course of study

What is the Course of Study?

The Course of Study outlines the exact academic requirements the student needs to complete in order to accomplish his or her postsecondary goals.

The Course of Study should NOT just say, “See Transcript.”

EXAMPLE TEMPLATE:  These courses will assist (student name) in developing the (list skills) needed to be a (list career goal/job). Courses will assist (him/her) in obtaining a diploma as well as assist (him/her) with the (communication, reading, and writing skills) needed to apply for, interview for, and keep employment opportunities, as well as to actively participate in (community college/4 year university/technical training/vocational school classes). See attached transcript.

Check out this video for additional examples using this template!

transition iep goal examples #2 moderate to severe disabilities

Transition IEP goal examples - goals are in the YouTube description box for your convenience to copy and paste! 

By (date), given a field of (#) pictures of people of various careers (teacher, firefighter, construction worker, office worker, etc.), and the prompt, “Touch/find the (career/job name),” (student name) will (touch/point to/indicate with communication/AAC device) the correct picture with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 trials as measured by teacher observation and data collection.

By (date), when shown a picture of a person doing a specific career or job, and asked, “Would you like to do this job? Yes or no?” (student name) will indicate yes or no using their AAC communication device in 4 out of 5 trials as measured by teacher log of responses in (student’s name) Transition Portfolio.