Fairfax 60-Section 693 | School of Education

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Fall 2025 Course Information

Course: EDSE 540 [Characteristics of Students with Disabilities that Access the General Curriculum], section 693

Day: Thursdays

Dates: 9/18/25 - 11/20/25

Times: 5:15 pm — 9:15 pm

Instructional Method: Hybrid — Mix of face-to-face meetings and online instruction. See the face-to-face meeting dates below. All other meeting dates will be synchronous online video meetings supplemented by asynchronous online coursework.

Dates of face-to-face meetings: 9/18; 9/25;10/16; 11/13

Location of face-to-face meetings: TBD

Instructor: Dr. Andrea Boykin (aboykin2@gmu.edu)

Textbooks:

(1) Raymond. Learners with mild disabilities: A characteristics approach. (5th ed.). Pearson.

(2) Archer & Hughes. Explicit Instruction: Effective and efficient teaching. (1st ed.). 2010 Guilford Press. ISBN 9781609180416 (Chapters 1 – 3 ONLY)

Tuition: Payment will be due by 9/20/25

(Please note that the payment website will open two weeks before the tuition due date).

With 1-19 students, $1,920 (this includes 15% VA educator discount)
With 20+ students, $1,692(this includes 25% cohort discount)

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Mark Your Calendar

FCPS Special Education Cohort Program Overview and Advising Session

Crystal Trebing will join class on October 2

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For information about individually scheduled Special Education Masters Degree courses, EDSE 517 & EDSE 590 visit: Masters Courses