Preliminary Education Specialist Credential: Mild/Moderate Support Needs
The Preliminary Education Specialist Credential: Mild/Moderate Support Needs is designed for individuals interested in teaching students with mild/moderate learning challenges. Candidates completing this program will be authorized to teach students with autism; emotional disturbance; intellectual disability; multiple disabilities; orthopedic impairment; other health impairment; specific learning disability; traumatic brain injury; and authorizes service in grades K–12, transitional kindergarten, and in classes organized primarily for adults through age 22.
This Credential authorizes candidates to seek initial employment as a special education teacher, but does not authorize ongoing teaching service. Candidates need to complete Professional Clear preparation in special education within five years of the date of issuance of the Preliminary Credential in order to continue ongoing teaching service as a special educator.
Requirements
In addition to the
Master of Science in Education requirements, the student takes these 40 units.
Foundational Courses
| EDU 5020 | Differentiating Instruction for Inclusive Classrooms | 4.00 units |
| EDU 5051 | Using Technology in Classrooms | 2.00 units |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Pedagogy and Reflective Practice
| EDU 5302 | Program Design | 4.00 units |
| EDU 5304 | Informal & Formal Assessment | 4.00 units |
| EDU 5306 | Behavior Intervention and Support | 4.00 units |
| EDU 5309 | Advanced Curriculum | 4.00 units |
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| EDU 5145 | Teaching Math in Elementary Schools | 4.00 units |
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| EDU 5245 | Pedagogical Preparation I | 4.00 units |
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| EDU 5165 | Teaching Reading in Elementary Schools | 4.00 units |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Supervised Fieldwork
| EDU 5175 | Applied Literacy Pedagogy | 2.00 units |
| EDU 5180 | Elementary Preparation for Student Teaching | 4.00 units |
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| EDU 5280 | Secondary Preparation for Supervised Teaching | 4.00 units |
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| EDU 5001 | Observation | 0.00 units |
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| EDU 5185 | Elementary Supervised Teaching Seminar | 4.00 units |
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| EDU 5285 | Secondary Supervised Teaching Seminar | 4.00 units |
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| EDU 5002 | Student Teaching | 0.00 units |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Total Credit Hours: 40