Fall 2002 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Fall 2002; however, some (or all) may not be offered this term.  The course numbers that are offered this term link to the Schedule of Classes.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Special Education, Rehabilitation and School Psychology (SERP)  Department Info

SERP 200 -- Social Perspectives on Disability as Reflected in American Media and Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Enrolled students will identify and describe perspectives on disability as reflected in American media and literature. They will analyze the influence of these perspectives on individual, political, and social responses to persons with disabilities.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 299 -- Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 301A -- Mainstreaming - Elementary  (2 units)
Description:  Introduction to the integration of special students into the regular elementary.
Prerequisite(s):  TTE 322, TTE 323, TTE 324, TTE 326, TTE 327. Open to elementary education majors currently enrolled in student teaching only.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit and grade.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 301B -- Mainstreaming - Secondary  (2 units)
Description:  Introduction to the integration of special students into the regular secondary classrooms.
Prerequisite(s):  TTE 322, TTE 323, TTE 324, TTE 326, TTE 327. Open to elementary education majors currently enrolled in student teaching only.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit and grade.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 370A -- American Sign Language I  (4 units)
Description:  Designed for students with no previous knowledge of ASL and/or deaf culture. To develop basic skills in ASL vocabulary, grammar and use. First course in a four semester sequence.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 370B -- American Sign Language II  (4 units)
Description:  Designed to help students continue developing basic skills in ASL vocabulary, grammar and use. Second course in a four semester sequence.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 370A or consent of the department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 394 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 399 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 400 -- Survey of Special Education and Rehabilitation  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to historical, legal, pedagogical, and social issues underlying services in special education and rehabilitation. Provides an overview of the characteristics of persons with exceptionalities and disabilities as well as the services available.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 401A -- Assessment and Instruction or Students with Early Reading and Spelling Difficult  (3 units)
Description:  Procedures, methods, strategies for informal diagnosis and instruction of students with learning problems in the areas of reading and spelling. Strategies appropriate for use in the elementary or the special classroom.
May be convened with:  SERP 501A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 401B -- Assessment and Instruction for Preschool Children with Learning Problems  (3 units)
Description:  Procedures, methods, strategies for assessment and instruction of children with learning problems in the preschool years. Strategies and adaptations for use with delays in physical development, cognitive development, communication development, socioemotional development, and the development of adaptive behavior will be emphasized.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 400, SERP 460, SERP 575.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 402 -- Behavior Principles and Disability  (3 units)
Description:  Use of behavior principles to positively support individuals with disabilities, especially those with moderate and severe disabilities.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 400.
May be convened with:  SERP 502.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 403 -- Special Services in Schools  (3 units)
Description:  Information to aid teachers in dealing with responsibilities and concerns in school settings with regard to P.L. 94-142. Education for All Handicapped Children Act Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, and other legal issues.
May be convened with:  SERP 503.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 404 -- Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Exceptional Learners  (3 units)
Description:  Provides a theoretical base and practical approach to the study of special needs of students with language and cultural differences; basic premises of bilingual special education and the interface of the two fields.
May be convened with:  SERP 504.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 405 -- Introduction to Learning Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Theories and history of programs for individuals with learning disabilities-definition, characteristics, etiology.
Prerequisite(s):  degree candidates must complete SERP 400 prior to taking SERP 405.
May be convened with:  SERP 505.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 406 -- Foundations of Special Education  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to historical, legal, pedagogical, and social issues underlying services in special education. Provides an overview of characteristics of persons with exceptionalities and disabilities, as well as the services available.
May be convened with:  SERP 506.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 407A -- Methods for Diagnosing Specific Learning Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Assessment and instruction with an emphasis on formal assessment, informal assessment, diagnostic teaching, and implementation of individualized instructional programs.
Prerequisite(s):  Teacher Education Courses.
May be convened with:  SERP 507A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 407B -- Methods for Diagnosing Specific Learning Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Continuation of SERP 407A/507A. Preparation for preservice educators to provide assessment and instruction for students with high incidence (learning and behavioral) disabilities.
May be convened with:  SERP 507B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 409 -- Introduction Learning and Behavioral Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Issues in the education of students with mild-moderate mental retardation, learning disabilities, emotional or behavioral disorders, attention deficit disorders, and physical disabilities. Topics include history, definitions, current issues, characteristics, theories, and educational programming.
May be convened with:  SERP 509.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 410 -- Introduction to Mental Retardation and Severe Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  History and philosophy of educational programs for persons with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities; etiology, classification, and characteristics, with consideration of educational, social, and psychological problems.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, SERP 400.
May be convened with:  SERP 510.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 411 -- Service Delivery Trends in Rehabilitation and Special Education  (3 units)
