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LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND PUPIL SERVICES

EDPOL/EDPSYCH/ELPA/RP&SE 842
Course Description

Legal requirements and issues relative to special education and pupil services programs; special education, juvenile justice, programs for English language learners, programs for children who are homeless; examination of applicable federal and state statutes and case law.

Prerequisites

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
4

5.17% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

2.63% from Historical

A Rate
100%

14.71% from Historical

Class Size
6

-33.33% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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