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of, children and youth with severe disabilities;
individualized assessment, instruction, and evaluation
of students with severe disabilities. [Prereq:
admission to SPED program. Coreq: SPED 740.
CR/NC. Rep.]
SPED 742. Curriculum & Differentiated
Instruction: Severe Disabilities (2). Introduction
to core curricular methods, reading, math,
science, history, and social science for students
with severe disabilities. Foundation, assessment,
instructional interventions, and curricular choices
for special populations. [Prereq: admission to
SPED program. Coreq: SPED 743. Rep.]
SPED 743. Practicum: Curriculum & Differentiated
Instruction (1). Guided observations and supervised
fieldwork in general and special education
settings; curriculum, and assessment in reading,
math science, history, and social sciences for students
with severe disabilities. [Prereq: admission
to SPED program. Coreq: SPED 742. CR/NC. Rep.]
SPED 744. Communication Methods: Severe
Disabilities (2). Introduction to self-directed
strategies, intervention techniques, and the use
of technology to enhance social and interpersonal
communication skills for students with sever disabilities.
[Prereq: admission to SPED program.
Coreq: SPED 745. Rep.]
SPED 745. Practicum: Communication Methods
with Severe Disabilities (1). Guided observations
and supervised fieldwork experiences in
general and special education settings; curriculum
and assessment in communication methods and
social relationships for students with severe disabilities.
[Prereq: admission to SPED program.
Coreq: SPED 744. CR/NC. Rep.]
SPED 746. Movement & Specialized Health
Care: Severe Disabilities (2). Introduction to
movement, mobility, sensory, and specialized
healthcare needs of students with severe disabilities.
Students develop an understanding of the
regulations and local policies regarding specialized
health care in education settings. [Prereq: admission
to SPED program. Coreq: SPED 747. Rep.]
SPED 747. Practicum: Movement & Specialized
Health Care for Students with Severe
Disabilities (1). Guided observations and supervised
fieldwork experiences in general and special
education setting; curriculum, and assessment
in movement, mobility, sensory, and specialized
health care needs of students with severe disabilities.
[Prereq: admission to SPED program.
Coreq: SPED 746. CR/NC. Rep.]
SPED 748. Student Teaching; Moderate to Severe
Disabilities (8). Student-teaching fieldwork
with students with moderate to severe disabilities.
[Prereq: admission to SPED program. CR/NC.]
SPED 757. Advanced Studies in Secondary
Special Education (2). Working effectively with
secondary special ed students identified with
mild-to-moderate disabilities. [Prereq: SPED 651.]
SPED 777 / EDUC 377. Classroom Management
of the Exceptional Child (2). Needs and
characteristics of exceptional children. Current
issues and trends in classroom management.
SPED 799. Directed Study (1-3). Individual study;
staff direction. [Rep.]
Special Programs
LOWER DIVISION
SP 117. College Seminar (1). Information, skills,
values, and attitudes helpful in becoming an active
participant in the college learning process. Small
group format. Open only to students in their first
or second semesters. [Rep twice.]
SP 118. Orientation to University (2). Seminars
to help in transition to university environment.
Survival skills (study techniques/strategies, selfexploration,
interpersonal communication). Uses
faculty/staff from various disciplines and student
services. Open only to students in their first or
second semester.
SP 119. University Seminar for First-Time
Freshmen (1). Similar to the Freshman Seminar
(SP 120). Group presentations and workshops on
college survival techniques, learning development
skills, academic goals and social support for college
transition. [CR/NC. Open only to first-time
freshmen.]
SP 120. Freshman Seminar (1-2). Large group
presentations and workshops on survival in college
and learning skills development. Peer-led
small groups focus on academic goals and social
support for transition to college life. Estab lish
connections to HSU community and learn to
balance life inside and outside the classroom to
achieve academic success. [CR/NC. Open only to
first-time freshmen.]
SP 150. Marching Lumberjacks (1). Marching/
activity band for football games, university presence,
parades, events. [Rep.]
SP 180. Critical Writing Workshop (2).
SP 253. Residence Hall Peer Leadership (3).
Topics related to leadership and counseling in
college environment. Learning activities facilitate
transfer of knowledge to reality of peer leader
role. [Coreq: current residence life staff member
in Housing. Rep twice.]
SP 255. Issues in Community Volunteering (1).
Volunteer roles, particularly in direct relationships.
Issues appropriate to specific programs (e.g.,
refuge, racism, teen parenting). May involve an
HSU program and/or committees or campus
governance. [Weekly: 4 hrs of workshops and
direct service. Rep once. CR/NC.]
SP 280. Special Topics (1-4).
SP 285. Beginning Academic Research (1).
Introduce concepts, sources, and techniques
for effective undergraduate research, including
information cycles, topic selection, research
strategies, print and electronic search tools and
retrieval methods, evaluating information, ethics
of information use. [CR/NC.]
UPPER DIVISION
SP 319. University Seminar for First-Time
Transfer Students (1). Similar to SP 320, except
students in this course are not required
to be participants in the TRIG (Transfer Interest
Groups) program. Presentations and workshops
on campus life, services, and programs to support
successful transition to college. Learn about local
community and natural environment while meeting
other new transfer students. Open only to firsttime
transfer students. [CR/NC.]
SP 320. Transfer Seminar (1). Large group
presentations on campus life, services, programs.
Peer-led small groups focus on academic goals,
successful transition to HSU. Learn about academic
community and natural environment while
meeting other new transfer students. Open only
to first-time transfer students.
SP 360. Writing Workshop (1). Structured
small-group Writing Center tutorial designed to
support students in UD courses requiring writing.
Develops skills in analyzing writing tasks and
completing them effectively. [Prereq: ENGL 100,
or equivalent. CR/NC. Repeatable for credit.]
SP 380. Selected Topics (1-4). [CR/NC. Rep.]
SP 401. Final Interdisciplinary Project (1-3).
Final project for interdisciplinary studies major.
SP 402. Senior Seminar (1). Culmination of the
Interdisciplinary Studies (student-designed) major.
Directed, individual assessment of major and
senior project; oral presentation. [Prereq: senior
standing. CR/NC.]
SP 420. Course Experiment (1-3). Experimental
approach within boundaries of interdisciplinary
studies. [Prereq: upper division standing. Rep for
different topics.]
SP 480. Special Topics (1-4).
SP 485. Faculty Development Seminar (.5-3).
Professional growth and development for HSU
faculty. Subject matter and schedules vary.
GRADUATE
SP 580. Special Topics (1-2).
SP 680. Special Topics
SP 683. College Faculty Preparation Internship
(3). Orientation to the community college
classroom; observation and practice teaching;
guidance and evaluation of teaching performance
by instructor.
SP 684. Orientation to Higher Education (1).
Seminar to develop knowledge and understanding
of the nature and philosophy of American
postsecondary institutions and their roles and
function in higher education. Attention to organizational
patterns and current issues of the
California Community College System. [Rep once.
Mandatory CR/NC.]
SP 685. Instructional Resources for Higher
Education: Capstone (2). Examination of academic
job search process. A professional teaching
portfolio will be developed documenting teaching
philosophy experiences, and approaches to
incorporating emerging technologies into their
pedagogy, learning objectives and assessment
techniques. [Prereq: SP 684 (C).]
DCG diversity & common ground; d domestic, n non-domestic; disc discussion; F fall, S spring, Su summer; GE general ed; IA instructor approval; lect lecture; prereq prerequisite; rec recommended preparation; rep repeatable
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