Regional Online On-Demand EDSE 501 - section 611, Fall 2024
Our online/flexibly paced EDSE 501 (Introduction to Special Education) course – which meets the Virginia requirement for provisional licensure in special education – will be available through the George Mason University Special Education Outreach Program during the fall of 2024.
Course details:
Section 611 (August 26 to December 16) will be available in an online, flexibly paced format. Flexibly paced means that students may join after the date of the course as they are registered, must complete the course work by the course end date. Students should allow a minimum of 6 weeks to complete the course work. Students are expected to meet specific cut-off deadlines and due dates listed in the Class Schedule section of the syllabus. Completing assignments in this graduate-level course requires a significant amount of time (minimum 12-15 hours per week). It is the student’s responsibility to keep track of the weekly course schedule of topics, readings, activities and assignments due. Students can complete the course with no face-to-face sessions but certain assignments have set deadlines. Students can start the course after the August 26 start date and can complete the course prior to the December 16 deadline. In order to successfully complete the coursework, the deadline to submit documents for enrollment in section 611 will be October 21, 2024.
Textbook: Hallahan, Kauffman & Pullen. Exceptional learners: An introduction to special education. (15th ed). Pearson.
The text is available as e-text or print edition for rent only. At the end of the rental period students have the option to purchase the text. Please order from the publisher directly as access to texts from other vendors cannot be guaranteed. Order information: https://www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/p/exceptional-learners-an-introduction-to-special-education/P200000001190/9780137519811
Instructor: Dr. Sharon Ray(sray4@gmu.edu)
Students do not need to wait for the closing date of the course to receive a grade. Students who finish early can request a transcript for their school division as soon as their final grade has been issued.
Tuition:
Discounted tuition is available for this 3 credit course - for fall 2024, based on fall 2024 tuition rates, tuition will be $1,683. Students should not pay until they have been notified that they have been registered. Students will be notified of their registration via the email address provided on the registration form. Tuition is due within 48 hours of the “first posted class meeting” – for section 611 the date is August 26, 2024 . Due to the flexible nature of this course, for any students registered after August 26 for section 611 the tuition will be due within 48 hours of the registration notification e-mail. The Cohort late payment policy will apply. Please see the Registration & Payment Policies brochure for instructions on submitting payment.
Registration process:
All students must complete and send the Contract Course Registration form. In addition, unless a student is an active graduate student at Mason, the student must complete the In-state Tuition form and follow the instructions on the "Quick Admit" attachment to provide the necessary Quick Admit documentation as part of the registration packet. Be sure to sign any documents with your original signature. Complete packets can be scanned and emailed to spedreg@gmu.edu . Please allow 5-10 business days after submission of all required documents for processing. Once processing is complete and you have been registered, you will receive an e-mail confirmation followed by a letter.
Drop policy:
Once a student has been registered in the course, the course will be included on his/her official academic record and a grade must be assigned. If you choose to drop the course, you must drop according to the Contract Course Drop policies. The date of the registration notification email you receive will be considered the "posted first class meeting" of the course and drop deadlines will apply as outlined in the contract course drop policy.
Registration:
Space is limited. Completed enrollment paperwork will be processed in the order received. Paperwork is considered complete when all documentation has been submitted with appropriate signatures and when the student has been confirmed eligible for registration. Incomplete packets will not be processed. Student holds, incomplete forms, unsigned paperwork, etc. will delay processing and may ultimately result in the inability to register for the course should the course enrollment maximum be met before issues can be resolved. Follow instructions and complete forms carefully to avoid delays.