Moderate/Severe Disabilities 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 (100 units)
The Moderate/Severe Disabilities Intern Program is an alternative certification program in which interns are employed full-time as Special Education teachers for pupils with moderate/severe disabilities while earning the Preliminary Education Specialist Credential in Moderate/Severe Disabilities 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 Moderate/Severe Disabilities are authorized to conduct assessments, provide instruction, and special education related services to individuals with a primary disability of autism, moderate/severe/profound mental retardation, deaf-blind, emotional disturbance, and multiple disabilities in kindergarten, grades 1 through 12, to age 22, and classes organized for adults. 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 Moderate/Severe Disabilities Intern Coordinator for program information, including the two-year program course sequence and program costs. Grant funds may be available for additional financial support.