Description:  Critical examination of current trends, issues and initiatives affecting service systems for persons with disabilities.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 415 -- Physical and Multiple Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and multiple impairments, etiology, intervention practices, adaptations, transferring and handling skills, and integration into typical environments.
May be convened with:  SERP 515.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 420 -- Low Vision and Visual Functioning  (3 units)
Description:  Anatomy and physiology of the eye; implications of visual disorders including visual field losses; introduction to optics; use of optical and non-optical aids in classroom settings.
May be convened with:  SERP 520.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 421 -- Introduction to Visual Impairments and Deaf-Blindness  (3 units)
Description:  An overview of educational services for the student with visual impairments and multiple sensory impairments. An emphasis is placed on the psychosocial effects of visual impairments on the individual and means of compensating for those effects.
May be convened with:  SERP 521.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 423A -- Braille I  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamentals of Braille reading and writing, methods of teaching Braille and preparation of materials.
May be convened with:  SERP 523A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 423B -- Braille II  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamentals of Braille reading and writing, methods of teaching Braille and preparation of materials.
May be convened with:  SERP 523B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 424 -- Methods of Teaching the Visually Impaired  (3 units)
Description:  Curriculum development and adaptation in various educational programs; adaptation of classroom materials; procedures for use with blind/partially sighted children and youth; emphasizes teaching academic and non-academic skills and in educating students with non-disabled peers.
May be convened with:  SERP 524.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 425 -- Strategies of Vocational Development and Supported Employment  (3 units)
Description:  Systematic study of the strategies used to place and retain individuals with disabilities in paid, community employment. Topics to include job development, consumer assessment, job placement, job-site training, and follow-up.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 400.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  SERP 525.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 430 -- Education and Rehabilitation of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals  (3 units)
Description:  Current and historical perspectives; educational and rehabilitative services; etiology; impact on families, psychosocial, cognitive and intellectual development and functioning of deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
May be convened with:  SERP 530.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 431A -- American Sign Language III  (4 units)
Description:  Designed to develop intermediate ASL conversational skills in a variety of settings, topics, and functions. Third in a four semester sequence.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 370B or consent of department.
May be convened with:  SERP 531A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 431B -- American Sign Language IV  (4 units)
Description:  Designed to continue developing intermediate ASL conversational skills in a variety of settings, topics, and functions. Final course in a four semester sequence.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 413A or consent of department.
May be convened with:  SERP 531B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 433A -- Introduction to the Structure of ASL  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the structure of ASL. Classes will be offered on a rotating basis in SERP 433A-433B-433C-433D sequence; however, courses need not be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 431B or consent of department.
May be convened with:  SERP 533A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 433B -- Languages and Cultures of the Deaf Communities  (3 units)
Description:  Languages and cultures of deaf communities. Classes will be offered on a rotating basis in SERP 433A-433B-433C-433D sequence; however, courses need not be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 431B or consent of department.
May be convened with:  SERP 533B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 433C -- Special Topics in Deaf Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Classes will be offered on a rotating basis in SERP 433A-433B-433C-433D sequence; however, courses need not be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 431B or consent of department.
May be convened with:  SERP 533C.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 433D -- ASL Literature and Film  (3 units)
Description:  ASL literature and film. Classes will be offered on a rotating basis in SERP 433A-433B-433C-433D sequence; however, courses need not be taken in sequence.
May be convened with:  SERP 533D.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 434 -- Language Development for the Exceptional Child  (3 units)
Description:  Pragmatic, syntactic and semantic aspects of pre-linguistic and linguistic development in exceptional children and youth; cognitive and social bases of communication and language development.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 400; admission to Undergraduate Special Education Program.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  SERP 534.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 439A -- ASL Acquisition and Bilingualism  (3 units)
Description:  Classes will be offered on a rotating basis in the following sequence; SERP 439A, 439B, and 439C. Courses need not be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 431B or consent of department.
May be convened with:  SERP 539A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 439B -- Signed Language Policy, Planning, and Intervention  (3 units)
Description:  Classes will be offered on a rotating basis in the following sequence; SERP 439A, 439B, and 439C. Courses need not be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 431B or consent of department.
May be convened with:  SERP 539B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 439C -- Methods and Materials of ASL/ESL Instruction  (3 units)
Description:  Classes will be offered on a rotating basis in the following sequence; SERP 439A, 439B, and 439C. Courses need not be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 431B or consent of department.
May be convened with:  SERP 539C.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 440 -- Education of Gifted Children  (3 units)
Description:  Issues in education of the gifted; discussion of definitions, characteristics, development, screening, identification, curriculum, teaching strategies, and program development.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 400.
May be convened with:  SERP 540.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 444A -- ASL Discourse Processes: Intensive ASL  (6 units)
Description:  SERP 444A-444B-444C need not be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 431B or consent of department.
May be convened with:  SERP 544A.
Usually offered:  Summer.

