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2025-2026 Westminster College Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Westminster College Catalog

SED 813 - Legal Issues and Assessment in Special Education

Semester Hours: 3

This course emphasizes the development and implementation of assessment procedures for students who have disabilities. Teacher candidates will become familiar with a variety of assessment instruments and techniques to administer to effectively evaluate children who have disabilities in PreK-12 settings. In addition, this course focuses on the analysis of legislation, litigation, and administrative rulings related to special education, and the development of legally sound policies and procedures to ensure an appropriate education for students with disabilities. Teacher candidates will become familiar with a variety of assessment instruments and techniques to use to instruct children who have disabilities in PreK-12 settings effectively.  



Prerequisite:

Approved PDE Teacher Candidacy. Current PDE Clearances: PA Criminal History, Child Abuse History, FBI Criminal History, and PPD Testing. 

Hours of Practicum:  160