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2015-2016 CSU East Bay Catalog 
    
2015-2016 CSU East Bay Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Preliminary Education Specialist Credential: Mild-Moderate Disabilities


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Special Education Programs of Study


Faculty: Jacki L. Anderson (Coordinator, Moderate-Severe Disabilities), Ann T. Halvorsen, 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 the Master of Science degree and/or to the Education Specialist: Mild-Moderate and Moderate-Severe Disabilities Credentials.

The emphasis is on 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 successful practitioners in the field. Also, the programs provide extensive  supervised fieldwork in settings that are appropriate to each student’s professional goals.

Additional Program Requirement:


To earn the Preliminary Education Specialist Credential in Mild-Moderate Disabilities all candidates must:

(1) hold a valid Multiple Subject or Single Subject Teaching Credential, or

(2) be enrolled in the joint Multiple Subject/Education Specialist (TED/SPED) program.

Credential Requirements (89-93 units)


Required Courses


Special Education Teacher Internship Program Mild-Moderate Disabilities Education Specialist Credentials


Complete the courses listed above for the Preliminary Mild-Moderate Disabilities Education Specialist Credential, in addition to:

  • Units: 2-6 (number of units depends on point-of-entry into internship) 2-6 units; may be repeated two times for credit, for a maximum of 18 units (special education candidates may take 6770 for a maximum of 8 units.)
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  • The internship program will allow you to earn your Education Specialist credential while continuing to teach full-time.

Concurrent Multiple Subject and Education Specialist Credentials (Mild-Moderate and Moderate-Severe Preliminary) - TED/SPED


In this program, candidates earn both Multiple Subject and Educational Specialist Credentials (either Mild-Moderate or Moderate-Severe). The requirements for the Multiple Subject Credential are listed under “Standard Pathway” in the “Multiple or Single Subject Credential Programs” section of the Department of Teacher Education chapter in this Catalog. The requirements for the Preliminary Education Specialist Credentials are listed above. This is a two-year program, and the schedule of course offerings will vary with each entering cohort.

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