SERP 444B -- ASL Discourse Processes: Introduction to Interpreting  (3-6 units)
Description:  SERP 444A-444B-444C need not be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 431B or consent of department.
May be convened with:  SERP 544B.
Usually offered:  Summer.

SERP 444C -- ASL Discourse Processes: Classroom Instruction in ASL  (3-6 units)
Description:  SERP 444A-444B-444C need not be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 431B or consent of department.
May be convened with:  SERP 544C.
Usually offered:  Summer.

SERP 450 -- Introduction to Emotional or Behavioral Disorders  (3 units)
Description:  Issues in education of the emotionally or behaviorally disordered; discussion of history, current issues, definitions, characteristics, and theoretical perspectives.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 400.
May be convened with:  SERP 550.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 453 -- Processing Skills in Interpretation and Transliteration  (3 units)
Temporary course:  offered during Fall 2002 only.
Description:  This course will focus on practical and theoretical applications of skills in American Sign Language interpretation and transliteration.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP431B.

SERP 454 -- Intralingual Skills for Interpreters  (3 units)
Temporary course:  offered during Fall 2002 only.
Description:  This course will involve an in-depth study of English and American Sign Language intralingual skills for interpreters.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 431B.

SERP 455 -- Rehabilitation and Aging  (3 units)
Description:  Emphasis on aging from the viewpoint of the aging person and those working with the aged.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
May be convened with:  SERP 555.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 460 -- Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on the disabling conditions impacting on infants, toddlers and their families, preschool children, programs available to serve them and their families, and critical issues in this rapidly evolving field.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 400.
May be convened with:  SERP 560.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 465 -- Principles of Rehabilitation  (3 units)
Description:  Principles underlying rehabilitation programs and interdisciplinary relationships of agencies engaged in rehabilitation services.
May be convened with:  SERP 565.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 468 -- Transition Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Provides an understanding of effective strategies for promoting the smooth transition of students with disabilities from school to work and adult living.
May be convened with:  SERP 568.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 475 -- Observation and Participation in Special Education Programs  (1-3 units)
Description:  Practical experiences with individuals having special needs with focus on psychological, educational and service-related implications and practices. Field trips, class observations and seminars.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 400 or SERP 500.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
May be convened with:  SERP 575.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 476 -- Rehabilitating the Public Offender  (3 units)
Description:  Components in service delivery to the public offender, how the offender enters the criminal justice system, and treatment and rehabilitation services available.
May be convened with:  SERP 576.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 478 -- Prevention of Addictions  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of addictive behaviors (e.g., drug addictions, eating disorders, compulsive gambling) from a psychosocial and biological perspective and the implications of this analysis for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of addictions.
May be convened with:  SERP 578.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 479A -- Psychiatric Rehabilitation I  (3 units)
Description:  Key approaches and current developments in psychiatric rehabilitation in the US; provision of basic information about mental illness, the rehabilitation needs of persons with psychiatric disabilities, and implications for best practice in rehabilitation settings.
May be convened with:  SERP 579A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 479B -- Introduction to Psychiatric Rehabilitation  (3 units)
Temporary course:  offered during Fall 2002 only.
Description:  Examines activities of practitioner and service recipient, and steps of the psychiatric vocational rehabilitation process used in career development for persons with psychiatric disabilities.
May be convened with:  SERP 579B.

