Specialist and service credentials are earned in conjunction with a master's degree or with the doctorate.

Credential requirements may change due to state law. Students are advised to consult periodically with the Office of Student Services for current credential requirements. The following requirements are common to the specialist and service credentials:

(1) Holding a valid basic teaching credential (or for the specialist, concurrently completing a basic teaching credential program).

(2) Admission to the School of Education's master's or doctoral program.

(3) A program of studies approved by an appropriate faculty advisor in the School of Education.

(4) Achievement of an overall "pass" on the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST).

Additional requirements for the specialist and service credential programs offered within the School of Education follow:

Communication Handicapped Credential Program (through John Tracy Clinic)

Successful completion of the following courses:Units
CTSE 556Methods of Instruction for the Elementary Hearing-Impaired Child4
CTSE 557Directed Teaching of the Elementary School Hearing-Impaired Child4
CTSE 577Language Development of the Hearing-Impaired Child during Early Childhood2
CTSE 578Methods of Teaching Speech to the Hearing-Impaired Child2
CTSE 579Directed Teaching of the Hearing-Impaired Child during Early Childhood2
CTSE 580Aural-Oral Education of the Hearing-Impaired Child3
CTSE 581Education of the Hearing-Impaired3
CTSE 582Language Development for the Hearing-Impaired Child4
CTSE 583Advanced Methods, Practicum, and Research in Speech for the Hearing-Impaired Child4
CTSE 593abMaster's Seminar4
EDCO 580Working with Families of Children with Special Needs2

Contact the John Tracy Clinic for additional information, (213) 748-5481.

Preliminary and Professional Administrative Services Credentials

Credentials-only programs are not available. Requirements for both administrative credentials may be met as a function of successful completion of the Ed.D. program. All of the proscribed competences and field work for both the Preliminary and Professional Administrative Credentials have been integrated into the Ed.D. program through the following steps:

(1) Verification of three years of teaching, counseling, librarianship or administrative experience.

(2) Verification of having earned a master's degree relevant to professional education.

(3) Admission to the Ed.D. program.

(4) Successful completion of the following courses:Units
CTSE 635Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Environments3
CTSE 688School Leadership and Instructional Improvement3
EDPA 516Public School Finance3
EDPA 518Organizational Theory3
EDPA 519Current Issues in Governance and Education Policy3
EDPA 610Management of Human Resources3
EDPA 613The Laws and Politics of Education3
EDPT 502Learning and Individual Differences3
EDPT 550Statistical Inference3
EDPT 552Assessing Individual and Program Performance3
EDPT 570Language and Cultural Diversity in Learning3

(5) Successful completion of 400 hours of planned field experience.

(6) Completion of a final interview and an exit evaluation of program performance.

The above listed courses do not represent the total course requirements for the Ed.D. degree; they represent the minimum configuration of courses necessary to meet all credential competences.

Students interested in the Preliminary or Professional Administrative Services Credential should contact the School of Education Office of Student Services prior to enrolling in any course, (213) 740-3492.

 

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