The Special Education Preliminary Credential program is a one-year course of study that begins in the fall semester of each year. Students will obtain a Preliminary Credential by taking a 41-unit professional education program to qualify for K-12 Special Education teaching positions.
Educational Specialist Preliminary Credential Course Work (Mild to Moderate Disabilities)
- EDUC 377 Education of Exceptional Individuals
- SPED 799/702 Foundations of General & Special Education
- SPED 703 Foundations of Assessment & Program Planning
- SPED 704 Fieldwork-Assessment
- SPED 705 Multicultural Special Education
- SPED 706 Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers
- SPED 707 Curriculum & Instruction – Reading And Language Arts
- SPED 708 Practicum: Reading Instruction
- SPED 709 Curriculum & Instruction – Math
- SPED 710 Practicum: Math Instruction
- SPED 711 Curriculum & Instruction – Science, History, and Social Science
- SPED 731 Classroom Management
- SPED 732 Practicum: Classroom Management
- SPED 733 Special Education Policies & Procedures
- SPED 734 Student Teaching-Elementary Special Education
- SPED 735 Student Teaching-Secondary Special Education
- SPED 736 Curricular & Instructional Skills Seminar
- SPED 737 Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
- SPED 799 Extended Student Teaching
- SPED 799 Teaching in an Inclusive Classroom
Educational Specialist Preliminary Credential Course Work (Moderate to Severe Disabilities)
- EDUC 377 Education of Exceptional Individuals
- SPED 799/702 Foundations of General & Special Education
- SPED 705 Multicultural Special Education
- SPED 706 Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers
- SPED 707 Curriculum & Instruction – Reading And Language Arts
- SPED 708 Practicum: Reading Instruction
- SPED 709 Curriculum & Instruction – Math
- SPED 710 Practicum: Math Instruction
- SPED 711 Curriculum & Instruction – Science, History, and Social Science
- SPED 733 Special Education Policies and Procedures
- SPED 737 Non-violent Crisis Intervention
- SPED 799 Teaching in an Inclusive Classroom
- SPED 799 Reading Assessment: DIBELS (1) (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Early Skills)
- SPED 740 Assessment & Program Planning-Severe Disabilities
- SPED 741 Practicum: Assessment & Program Planning
- SPED 742 Curriculum & Differentiated Instruction-Severe Disabilities
- SPED 743 Practicum: Curriculum & Differentiated Instruction
- SPED 744 Communication Methods-Severe Disabilities
- SPED 745 Practicum: Communication Methods
- SPED 746 Movement & Specialized Health Care-Severe Disabilities
- SPED 747 Practicum: Movement & Specialized Health Care
- SPED 748 Student Teaching-Moderate/Severe Disabilities