SERP 481 -- Interviewing and Client Services  (3 units)
Description:  The development of essential interviewing skills for case management of rehabilitation clients.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 425 or SERP 525; SERP 400, SERP 411.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 483 -- Supervised Casework in Rehabilitation  (3 units)
Description:  Application of fundamental professional rehabilitation theories and skills in field settings.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 400 or SERP 411 or SERP 481.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 484 -- Problems of Drug Abuse  (3 units)
Description:  Survey course for teachers, counselors, and agency workers concerned with drug abuse; examination of community, cultural, and educational approaches to drug use and abuse.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  SERP 584.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 487 -- Psychosocial, Cultural, and Familial Aspects of Disability  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of the psychological, sociological, cultural, and familial aspects of disability throughout the lifespan and implications; foundations for empowerment and enhancing self-esteem.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 465 or SERP 565. Open to SERP majors only.
May be convened with:  SERP 587.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 493 -- Internship  (1-4 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 493L -- Legislative Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Working experience at the Arizona State Legislature; responsibilities draw upon student's area of major expertise and include preparing written and oral reports, summarizing legislative proposals, and providing information to legislators and legislative committees. Participating programs include but are not limited to: architecture, economics, English, geography and regional development, history, hydrology, journalism, management, management information systems, marketing, political science, psychology, public administration, secondary education, sociology, statistics, and urban planning. Students in other programs are eligible and should consult the department head or, in the case of the James E. Roger's College of Law, the dean, for appropriate arrangements.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 494 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  contact department.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 494A -- Teaching Exceptional Children  (1-10 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 400, field work, student teaching in area of emphasis.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 497K -- Sexuality and Disability  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  SERP 597K.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 499 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 500 -- Foundations of Special Education and Rehabilitation  (3 units)
Description:  Provides beginning graduate students with a knowledge of issues surrounding the fields of special education and rehabilitation. Issues include legal; principles and concepts of assessment; principles of teaching and counseling. Students will examine and develop their personal philosophies regarding assessment of, services to and intervention with individuals with exceptionalities.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 400.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 501A -- Assessment & Instruction: Students with Early Reading & Spelling Difficult  (3 units)
Description:  Procedures, methods, strategies for informal diagnosis and instruction of students with learning problems in the areas of reading and spelling. Strategies appropriate for use in the elementary or the special classroom. Graduate-level requirements include in-depth projects.
May be convened with:  SERP 401A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 502 -- Behavior Principles and Disability  (3 units)
Description:  Use of behavior principles to positively support individuals with disabilities, especially those with moderate and severe disabilities. Graduate-level requirements include in-depth paper(s) on aspects of current issues in the field.
May be convened with:  SERP 402.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 503 -- Special Services in Schools  (3 units)
Description:  Information to aid teachers in dealing with responsibilities and concerns in school settings with regard to P.L. 94-142. Education for All Handicapped Children Act Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, and other legal issues. Graduate-level requirements include in-depth paper(s) on aspects of current issues in the field.
May be convened with:  SERP 403.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 504 -- Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Exceptional Learners  (3 units)
Description:  Provides a theoretical base and practical approach to the study of special needs of students with language and cultural differences; basic premises of bilingual special education and the interface of the two fields. Graduate-level requirements include in-depth paper(s) on aspects of current issues in the field.
May be convened with:  SERP 404.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 505 -- Introduction to Learning Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Theories and history of programs for individuals with learning disabilities-definition, characteristics, etiology. Graduate-level requirements include in-depth paper(s) on aspects of current issues in the field.
May be convened with:  SERP 405.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 506 -- Foundations of Special Education  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to historical, legal, pedagogical, and social issues underlying services in special education. Provides an overview of characteristics of persons with exceptionalities and disabilities, as well as the services available. Graduate-level students are required to submit a scholarly research paper or project.
May be convened with:  SERP 406.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 507A -- Methods for Diagnosing Specific Learning Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Assessment and instruction with an emphasis on formal assessment, informal assessment, diagnostic teaching, and implementation of individualized instructional programs. Graduate-level requirements include completion of all assignments.
May be convened with:  SERP 407A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 507B -- Methods for Diagnosing Specific Learning Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Continuation of SERP 407A/507A. Preparation for preservice educators to provide assessment and instruction for students with high incidence (learning and behavioral) disabilities. Graduate-level requirements include completion of all assignments.
May be convened with:  SERP 407B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 508 -- Teaching Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Remediation of academic areas and cognitive processes involving perception, integration, and expression, with emphasis on strategies for planning and implementing instructional programs at the elementary level.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, SERP 405 or SERP 505, or consent of department; Concurrent registration, SERP 593.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 509 -- Introduction Learning and Behavioral Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Issues in the education of students with mild-moderate mental retardation, learning disabilities, emotional or behavioral disorders, attention deficit disorders, and physical disabilities. Topics include history, definitions, current issues, characteristics, theories, and educational programming. Graduate-level requirement includes a research paper based upon approved proposals.
