Credential Program Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements for the Special Education Specialist Credential Program

The individual applying for the Education Specialist Credential Program may choose between a multiple subject route and single subject route.

• Course Requirements:
  

  SPED 371, 322, and 425
  

  Completion of General Education and no more than 6 units remaining in the major. (Note: One does not need to have graduated to enter the credential program. We recommend the student complete the entire major prior to entering the program.)
  

• GPA > 2.75
  

• Subject Matter Competency

• Calif. Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST)
  [click here for CBEST Information]
  

• Experience working with children.
  

• Completed application to the credential program including faculty recommendations, autobiography, TB clearance and background check.
  

• Application Sequence:

  Take prerequisites summer/fall term ---> Apply by February 28th ---> Enter Credential Program in the fall

  Take spring/summer term ---> Apply by September 30th ---> Enter Credential Program in the spring

Feel free to visit the Admission to Teacher Education website for more information.