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ECED 505: Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education

Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog

General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Surveys current knowledge about young children with disabilities within the context of human growth and development and learning expectations in the preschool years. Includes historical factors and legislation affecting service delivery. Notes: Field experience required. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

Semesters taught: Fall, Summer and Spring

Current Sections

  • Fall 2024, Section: 600, CRN 84437, Format: Online, Instructor: Samita Arora
  • Fall 2024, Section: 601, CRN 84457, Format: Online, Instructor: Samita Arora
  • Fall 2024, Section: DL2, CRN 82351, Format: Online, Instructor: Samita Arora

Upcoming Sections

  • Spring 2025, Section: 001*, CRN 13101, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Samita Arora

*These sections are available to non-degree seeking students as well. To take courses without applying to a degree program, you'll need to submit an application as a non-degree seeking student. If you're interested in applying a course to a degree in the future, set up a call with an admissions counselor. All courses available in Summer 2020 will be offered online.

Prior Sections (partial list)
  • Summer 2024, Section: 600, CRN 43508, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Summer 2024, Section: 601, CRN 43511, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Summer 2024, Section: C01, CRN 42391, Format: Online, Instructor: Erin Geiger
  • Spring 2024, Section: 001, CRN 20113, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Samita Arora
  • Fall 2023, Section: 600, CRN 85007, Format: Online, Instructor: Erin Geiger
  • Fall 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 74190, Format: Online, Instructor: Heather Walter
  • Summer 2023, Section: 600, CRN 44178, Format: Online, Instructor: Heather Walter
  • Summer 2023, Section: 601, CRN 44193, Format: Online, Instructor: Heather Walter
  • Summer 2023, Section: B02, CRN 43795, Format: Online, Instructor: Heather Walter
  • Spring 2023, Section: 600, CRN 24538, Format: Online, Instructor: Heather Walter
  • Spring 2023, Section: DL2, CRN 24125, Format: Online, Instructor: Heather Walter
  • Fall 2022, Section: 001, CRN 75483, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Heather Walter
  • Fall 2022, Section: 602, CRN 85167, Format: Online, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Fall 2022, Section: 603, CRN 85166, Format: Online, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Fall 2022, Section: 604, CRN 85278, Format: Online, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Summer 2022, Section: B01, CRN 43427, Format: Online, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Spring 2022, Section: 600, CRN 24950, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Spring 2022, Section: 601, CRN 25667, Format: Online, Instructor: Heather Walter
  • Spring 2022, Section: 602, CRN 26277, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Spring 2022, Section: DL1, CRN 23624, Format: Online, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Fall 2021, Section: 001, CRN 79217, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Heather Walter
  • Summer 2021, Section: B01, CRN 43782, Format: Online, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Spring 2021, Section: 600, CRN 24716, Format: Online, Instructor: Kimberly Sopko
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 17761, Format: Online, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Fall 2020, Section: DL2, CRN 82176, Format: Online, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Fall 2020, Section: DL3, CRN 85924, Format: Online, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Summer 2020, Section: D01, CRN 41733, Format: Online, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Spring 2020, Section: 600, CRN 23139, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2020, Section: DL1, CRN 20294, Format: Online, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Fall 2019, Section: 600, CRN 83836, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Fall 2019, Section: DL1, CRN 76174, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Summer 2019, Section: D02, CRN 42536, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2019, Section: 001, CRN 18489, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Samita Arora
  • Spring 2019, Section: P02, CRN 18493, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Samita Arora
  • Fall 2018, Section: 600, CRN 84801, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Fall 2018, Section: DL1, CRN 78506, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Summer 2018, Section: D01, CRN 40201, Format: Online, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Spring 2018, Section: 002, CRN 21598, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2018, Section: P02, CRN 21602, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Fall 2017, Section: 600, CRN 83302, Format: Online, Instructor: Nadine Bolkhovitinov
  • Fall 2017, Section: DL1, CRN 81659, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Fall 2017, Section: DL2, CRN 81661, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Summer 2017, Section: 001, CRN 40335, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Summer 2017, Section: 002, CRN 44611, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Summer 2017, Section: 600, CRN 42542, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Summer 2017, Section: 601, CRN 42541, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2017, Section: 001, CRN 15411, Instructor: Nadine Bolkhovitinov
  • Spring 2017, Section: 600, CRN 21634, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Fall 2016, Section: 001, CRN 72411, Instructor: Laurie Alderman
  • Fall 2016, Section: P01, CRN 75013, Instructor: Laurie Alderman
  • Summer 2016, Section: 001, CRN 41099, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2016, Section: 600, CRN 21222, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2016, Section: 602, CRN 22166, Format: Online, Instructor: Kimberly Sopko
  • Spring 2016, Section: 603, CRN 23349, Format: Online, Instructor: Kimberly Sopko
  • Spring 2016, Section: 604, CRN 23070, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2016, Section: 605, CRN 23071, Format: Online, Instructor: Kimberly Sopko
  • Spring 2016, Section: DL1, CRN 12255, Format: Online, Instructor: Kimberly Sopko
  • Spring 2016, Section: DL3, CRN 18834, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Fall 2015, Section: 001, CRN 72813, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Fall 2015, Section: P01, CRN 77818, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Summer 2015, Section: 600, CRN 42931, Format: Online, Instructor: David Lojkovic
  • Summer 2015, Section: B01, CRN 41622, Format: Online, Instructor: Nadine Bolkhovitinov
  • Summer 2015, Section: B02, CRN 43540, Format: Online, Instructor: David Lojkovic
  • Spring 2015, Section: DL1, CRN 12602, Format: Online, Instructor: Nadine Bolkhovitinov
  • Fall 2014, Section: 001, CRN 73230, Instructor: Nadine Bolkhovitinov
  • Summer 2014, Section: B01, CRN 41172, Instructor: Nadine Bolkhovitinov
  • Spring 2014, Section: DL1, CRN 13068, Format: Online, Instructor: Nadine Bolkhovitinov
  • Fall 2013, Section: 001, CRN 73777, Instructor: Sarika Gupta
  • Summer 2013, Section: B01, CRN 42178, Instructor: Sarika Gupta
  • Spring 2013, Section: DL1, CRN 13858, Format: Online, Instructor: Kimberly Sopko
  • Fall 2012, Section: 001, CRN 74857, Instructor: Sarika Gupta
  • Spring 2012, Section: 001, CRN 16243, Instructor: Nadine Bolkhovitinov
  • Fall 2011, Section: 001, CRN 77312, Instructor: Kimberly Sopko