Early Childhood Special Education with EL Authorization
Basic Teaching Credentials
The CSU prepares teachers for positions in California as well as other states. It is in the student's best interest to be knowledgeable about credential or licensure requirements of the state in which they intend to teach.
Requirements (112 units)
The Early Childhood Special Education Intern Program is an alternative certification program in which interns are employed full-time as Special Education teachers for children with disabilities between the ages of birth and pre-kindergarten while earning the Preliminary Education Specialist Credential for Early Childhood Special Education with English Language (EL) Authorization and the Master of Arts in Education, Special Education option. All requirements must be completed in two years. Candidates will be admitted to this program beginning in the Winter Quarter 2011.
According to the CTC, candidates completing the Preliminary Education Specialist Credential in Early Childhood Special Education are authorized to conduct assessments, provide instruction, and special education related services to children from birth to pre-kindergarten, with a primary disability of specific learning disability, mild/moderate mental retardation, traumatic brain injury, other health impairment, autism spectrum disorders, moderate/severe mental retardation, deaf-blindness, serious emotional disturbance, and multiple disabilities. The program also meets state standards authorizing instruction to English learners to develop English language skills including reading.
Interns earn tenure credit in their districts and receive ongoing supervision/support from a university supervisor and district support provider. Interested applicants should contact the Early Childhood Special Education Intern Coordinator for program information, including the two-year program course sequence and program costs. Grant funds may be available for additional financial support.
