		On campus and online
4 hours

SPED 520

Behavioral Interventions III: Individualized Behavior Intervention for Diverse Learners

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the Master of Science in ABA, Disability and Diversity in Urban Society and SPED 514 and SPED 517 or consent of the instructor.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
49302	LCD	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	T	320	2LH	Gregori, E		On campus and online

SPED 521

Verbal Behavior and Communication Intervention

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
49303	LCD	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	R	202	2LH	Ramakrishnan, A		On campus and online

SPED 522

Advanced Procedures in Special Educator as Consultant

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students seeking LBSII or admission as a doctoral student or consent of the instructor.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
40556	LCD	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	M	ARR	2ONL	Kowalski, C		Meet online at set times
3 hours

SPED 523

Single-Case Research Methods

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
48264	LCD	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	W	2419	2ETMSW	Ramakrishnan, A		On campus and online

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
43329	L4	ARRANGED	Kim, S
Departmental Approval Required
36435	LEC - AL	ARRANGED	Lopez-Reyna, N
37668	PR - AP	ARRANGED	Lopez-Reyna, N
36434	LEC - BL	ARRANGED	Waitoller, F
37669	PR - BP	ARRANGED	Waitoller, F
36433	LEC - CL	ARRANGED	Hughes, M
37670	PR - CP	ARRANGED	Hughes, M
36432	LEC - DL	ARRANGED	Cushing, L
37671	PR - DP	ARRANGED	Cushing, L
36431	LEC - EL	ARRANGED	Parker-Katz, M
37672	PR - EP	ARRANGED	Parker-Katz, M
37674	LEC - FL	ARRANGED	Maggin, D
37675	PR - FP	ARRANGED	Maggin, D

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 or UIC Extended Campus. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
39869	PR - AP	ARRANGED				Hughes, M	On campus and online
39868	LCD - AS	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	W	2233	2ETMSW	Hughes, M	On campus and online
49191	PR - BP	ARRANGED		ARR	2ONL	Brown, C	Online with deadlines
49190	LCD - BS	ARRANGED		ARR	2ONL	Brown, C	Online with deadlines

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
48885	LCD	ARRANGED				Brown, C	Online with deadlines
Restricted to Graduate College or UIC Extended Campus.
20003	LCD	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	R	304	2LH	Posey, K	Meet on campus
Restricted to Graduate College.

SPED 576

Internship in Assessment

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
39231	LEC - BL	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	T	2233	2ETMSW	Cushing, L; Tobon, G		Meet on campus
39229	PR - BP	ARRANGED				Cushing, L; Tobon, G		Meet on campus

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
42349	CNF - AC	05:00 PM - 08:00 PM	R	ARR	2ONL	Cushing, L; Ogrady, Q		Meet online at set times
42350	PR - AP	ARRANGED				Cushing, L; Ogrady, Q		Meet online at set times

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
24187	CNF	ARRANGED	Boda, P
Instructor Approval Required
27262	CNF	ARRANGED	Cushing, L
Instructor Approval Required
24188	CNF	ARRANGED	Gregori, E
Instructor Approval Required
24189	CNF	ARRANGED	Hughes, M
Instructor Approval Required
24190	CNF	ARRANGED	Kim, S
Instructor Approval Required
24185	CNF	ARRANGED	Lopez-Reyna, N
Instructor Approval Required
33108	CNF	ARRANGED	Maggin, D
24186	CNF	ARRANGED	Parker-Katz, M
Instructor Approval Required
33109	CNF	ARRANGED	Waitoller, F

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor	Instructional Method
48886	PR	ARRANGED	Brown, C	Online with deadlines
6 hours Restricted to Graduate College or UIC Extended Campus.
21011	PR	ARRANGED	Posey, K	Online with deadlines
6 hours Restricted to Graduate College.

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
13315	CNF	ARRANGED
27263	CNF	ARRANGED	Cushing, L
24733	CNF	ARRANGED	Gregori, E
13311	CNF	ARRANGED	Hughes, M
32737	CNF	ARRANGED	Kim, S
13314	CNF	ARRANGED	Lindstrom, E
13313	CNF	ARRANGED	Lopez-Reyna, N
33102	CNF	ARRANGED	Maggin, D
13308	CNF	ARRANGED	Parker-Katz, M
33103	CNF	ARRANGED	Waitoller, F

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
33104	C1	ARRANGED	Maggin, D
33105	C1	ARRANGED	Waitoller, F
13325	CNF	ARRANGED	Brown, C
27264	CNF	ARRANGED	Cushing, L
13324	CNF	ARRANGED	Gregori, E
13321	CNF	ARRANGED	Hughes, M
24734	CNF	ARRANGED	Kim, S
32738	CNF	ARRANGED	Lindstrom, E
13323	CNF	ARRANGED	Lopez-Reyna, N
13318	CNF	ARRANGED	Parker-Katz, M

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
33106	C1	ARRANGED	Maggin, D
33107	C1	ARRANGED	Waitoller, F
32739	CNF	ARRANGED
32873	CNF	ARRANGED
27265	CNF	ARRANGED	Cushing, L
13334	CNF	ARRANGED	Gregori, E
13331	CNF	ARRANGED	Hughes, M
24736	CNF	ARRANGED	Kim, S
13335	CNF	ARRANGED	Lindstrom, E
13333	CNF	ARRANGED	Lopez-Reyna, N
13328	CNF	ARRANGED	Parker-Katz, M