What to Expect

Thinking about enrolling in our program? Find out what you can expect.

Students must complete a minimum of 13 credit hours. All students are required to complete DHD 440 Introduction to Assistive Technology and DHD 590 Field Experience. Students also choose an area of focus for their field experience and must take an assessment course in that area.

Students work with their faculty advisor to choose elective courses based on their professional goals and area of focus. Elective courses cover a range of topics:

  • Communication
  • AT in educational settings
  • Access
  • Design
  • Environmental modification
  • Seating and wheeled mobility

Most students take 1-3 credits of coursework per semester and complete the program within four semesters (e.g. fall, spring, summer, fall). Individual courses taken prior to admittance may be applied toward certificate requirements. Students must maintain a B average overall and only courses with a grade of C or above will meet completion requirements.

Summer online courses

DHD 5493D Printing in Assistive Technology
Instructor: Hooyenga
1 credit
DHD 550Technology to Support Universal Design for Learning
Instructor: Skalitzky
1 credit
DHD 559Ergonomics and Safety for Workers
with Disabilities

Instructor: Hedman
1 credit
DHD 567AAC for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Instructor: Bay
2 credits
DHD 569Environmental Modification
Instructor: Hedman
1 credit
DHD 594Special Topic: Assistive Technology and Transportation
Instructor: Salkas
2 credits

ATCP Summer lab-based courses

DHD 441Adaptive Equipment Design and Fabrication
Instructors: Hooyenga, Hedman
3 credits

Resources

Fall online courses

DHD 440 Introduction to Assistive Technology
Instructors: All ATCP faculty
3 credits
DHD 544 Assistive Technology in Early Childhood Settings
Instructors: Bay
2 credits
DHD 548 Assistive Technology Tools for Education
Instructors: Cochrane, Lenzo & Bass
3 credits
DHD 553 Assistive Technology for individuals who are Visually Impaired or Blind
Instructor: Sessler-Trinkowsky
1 credit
DHD 562Mobile Technology and Computers: Built-in Accessibility Features
Instructors: Hooyenga
1 credit
DHD 568 Supporting Augmentative Communication in Educational Settings
Instructors: Bay and others
3 credits
DHD 594Special Topic: Computer & AAC Access Assessment
Instructors: Bay, Cochrane, Hooyenga
2 credits
DHD 590
(by arrangement)
Field Experience
Instructors: Miller
1 credit

Spring online courses

DHD 440Introduction to Assistive Technology
Instructors: All ATCP faculty
3 credits
DHD 554Augmentative Communication Assessment
Instructor: Bay
3 credits
DHD 555Consideration, Assessment, and Documentation of AT in PreK-12 Educational Settings
Instructor: Cochrane
3 credits
DHD 556Seating and Positioning for Wheelchair Mobility
Instructor: Sposato Bonfiglio
1 credit – first 5 weeks
DHD 557Manual and Powered Wheelchair Technologies
Instructor: Sposato Bonfiglio
2 credits – last 10 weeks
DHD 566Introduction to Microcontrollers in Assistive Technology
Instructors: Hooyenga & Brown
2 credits
DHD 590
(by arrangement)
Field Experience
Instructors: Miller
1 credit