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 (52 units)
The Preliminary Education Specialist Program has been developed in compliance with the changes required by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). Candidates will only 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.
