# Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) courses San Jose City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 14 courses Source: https://catalog.sjcc.edu/course-descriptions-information/course-descriptions/dsps/ "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027. ### DSPS 106 — English Skills Development - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 1, Lab Hours: 6 - **Prerequisite:** Students must enroll in this course through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program, and meet with a SAS counselor. - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: K - Cal-GETC: None District GE: None - Degree Applicable: NAA This course is designed for students with learning limitations who need support in developing reading and writing strategies and foundational skills. Students will study, practice, and demonstrate aspects of English such as sentence construction, paragraph development, reading comprehension, and summarizing. Curriculum materials will be appropriate to students' needs and will be used to achieve course objectives. Students must be enrolled through Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program. ### DSPS 107 — English Skills Mastery - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** Lab Hours: 6 - **Prerequisite:** Students must enroll in this course through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program and meet with a SAS counselor. - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/dsps.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/dsps.md) - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: K - Cal-GETC: None District GE: None - Degree Applicable: NAA This course is designed for students with learning limitations who need support in reading and writing strategies, skill development, and application. Students will study, practice, and demonstrate aspects of English such as pre-writing skills for major writing assignments, essay construction, thesis development, understanding of complex sentences, summarizing, and reading response. Curriculum materials will be appropriate to students' needs and will be used to achieve course objectives. Students must be enrolled through the Student Accessibility Services program. ### DSPS 108 — Mathematical Skills Development - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 1, Lab Hours: 6 - **Prerequisite:** Students must enroll in this course through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program and meet with a SAS counselor. - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: K - Advisory Level: Read: None Write: None Math: None Cal-GETC: None District GE: None - Degree Applicable: NAA This course is designed for students with learning limitations who need support in developing mathematical skills. Students will study, practice, and demonstrate math skills such as operations, integers, fractions, decimals, percentages, graphing, and equations. Curriculum materials will be appropriate to students' needs and will be used to achieve course objectives. Students must be enrolled through Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program. ### DSPS 109 — Mathematical Skills Mastery - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** Lab Hours: 6 - **Prerequisite:** Students must enroll in this course through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program and meet with a SAS counselor. - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: K - Advisory Level: Read: None Write: None Math: None Cal-GETC: None District GE: None - Degree Applicable: NAA This course is designed for students with learning limitations who need support in developing mathematical skills. Students will study, practice, and demonstrate math skills such as algebraic expressions, inequalities, roots, factoring, and simplification of more complex equations. Curriculum materials will be appropriate to students' needs and will be used to achieve course objectives. Students must be enrolled through Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program. ### DSPS 110 — Statistics Preparation for Students With Learning Limitations - **Units:** 1.5 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 1, Lab Hours: 1.5 - **Prerequisite:** Students must enroll in this course through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program and meet with a SAS counselor to determine eligibility. - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/dsps.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/dsps.md) - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: K - Advisory Level: Read: None Write: None Math: None Cal-GETC: None District GE: None - Degree Applicable: NAA This course is designed for students with learning limitations who need support in developing the mathematical skills necessary for success in Statistics. Students will work on tapping into prior mathematical concepts while bridging the connection to Statistics through introductory material. Students will be exposed to statistics notation, reading visual data, interpreting data, introduced to probability, sets, and line regression. Curriculum materials will be appropriate to students' needs and will be used to achieve course objectives. Students must be enrolled through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program. ### DSPS 121 — College and Life Success - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 1, Lab Hours: 3 - **Prerequisite:** Students must enroll in this course through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program, and meet with a SAS counselor. - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/dsps.md) - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: K - Cal-GETC: None District GE: None - Degree Applicable: NAA This course is designed for students with learning limitations who need support in developing an understanding of college life. Students will explore campus systems and services, and mentally prepare for college. Curriculum materials will be appropriate to students' needs and will be used to achieve course objectives. Students must be enrolled through the Students Accessibility Services. This course is similar to GUIDE-130, and it is advised that students only take one of these courses. ### DSPS 502 — Reading Skills for Everyday Life - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 1.5, Lab Hours: 1.5 - **Prerequisite:** Students must enroll in this course through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program and meet with a SAS counselor. - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/dsps.md) - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: N - Cal-GETC: None District GE: None - Degree