Disabled Students Programs and Services
5 courses · Butte College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
DSPS 204 Fundamentals of Reading
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 51 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Registered with DSPS or permission of instructor
This reading course is designed for students with intellectual disabilities. Each student will be assessed at the beginning of the course and will be provided reading instruction that is closely supervised and individualized based on the results of the assessment.
DSPS 205 Fundamentals of Writing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 51 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Registered with DSPS or permission of instructor
This course is designed to improve the written communication skills of students with intellectual disabilities. The focus of this course is on pre-writing strategies involving common daily communications that facilitate organizational patterns of text. Grammar, semantics of conjunctions, vocabulary in context, and punctuation are practiced to enhance writing abilities.
DSPS 206 Fundamentals of Math
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 51 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Registered with DSPS or permission of instructor
This math course is designed for students with intellectual disabilities. Each student will be assessed at the beginning of the course and will be provided math instruction that is closely supervised and individualized based on the results of the assessment.
DSPS 207 Fundamentals of College
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 51 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Registered with DSPS or permission of instructor
This course is designed for students with disabilities to help identify and compensate for educational limitations and/or acquire the skills necessary to complete their education objectives. Topics covered include fundamentals of college and college exploration along with community and college resources. The course will also address motivation for college, self-discipline, and how to address stress factors associated with college.
DSPS 210 Adaptive Computer Lab
- Units
- 0.5
- Hours
- 25.5 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- Registered with DSPS or permission of instructor
This is a course involving the use of adaptive computer software and hardware. This course will offer students with disabilities the opportunity to enhance their computer skills via the adaptive hardware and software prescribed for them. The course will be project-oriented and will allow students to increase their skills with the prescribed adaptive computer and application software. Pass/No Pass only. Open Entry/Open Exit.