May be convened with:  SERP 409.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 510 -- Introduction to Mental Retardation and Severe Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  History and philosophy of educational programs for persons with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities; etiology, classification, and characteristics, with consideration of educational, social, and psychological problems. Graduate-level requirements include in-depth paper(s) on aspects of current issues in the field.
May be convened with:  SERP 410.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 512 -- Teaching Learning Disabled Adolescents  (3 units)
Description:  Intervention alternatives for teaching the learning disabled adolescent at the secondary level. Emphasis on current intervention methods and practices.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 513 -- Educating Students with Mental Retardation and Severe Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Methods of developing age-appropriate, functional and inclusive programming, community-based instruction, and integrative source delivery for students who have moderate to profound retardation and other physical, sensory and behavior disorders.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 515 -- Physical and Multiple Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and multiple impairments, etiology, intervention practices, adaptations, transferring and handling skills, and integration into typical environments. Graduate-level requirements include additional assignments. Field trips.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  SERP 415.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 517 -- Behavior Modification and Theory in Schools  (3 units)
Description:  Application of behavior principles and techniques to promote learning and social development of school-related behavior.
Prerequisite(s):  ED P 510 or consent of instructor.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 518 -- Augmentative Communication for Learners with Severe and Multiple Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Techniques for assessment and intervention of communication skills other than speech for students with severe disabilities. Nonsymbolic communication skills development for all ages; social interaction skills; augmentative communication aids.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 519A -- Special Topics in VI:Students with VI Included in Regular Education Classrooms  (1 unit)
Description:  For regular educators who have students with visual impairments in their classrooms. Emphasizes environmental adaptations and teaching approaches for instruction. Topics include braille, low vision, and issues for adults collaborating in the classrooms.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 520 -- Low Vision and Visual Functioning  (3 units)
Description:  Anatomy and physiology of the eye; implications of visual disorders including visual field losses; introduction to optics; use of optical and non-optical aids in classroom settings. Graduate-level requirements include writing at least one paper and one additional item.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 521.
May be convened with:  SERP 420.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 521 -- Introduction to Visual Impairments and Deaf-Blindness  (3 units)
Description:  An overview of educational services for the student with visual impairments and multiple sensory impairments. An emphasis is placed on the psychosocial effects of visual impairments on the individual and means of compensating for those effects. Graduate-level requirements include writing a grant proposal to obtain monies to enhance service delivery.
May be convened with:  SERP 421.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 522 -- Orientation & Mobility for Teachers of Individuals with Visual Impairments  (3 units)
Description:  Methods of teaching orientation and mobility skills to visually impaired and blind students. Emphasis on the school-aged child, with particular attention to concept development, orientation skills, pre-cane skills, personal safety, and independent ambulation, including an introduction to long-cane techniques. Graduate-level requirements include completion of an additional research paper and presentation.
May be convened with:  SERP 422.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 523A -- Braille I  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamentals of Braille reading and writing, methods of teaching Braille and preparation of materials. Graduate-level requirements include in-depth paper(s) on aspects of current issues and class presentations.
May be convened with:  SERP 423A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 523B -- Braille II  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamentals of Braille reading and writing, methods of teaching Braille and preparation of materials. Graduate-level requirements include in-depth paper(s) on aspects of current issues and class presentations.
May be convened with:  SERP 423B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 524 -- Methods of Teaching the Visually Impaired  (3 units)
Description:  Curriculum development and adaptation in various educational programs; adaptation of classroom materials; procedures for use with blind/partially sighted children and youth; emphasizes teaching academic and non-academic skills and in educating students with non-disabled peers. Graduate-level requirements include a short review of the literature using APA style about their chosen topic.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 521; Concurrent registration, SERP 593.
May be convened with:  SERP 424.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 525 -- Strategies of Vocational Development and Supported Employment  (3 units)
Description:  Systematic study of the strategies used to place and retain individuals with disabilities in paid, community employment. Topics to include job development, consumer assessment, job placement, job-site training, and follow-up. Graduate-level requirements include in-depth paper(s) on aspects of current issues in the field.
May be convened with:  SERP 425.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 526 -- Principles and Assessments of O & M  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth study of the principles supporting orientation and mobility instruction; assessment principles and strategies specific to O & M.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 520 or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 527 -- Advanced O & M Practice and Procedures  (4 units)
Description:  Prepares orientation and mobility (O & M) specialists in methods, techniques and approaches using the long cane and other mobility devices essential in the development of travel skills of persons with visual impairments.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 520 or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 529 -- Advanced Positive Behavioral Support  (3 units)
Temporary course:  offered during Fall 2002 only.
Description:  Advanced knowledge and skills in applied behavior analysis and the factors that affect the application of behavior principles within school settings.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 502.

