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:
- - - Completion of a subject matter program approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Commission)
    - Passage of a subject matter examination approved by the Commission
    - Completion of coursework at one or more regionally accredited institutions of higher education that addresses each of the domains of the subject matter requirements adopted by the Commission in the content area of the credential being sought
    - Completion of a baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, as specified; or,
    - A combination of the methods described in (i), (ii), and (iii) that meets or exceeds the domains of the subject matter requirements adopted by the Commission.
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