Preliminary Education Specialist Credential: Moderate-Severe Disabilities

Special Education Programs of Study

Faculty: Jacki L. Anderson and Ann T. Halvorsen (Co-coordinators, Moderate-Severe Disabilities); Linda Smetana (Coordinator, Mild-Moderate Disabilities)

The Special Education program prepares their graduates for careers in direct teaching and for leadership roles in Special Education. Programs are offered which lead to:

• Master of Science Degree in Special Education, Mild-Moderate Disabilities Option, M.S.  
• Master of Science Degree in Special Education, Moderate-Severe Disabilities Option, M.S.  
• Preliminary Education Specialist Credential: Mild-Moderate Disabilities  
• Preliminary Education Specialist Credential: Moderate-Severe Disabilities   

The programs’ emphasis is providing students with a wide range of practical methods for enhancing the lives of individuals with exceptional needs. To this end, coursework is taught by University faculty and successful practitioners in the field. The programs provide extensive supervised fieldwork in settings that are appropriate to each student’s professional goals.

Education Specialist Credential

Moderate-Severe Disabilities Required Courses (23 units)

• EPSY 5136 - Educational Practices: Moderate-Severe Disabilities Units: 4
• EPSY 6137 - Instructional and Behavioral Support: Moderate-Severe Disabilities Units: 4
• EPSY 6140 - Curriculum: Students with Moderate-Severe Disabilities Units: 4
• EPSY 6142 - Assessment: Students with Moderate-Severe Disabilities Units: 4
• EPSY 6207 - Advanced Studies in the Education of Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities: Research and Professional Practice Units: 4
• EPSY 6671 - Field Work Group Supervision II Units: 3

Course Descriptions

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