SERP 530 -- Education and Rehabilitation of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals  (3 units)
Description:  Current and historical perspectives; educational and rehabilitative services; etiology; impact on families, psychosocial, cognitive and intellectual development and functioning of deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth paper and a class presentation.
May be convened with:  SERP 430.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 531A -- American Sign Language III  (4 units)
Description:  Designed to develop intermediate ASL conversational skills in a variety of settings, topics, and functions. Third in a four semester sequence. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper and an oral presentation on an approved aspect of the linguistics of American Sign Language.
May be convened with:  SERP 431A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 531B -- American Sign Language IV  (4 units)
Description:  Designed to continue developing intermediate ASL conversational skills in a variety of settings, topics, and functions. Final course in a four semester sequence. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper and an oral presentation on an approved aspect of the linguistics of American Sign Language.
May be convened with:  SERP 431B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 532 -- Oral/Aural Development and Assessment: Deaf and Hard of Hearing  (3 units)
Description:  Development of speech and speech reception skills; assessment of speech intelligibility, articulation, speech reading and auditory functioning of deaf and hard of hearing children.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP430 or SERP 530; SP H 583.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 533A -- Introduction to the Structure of ASL  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the structure of ASL. Classes will be offered on a rotating basis in SERP 433A-433B-433C-433D sequence; however, courses need not be taken in sequence. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a course-related topic and a class presentation.
May be convened with:  SERP 433A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 533B -- Languages and Cultures of the Deaf Communities  (3 units)
Description:  Languages and cultures of deaf communities. Classes will be offered on a rotating basis in SERP 433A-433B-433C-433D sequence; however, courses need not be taken in sequence. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a course-related topic and a class presentation.
May be convened with:  SERP 433B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 533C -- Special Topics in Deaf Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Classes will be offered on a rotating basis in SERP 433A-433B-433C-433D sequence; however, courses need not be taken in sequence. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a course-related topic and a class presentation.
May be convened with:  SERP 433C.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 533D -- ASL Literature and Film  (3 units)
Description:  ASL literature and film. Classes will be offered on a rotating basis in SERP 433A-433B-433C-433D sequence; however, courses need not be taken in sequence. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a course-related topic and a class presentation.
May be convened with:  SERP 433D.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 534 -- Language Development for the Exceptional Child  (3 units)
Description:  Pragmatic, syntactic and semantic aspects of pre-linguistic and linguistic development in exceptional children and youth; cognitive and social bases of communication and language development. Graduate-level requirements include completion of child analysis project and reading several research articles.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  SERP 434.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 535 -- Assessment of Bilingual Exceptional Learners  (2 units)
Description:  Educational and psychological assessment of bilingual students with emphasis on informal and formal evaluation methods and procedures for purposes of identification and educational planning.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 536 -- Teaching Bilingual Exceptional Learners  (2 units)
Description:  Instructional interventions and program development for exceptional students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Emphasis on current intervention methods and practices.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 508.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 537 -- Language and Literacy for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children  (3 units)
Description:  Assessment of language and literacy strategies for facilitating language and literacy in deaf and hard of hearing children and youth.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 534; Concurrent registration, SERP 594A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 538 -- Methods for Oral/Aural Communication Development: Deaf and Hard of Hearing  (3 units)
Description:  Methods for teaching auditory and oral/aural communication skills to deaf and hard of hearing children and adolescents.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 532; Concurrent registration, SERP 594B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 539A -- Special Topics in Sign Language Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Classes will be offered on a rotating basis in the following sequence; SERP 439A, 439B, and 439C. Courses need not be taken in sequence. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a course-related topic and a class presentation.
May be convened with:  SERP 439A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 539B -- Special Topics in Sign Language Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Classes will be offered on a rotating basis in the following sequence; SERP 439A, 439B, and 439C. Courses need not be taken in sequence. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a course-related topic and a class presentation.
May be convened with:  SERP 439B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 539C -- Special Topics in Sign Language Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Classes will be offered on a rotating basis in the following sequence; SERP 439A, 439B, and 439C. Courses need not be taken in sequence. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a course-related topic and a class presentation.
May be convened with:  SERP 439C.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 540 -- Education of Gifted Children  (3 units)
Description:  Issues in education of the gifted; discussion of definitions, characteristics, development, screening, identification, curriculum, teaching strategies, and program development. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth paper(s) on a single aspect of current issues in the field.
May be convened with:  SERP 440.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 541 -- Teaching the Gifted: Questioning Strategies  (3 units)
Description:  Mastery of skills involved in developing abstract thinking abilities in gifted children by using the Hilda Taba Teaching Strategies. Emphasis on using these sequential questioning methods in all content areas and at all grade levels.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 440 or SERP 540.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 542 -- Teaching the Gifted: Productive Thinking  (3 units)
Description:  Mastery of skills involved in developing productive thinking abilities in gifted children by using teaching-learning models developed by Parnes, Williams, Taylor, Guilford, Renzulli and Treffinger at all grade levels and in all-content areas.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 440 or SERP 540.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 543 -- Teaching the Gifted: Hierarchical Models  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to general principles involved in providing a curriculum for the gifted. Overview of ten teaching-learning models commonly used with the gifted. Mastery of skills involved in using the hierarchical models with gifted students.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 440 or SERP 540.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 544A -- Intensive ASL  (6 units)
Description:  SERP 444A-444B-444C need not be taken in sequence. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth paper on aspects of current issues in the field.
May be convened with:  SERP 444A.
Usually offered:  Summer.

