Regional Online On-Demand EDSE 501-611, Spring 2025
Our online/on-demand 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 spring of 2025.
Course details:
Section 611 (Dates:1/7/25 - 5/12/25) will be available in an online, on-demand format. Students can complete the course at their own pace with no face-to-face sessions. Students can start the course after the start date and can complete the course prior to the May 12 deadline. In order to successfully complete the coursework, the deadline to submit documents for enrollment in section 611 will be March 17, 2025.
The required textbook will be: 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: TBA
Tuition:
Discounted tuition is available for this 3 credit course - for spring 2025, based on spring 2025 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 1/7/25. Due to the on demand nature of this course, for any students registered after , 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. Typed signatures are not acceptable and will delay the processing of your registration. Complete packets can be scanned and emailed to spedreg@gmu.edu (preferred method of receipt). 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.