Education Specialist

Admissions Criteria

This is a two-year course of study. Students earn a Preliminary Education Specialist Credential for Mild to Moderate Support Needs, allowing them to teach grades K-12. To advance to the District Intern Program, candidate must:

Demonstrate subject matter competency:
- - Pass the California Subject Examinations for Teachers ( Multiple Subjects CSET) or
  - Obtain Subject Matter Equivalency Letter

Successfully complete Pre-Service with a “B” or higher
Obtain positive faculty recommendations
Participate in-field experience
Secure a full-time teaching contract with a participating school or school district, teaching at least 50% in the subject area

Course Sequence

District Intern – First Year
EDU530A Foundations of Teaching	25/2.5
EDU530B Practicum: Foundations of Teaching	15/1.5
EDU531A Planning for Data-Driven Instruction	25/2.5
EDU531B Practicum: Planning for Data-Driven Instruction	15/1.5
EDU532 Healthy Environments for Diverse Learners	25/2.5
EDU578 Strategies for Teaching Students with Support Needs	30/3.0
EDU550 Methodology for Teaching Reading and Writing	30/3.0
EDU556 Technology in the Classroom	20/2.0
EDU561 (A/B/C) Field Experience/Supervision	30.3.0
District Intern – Second Year
EDU579 Assessment and Evaluation of Students with Mild/Moderate Support Needs	35/3.5
EDU574 Application of Legal Issues in Special Education	20/2.0
EDU576 Collaboration, Consultation, and Case Management	30/3.0
EDU570A Behavioral, Social, and Environmental Supports for Learning	20/2.0
EDU570B Practicum: Behavioral, Social, and Environmental Supports for Learning	10/1.0
EDU575 Transition Planning in Special Education	15/1.5
EDU580 Advanced Topics in Special Education	25 / 2.5
EDU561 (D/E/F) Field Experience/Supervision	30/3.0
Program Total:	400 hours / 40 credits

Clinical Experience

Minimum 600 Required Hours in the Field

Year 1

Year 2

CONTRACT

Part-time (0.5)

Full-time (1.0)

DISTRICT INTERN CREDENTIAL HOLDER

The District Intern is employed as a teacher of record in a Consortium School District and has a contract of 50% or 0.5.

The District Intern is employed as a teacher of record in a Consortium School District and has a contract of 100% or 1.0.

720 Hours

1440 Hours

720 hours

1440 hours