SERP 544B -- Introduction to Interpreting  (3-6 units)
Description:  SERP 444A-444B-444C need not be taken in sequence. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth paper on aspects of current issues in the field.
May be convened with:  SERP 444B.
Usually offered:  Summer.

SERP 544C -- Classroom Instruction in ASL  (3-6 units)
Description:  SERP 444A-444B-444C need not be taken in sequence. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth paper on aspects of current issues in the field.
May be convened with:  SERP 444C.
Usually offered:  Summer.

SERP 547 -- Rehabilitation Teaching in Visual Impairment  (3 units)
Description:  Overview of rehabilitation services for individuals with visual impairments, with emphasis on psychosocial variables and strategies for learning adaptive skills. The course addresses adult experiences, with an emphasis on adulthood.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 549 -- School Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Roles of the school psychologist; implementing programs in the public schools; legal and ethical issues in school psychology.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 550 -- Introduction to Emotional or Behavioral Disorders  (3 units)
Description:  Issues in education of the emotionally or behaviorally disordered; discussion of history, current issues, definitions, characteristics, and theoretical perspectives. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth paper(s) on a single aspect of current issues in the field.
May be convened with:  SERP 450.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 551 -- Teaching Children with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders  (3 units)
Description:  Assessment techniques, academic and behavioral intervention strategies, and classroom management with emotionally or behaviorally disordered children and youth.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 555 -- Rehabilitation and Aging  (3 units)
Description:  Emphasis on aging from the viewpoint of the aging person and those working with the aged. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper and a class presentation on a topic related to course content.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
May be convened with:  SERP 455.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 559 -- Cultural Diversity in School Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Current theoretical, social, and practical issues in the use of norm-referenced tests with individuals from minority colleges.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 560 -- Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on the disabling conditions impacting on infants, toddlers and their families, preschool children, programs available to serve them and their families, and critical issues in this rapidly evolving field. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth paper(s) on a single aspect of current issues in the field.
May be convened with:  SERP 460.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 561 -- Methods of Teaching Preschool Children with Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Deals with competencies required to teach all categories of disabilities found in preschool children except deaf/blind.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 460 or SERP 560; SERP 562, SERP 575; Concurrent registration, SERP 593
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 562 -- Methods of Assessment for Preschool Children with Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  Norm-referenced and criterion-referenced instruments for screening, diagnosis and assessment of infants, toddlers, and preschool children will be reviewed. Emphasis will be placed on teacher involvement in the assessment process.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 400 or SERP 500; SERP 575.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 563 -- Client Assessment in Rehabilitation  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of the world of work; critical review of vocational choice theories; experiences in the use and interpretation of individual assessment techniques.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 580, SERP 587; or Concurrent registration, SERP 585. Open to rehabilitation majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 565 -- Principles of Rehabilitation  (3 units)
Description:  Principles underlying rehabilitation programs and interdisciplinary relationships of agencies engaged in rehabilitation services. Graduate-level requirements include submission of a group research exercise/presentation, conduct NCRE email networking, submit scholarly paper. Open to rehabilitation majors only.
May be convened with:  SERP 465.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 568 -- Transition Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Provides an understanding of effective strategies for promoting the smooth transition of students with disabilities from school to work and adult living. Graduate-level requirements include additional assignments including a term paper.
May be convened with:  SERP 468.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 570 -- Administration of Special Education Programs  (3 units)
Description:  Review of current federal and state Special Education Laws and Regulations and related federal mandates, special education funding, compliance and legal issues, precedent setting court cases, and current issues in special education administration and program delivery.
Prerequisite(s):  consult department before enrolling.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 571 -- Supervision of Special Education  (3 units)
Description:  Theory and practice concerning various aspects of supervising special education programs and services, service delivery models, staff and program development, philosophy, communication, systemic and personal change, and evaluation.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 570.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 572 -- Policy and Program Evaluation Analysis in Special Education  (3 units)
Description:  Practical aspects of policy analysis and program development/evaluation in schools and other social agencies that serve with disabilities and/or giftedness.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 575 -- Observation and Participation in Special Education Programs  (1-3 units)
Description:  Practical experiences with individuals having special needs with focus on psychological, educational and service-related implications and practices. Field trips, class observations and seminars.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
May be convened with:  SERP 475.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 576 -- Rehabilitating the Public Offender  (3 units)
Description:  Components in service delivery to the public offender, how the offender enters the criminal justice system, and treatment and rehabilitation services available. Graduate-level requirements include a scholarly paper.
May be convened with:  SERP 476.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 578 -- Prevention of Addictions  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of addictive behaviors (e.g., drug addictions, eating disorders, compulsive gambling) from a psychosocial and biological perspective and the implications of this analysis for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of addictions. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper or other project.
May be convened with:  SERP 478.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 579A -- Psychiatric Rehabilitation I  (3 units)
Description:  Key approaches and current developments in psychiatric rehabilitation in the US; provision of basic information about mental illness, the rehabilitation needs of persons with psychiatric disabilities, and implications for best practice in rehabilitation settings. Graduate requirements include an 8-10 page, APA-style research paper from list of selected topics; then present these research findings to peers and instructor for evaluation of: thoroughness and accuracy of content, usefulness of information, teaching style.
May be convened with:  SERP 479A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 579B -- Introduction to Psychiatric Rehabilitation  (3 units)
Temporary course:  offered during Fall 2002 only.
Description:  Examines activities of practitioner and service recipient, and steps of the psychiatric vocational rehabilitation process used in career development for persons with psychiatric disabilities. Graduate-level students are required to submit an in-depth scholarly paper and make a classroom presentation regarding their findings. These presentations will be evaluated by instructor and peers.
May be convened with:  SERP 479B.

SERP 580 -- Medical Aspects of Disability  (3 units)
Description:  Etiology, therapy, and prognosis of the major disabilities, including drug and alcohol; assessment of physical capacities and limitations; typical restorative techniques.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 582 -- Principles and Practices of Vocational Evaluation  (3 units)
Description:  Understanding work skills and labor market conditions; process of vocational evaluation of rehabilitation clientele; collecting and synthesizing evaluation data and writing meaningful reports.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 583 -- Counseling Theories and Human Development  (3 units)
Description:  Professional rehabilitation counseling practices with varied ethnic, age disability, and dependency populations.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, SERP 565. Open to rehabilitation majors only.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 584 -- Problems of Drug Abuse  (3 units)
Description:  Survey course for teachers, counselors, and agency workers concerned with drug abuse; examination of community, cultural, and educational approaches to drug use and abuse. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper and a class presentation on a topic related to course content.
May be convened with:  SERP 484.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 585 -- Vocational Planning and Placement  (3 units)
Description:  Problems of physical, mental, social, and emotional disability, as they relate to the formulation of a rehabilitation plan; exploration of the various sources of occupational and career choice information, case management and job placement and development.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 565, SERP 580, SERP 583, SERP 587. Open to rehabilitation majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 586 -- Psychological Assessment of the Deaf Person  (3 units)
Description:  Selection, administration, and interpretation of various psychosocial evaluation instruments used with deaf persons.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 674A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 587 -- Psychosocial, Cultural, and Familial Aspects of Disability  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of the psychological, sociological, cultural, and familial aspects of disability throughout the lifespan and implications; foundations for empowerment and enhancing self-esteem. Graduate-level requirements include submitting an additional experiential paper (focusing on culture) plus a project, as delineated in syllabus.
Prerequisite(s):  open to SERP majors only.
May be convened with:  SERP 487.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 588 -- Professional Problems and Ethical Concerns in Rehabilitation Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the field of rehabilitation psychology including an examination of ethical and legal considerations in the practice of rehabilitative psychology, foundational material in professional psychology, and an overview of the rules and functions of rehabilitation psychology.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 589 -- Counseling and Case Practices with Deaf Individuals  (3 units)
Description:  Principles, methods, and techniques of counseling and case practices with deaf people in rehabilitation settings.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 583.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 590 -- Applied Research with Exceptional Learners  (3 units)
Description:  Review of principles and practices underlying applied research with exceptional learners; practice in preparation of research proposals; conduct of research emphasized.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 591 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 593 -- Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 593L -- Legislative Internship  (1-9 units)
Description:  Working experience at the Arizona State Legislature; responsibilities draw upon student's area of major expertise and include preparing written and oral reports, summarizing legislative proposals, and providing information to legislators and legislative committees. Participating programs include but are not limited to: architecture, economics, English, geography and regional development, history, hydrology, journalism, management, management information systems, marketing, political science, psychology, public administration, secondary education, sociology, statistics, and urban planning. Students in other programs are eligible and should consult the department head or, in the case of the James E. Roger's College of Law, the dean, for appropriate arrangements.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 594 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 594A -- Communication Development for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children  (1-6 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 594C -- Teaching the Gifted  (1-6 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Prerequisite(s):  concurrent enrollment in SERP 440, SERP 541, SERP 542, SERP 543 required.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 595B -- Language Learning and Reading Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Identical to:  LRC 595B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 595C -- Mental Retardation and Severe Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 595D -- Recent Advances in Special Education and Rehabilitation  (3-6 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 595E -- Bilingual Special Education  (2 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 595F -- Emotional or Behavioral Disorders  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 595G -- Orientation and Mobility  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 520, SERP 526.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