Applicable: NC This course is designed for students with learning limitations who require support in developing skills and strategies necessary for everyday reading needs. Students will study, practice, and demonstrate reading skills such as decoding, sight word vocabulary, reading rate, and comprehension. Curriculum materials will be appropriate to students' needs and will be used to achieve course objectives. Students must be enrolled through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program. ### DSPS 504 — Writing Skills for Everyday Life - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 1.5, Lab Hours: 1.5 - **Prerequisite:** Students must enroll in this course through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program and meet with a SAS counselor. - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/dsps.md) - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: N - Cal-GETC: None District GE: None - Degree Applicable: NC This course is designed for students with learning limitations who need support in developing writing strategies and writing skills necessary for everyday life. Students will study, practice, and demonstrate writing skills such as understanding parts of a sentence, formulating complete sentences, developing understanding and application of pre-writing skills. Curriculum materials will be appropriate to students' needs and will be used to achieve course objectives. Students must be enrolled through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program. ### DSPS 508 — Math Skills for Everyday Life - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 1.5, Lab Hours: 1.5 - **Prerequisite:** Students must enroll in this course through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program and meet with a SAS counselor. - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/dsps.md) - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: N - Cal-GETC: None District GE: None - Degree Applicable: NC This course is designed for students with learning limitations who need support in developing math strategies and math skills necessary for everyday life. Students will study, practice, and demonstrate math skills such as operations, decimals, place value, and word problem application. Curriculum materials will be appropriate to students' needs and will be used to achieve course objectives. Students must be enrolled through the Student Accessibility Services program. ### DSPS 515 — Computer Assisted Instruction - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 1.5, Lab Hours: 1.5 - **Prerequisite:** Students must enroll in this course through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program, and meet with a SAS counselor. - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/dsps.md) - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: N - Cal-GETC: None District GE: None - Degree Applicable: NC Students with various disabilities will learn basic introductory computer skills. Students will use adaptive hardware and software technology depending on their functional limitations and abilities. This is a self-paced beginners course. Students must be enrolled through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program. ### DSPS 519 — Orientation to College for Students With Limitations - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 1.5 - **Prerequisite:** Students must enroll in this course through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program, and meet with a SAS counselor. - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/summer-2026/dsps.md) - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: N - Cal-GETC: None District GE: None - Degree Applicable: NC Students will acquire information on the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program, SJCC college facilities, policies, programs, course offerings, and services including accommodations per their medical documented needs, technological assistive devices and software, and academic adjustments. Students will also be introduced to an overview of general education requirements, vocational and transfer majors, degrees, registration process and educational planning. ### DSPS 520 — Self-Development & Career Exploration - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 1.5, Lab Hours: 1.5 - **Prerequisite:** Students must enroll in this course through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program and meet with a SAS counselor. - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/dsps.md) - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: N - Cal-GETC: None District GE: None - Degree Applicable: NC This course is designed for students with learning limitations who need support in developing skills pertaining to employment preparation and retention. Curriculum materials will be appropriate to students' needs and will be used to achieve course objectives. Students must be enrolled through the Student Accessibility Services program. ### DSPS 550 — Adaptive Technology and Microsoft Office - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 1.5, Lab Hours: 1.5 - **Prerequisite:** DSPS 515 with P grade. Students must enroll in this course through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program, and meet with a SAS counselor to determine eligibility. - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/dsps.md) - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: N - Cal-GETC: None District GE: None - Advisory Level: Read: None Write: None Math: None - Degree Applicable: NC Students with various disabilities will receive training on specialized adaptive hardware and software while learning introductory Microsoft Office (MS) and word processing skills. Students will use adaptive hardware and software technology depending on their functional limitations and abilities. ### DSPS 551 — Computerized Job Readiness Skills - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 1.5, Lab Hours: 1.5 - **Prerequisite:** DSPS 550 with P grade. Students must enroll in this course through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) program, and meet with a SAS counselor to determine eligibility. - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/dsps.md) - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: N - Cal-GETC: None District GE: None - Advisory Level: Read: None Write: None Math: None - Degree Applicable: NC Students with various learning limitations will focus on developing computer skills related to job readiness and resume development. Students will be introduced to specialized adaptive hardware and software technology to create basic resumes, cover letters, and be able to use the internet for basic job readiness tasks.