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  "college": "san-diego-city-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "code": "DSPS",
  "name": "Disability Support Programs and Services",
  "sourceUrl": "https://sdccd.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/15522/15846/15848/15523/15550",
  "courses": [
    {
      "code": "DSPS 20",
      "subject": "DSPS",
      "number": "20",
      "title": "Introduction to Accessible Computers",
      "units": "1",
      "hours": "16 - 18 hours lecture",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "This course introduces students with disabilities to accessible computer programs and equipment. The course provides an overview of software and hardware resources that allow disabled students to compete in educational and business settings.",
      "notes": [
        "Grading: Pass/No Pass Only"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "DSPS 21",
      "subject": "DSPS",
      "number": "21",
      "title": "Accessible Computing Lab",
      "units": "0.5-2",
      "hours": "24-108 hours lab",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "This course teaches students how to use necessary adaptive hardware or software for computer access. Individualized training is provided for all instructional modules. This course is intended for students who would benefit from adaptive computer access.",
      "notes": [
        "Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students with previous credit for DSPS 076",
        "Grading: Pass/No Pass Only"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/san-diego-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/dsps/#dsps-21",
          "subject": "DSPS"
        },
        {
          "term": "spring-2027",
          "name": "Spring 2027",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/san-diego-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/dsps/#dsps-21",
          "subject": "DSPS"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "DSPS 034",
      "subject": "DSPS",
      "number": "034",
      "title": "College Success Skills",
      "units": "1",
      "hours": "16 - 18 hours lecture",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "This course is designed to assist students with disabilities to achieve their educational goals by providing them with an orientation to the college campus, policies, procedures and support services such as financial aid, tutoring, counseling, computer labs, and career and transfer information. Emphasis is placed on time management, mental and physical health, study skills, self-advocacy, accommodations, and interpersonal relationships as they relate to individual disabilities and college success. Throughout the course, students clarify goals, develop an education plan and identify the courses, services and programs that will lead to their success.",
      "notes": [
        "Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students with previous credit for Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) 029",
        "Grading: Pass/No Pass Only"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 0,
          "url": "/c/san-diego-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/dsps/#dsps-34",
          "subject": "DSPS",
          "listedAs": "DSPS 34"
        },
        {
          "term": "spring-2027",
          "name": "Spring 2027",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/san-diego-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/dsps/#dsps-34",
          "subject": "DSPS",
          "listedAs": "DSPS 34"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "DSPS 38",
      "subject": "DSPS",
      "number": "38",
      "title": "Learning Strategies for Math",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "48 - 54 hours lecture",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "This course is designed for students with disabilities as a support for successfully completing college level math. It can be taken independently or in conjunction with college math. Emphasis is placed on a self-assessment of possible barriers to math learning, current foundational math skills, and development of personalized math learning strategies. Topics include number sense, types of numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, basic graphing, and basic algebraic operations.",
      "notes": [
        "Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students with previous credit for DSPS 73",
        "Obtain Permission Number from Instructor",
        "Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "DSPS 40",
      "subject": "DSPS",
      "number": "40",
      "title": "Individual Assessment and Educational Planning",
      "units": "0.5",
      "hours": "8 - 9 hours lecture",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "This course teaches students about their individual learning aptitude as compared to measured academic achievement. Students use standardized achievement and aptitude assessment instruments in accordance with the California Community College Learning Disabilities Eligibility Model to create a learning profile related to community college academic demands. Other topics include individual cognitive processing strengths and weaknesses, compensatory learning strategies, study skills, and disability management. This course is intended for students who believe they may have a learning disability or those interested in exploring issues related to learning aptitudes.",
      "notes": [
        "Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students with previous credit for Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) 050",
        "Grading: Pass/No Pass Only"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "DSPS 43",
      "subject": "DSPS",
      "number": "43",
      "title": "Advanced Applied Study Strategies",
      "units": "0.5-1",
      "hours": "24-54 hours lab",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "This course is intended primarily for students needing advanced academic disability related support in addition to the campus wide academic support services currently available. The focus of this class is to provide individualized study assistance for students in mainstream degree applicable college classes. Emphasis is placed on the application of study strategies to a specific course. Both study strategies and assistive technology are utilized to meet the demands of a mainstream course content. Computer assisted instruction is used to review related basic skills instruction and to support research skill development.",
      "notes": [
        "Limitation on Enrollment: Obtain Permission Number from Instructor DSPS 043 and DSPS 083 may be repeated three times for combined maximum credit.",
        "Grading: Pass/No Pass Only"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "DSPS 49",
      "subject": "DSPS",
      "number": "49",
      "title": "Writing Structured Paragraphs",
      "units": "2",
      "hours": "32 - 36 hours lecture",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "This course is designed for students who demonstrate difficulty with written language. It is intended to prepare students who have a writing-related disability to more successfully meet the minimum college requirements for multi-paragraph essay writing. This course is unique for the highly structured and sequential strategies applied to essay writing. Additionally, the course emphasizes the application of assistive computer technology for facilitating organizational pre-writing strategies, document checking, and written language fluency.",
      "notes": [
        "Grading: Pass/No Pass Only"
      ],
      "offered": []
    }
  ]
}