SERP 595K -- Group Processes and Ethics  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, SERP 594; SERP 583. Open to rehabilitation majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 596A -- Issues in Special Education and Rehabilitation  (1-3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 596B -- Issues in Bilingual School Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Current theoretical, social, and practical issues in the use of norm-referenced tests with individuals from minority populations.
Usually offered:  Summer.

SERP 597A -- Creativity and Giftedness  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 597D -- Woodcock-Johnson - Revised  (1 unit)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit and grade.
Usually offered:  Summer.

SERP 597E -- Consultation and Collaboration for Special Needs Students  (2 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 597G -- Best Practices for Educating Students with Severe Disabilities  (2 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Usually offered:  Summer.

SERP 597K -- Sexuality and Disability  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  SERP 497K.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 597L -- Attention Deficit Disorders  (1 unit)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Usually offered:  Summer.

SERP 599 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 600 -- Learning and Memory  (3 units)
Description:  A survey of modern theories of human learning and memory. Emphasis will be placed on experimental paradigms and research findings that elucidate principles of learning and memory.
Prerequisite(s):  Admission to School Psychology Program or instructor consent.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 601 -- Cognition and Development  (3 units)
Description:  Modern research in human cognitive processes and cognitive development in children
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 638 -- Psychological Consultation  (3 units)
Description:  Principles and techniques of conducting behavioral consultation in educational settings to promote learning and development of children and youth.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 517.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 673 -- Theoretical Foundations of Intelligence  (3 units)
Description:  Various theories and models of human ability and their implications for intellectual assessment.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 674A -- Field Experience in Intellectual Assessment in Education  (3 units)
Description:  Supervised field experience in the administration, scoring and interpretation of various intellectual assessment devices: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, SERP 673. Credit allowed for only one of these courses: SERP 674A, SERP 674B. Open to majors and minors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 674B -- Field Experience in Intellectual Assessment in Education  (3 units)
Description:  Supervised field experience in the administration, scoring and interpretation of various intellectual assessment devices: intellectual assessment techniques.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 677 -- Personality Assessment  (3 units)
Description:  Techniques for assessing personality and social behavior; practice in implementing programs derived from assessment techniques.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 674B, consent of instructor. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 679 -- Educational and Psychological Assessment of Children  (3 units)
Description:  Psychoeducational assessment techniques, practice in prescribing remedial programs.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 673, SERP 647B. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 685 -- Child Behavior Disorders and Adjustment  (3 units)
Description:  The diagnostic and assessment practices, theories, and research related to child behavior disorders.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 530 or consent of instructor.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 686 -- Child Psychotherapy  (3 units)
Description:  An overview of the major methods of and research related to psychotherapy with school-age children.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 685 or consent of instructor.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 691 -- Preceptorship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 693 -- Internship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 693B -- School Psychology  (1-9 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 693C -- Teaching  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 694 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 694B -- School Psychology  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 695A -- Issues and Trends in Special Education  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 695B -- Emotional or Behavioral Disorders  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 695C -- Rehabilitation Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 695D -- Learning Disabilities  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 695F -- Sensory Impaired  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 695G -- Issues and Research in Educating the Gifted  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 695H -- Rehabilitation Administration and Research  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 695L -- Diagnosis in Rehabilitation Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

SERP 696A -- Issues in Special Education and Rehabilitation  (1-6 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 696B -- Neuropsychological Bases of Learning and Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 696C -- Professional Standards, Ethics and Issues in School Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Prerequisite(s):  SERP 530 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SERP 699 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 791 -- Preceptorship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 793 -- Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 794 -- Practicum  (3-9 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 799 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall.

SERP 900 -- Research  (1-3 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 910 -- Thesis  (3-6 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SERP 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.