Answer: Attending an Overview is the best way for new students to get information about the options available to them. To find an overview session that meets your availability call the overview hotline at (714) 278-3412. Times will also be posted under News and Announcements.

Answer: if you are a student already enrolled at CSU Fullerton please contact the advisor you were given in your admission letter for questions about what classes to take and when to take them.

Answer: talk to the faculty member teaching that class for the current semester for all questions concerning grades, adding or dropping a specific class, or for information about course due dates and/or assignments.

Answer: if you have questions about your admissions status please contact (714) 278-4196. If you are adding a credential and are a current student at CSU Fullerton, please contact Dr. Judy Smith, the Admissions Coordinator for the department.

Answer: You might want to consider applying to become an Intern. Please attend an overview if you are a new student, if you are a currently enrolled student, please contact your advisor and/or Dr. Belinda Karge.

Answer: Please contact the Credential Office at (714)278-3205 to obtain a credential application.

Answer: Contact the instructor and state your intention to withdraw first. Then pick up a REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL form from Admissions and Records. Fill out the form completely and honestly and hand it to your instructor to fill out at least 24 hours before the deadline for withdrawal to maximize your chances of actually receiving a course withdrawal. The due date can be found by looking inside the semester class schedule or at the top of the withdrawal form. Once the form is completed by the instructor and yourself, the department chair must sign it and then it must be turned in by yourself to Admissions and Records.

Answer: Contact the instructor and come to the first class meeting. You may sometimes be added to a class even if registration says that it is closed in certain circumstances, including the following: 1) if you meet the prerequisites for the class, 2) the instructor decides to allow you to add the class, and 3) the University allows the instructor to add additional persons to the class. Please note that instructors are not required to admit anyone who is not registered for a class and that there are at times when regardless of the personal feeling of a particular instructor about adding students, the University cannot allow a professor to admit students into a class. If you are unable to add a class or obtain permission to add a class you will have to wait until the next time the class is offered.

Answer: Office hours are posted outside of the offices of each faculty, and some faculty state their office hours in their voicemail and/or email, so you can call and/or email the faculty member to obtain their office hours. In addition, if you are a continuing student, please check your course syllabus for faculty office hours. In all other cases, please feel free to either stop by the faculty offices located in the Educational Classroom building on the 5^th floor and check the office door for the hours the member is available, refer to the faculty directory on this website. Please understand that faculty can and most often do refuse to see prospective students who wish to obtain information about the department and what it offers, these questions are best answered through attending an Overview session.

Answer: Faculty members in Special Education set their own meeting times with students, so you must contact the faculty member using voicemail or email and request a meeting directly. See the Faculty Directory for contact information. Please state the reason, your name, and your contact information along with your availability to expedite the meeting process. IF YOU PHONE, PLEASE STATE YOUR PHONE NUMBER SLOWLY AND ENUNCIATE YOUR SPEECH CLEARLY.

Answer: CLAD certification is offered through the Elementary and Secondary Departments.

Answer: You can go to Titan Online to find which SPED classes are offered for a semester. Instructions for using TITAN Online are also on located on the TITIAN ONLINE page.

Answer: Other important links for SPED students and persons interested in becoming SPED students are the Academic Calendar, Registration Dates and Procedures, Extended Education, and Final Exam Schedule.

Answer: Students take the approved copy of the thesis, two signed title and approval pages, and the signed Thesis Approval Form to the campus bookstore and pays the appropriate fees. The bookstore arranges for the binding of the thesis by a local bindery and other services by University Microfilms International (UMI). Once submitted and receipted, the thesis may not be withdrawn by the student from the campus bookstore. The campus bookstore sends the approved original or duplicated copy (including the original signed approval page) to University Microfilms International for filming and publication of the abstract, and upon its return sends it to the bindery. Please refer to Graduate Studies Theses and Project for more details.

Answer: Coming soon!

Answer: The Special Education department has a number of classes cross-listed with other departments to facilitate persons with multiple subject credentials, single subject credentials, and other types of credentials to quickly gain another teaching authorization. For more information, please go to the Secondary Education website or contact the Admissions Coordinator for the SpecialEducation Department, Dr. Judy Smith.