Teaching: Credential, Special Education (Mild/Moderate Disabilities)

SOC Codes

25-2051, 25-2052, 25-2053, 25-2054, 25-2059

Program Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Make subject matter comprehensible to all students
• Assess student learning
• Engage and support all students in learning
• Plan instruction and design learning experiences
• Create and maintain effective environments for learning
• Develop as a professional educator

Specialized Admissions Requirements

Applicants to must satisfy the requirements stipulated in the “Admissions and Registration” section of the University catalog, and must also meet the following criteria:

GPA: Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.5

Recommendations: Each candidate must provide two written confidential recommendations from those who can attest to the applicant’s abilities, interests, and proven accomplishments in education.

Personal essay: A two-page personal essay describing the following is required:

• the professional organizations to which you belong,
• honors, activities and other creative accomplishments, and
• a brief autobiographical statement including future professional plans.

Interview: Student must have an interview with the relevant CSOE Admissions Committee.

Upon receipt and review of all documentation, the candidate will be considered for final admission. Final admissions decision will be made by the Program Faculty.

Applicants to the Teaching Credential Programs must also give evidence of passing CBEST scores.

Specialized Admissions Requirements: Credit for Previous Graduate Work

Transfer of credit may be awarded on the following basis:

• A maximum of 6 semester units beyond the bachelor’s degree may be transferred from a regionally accredited institution. All such coursework must have been earned in addition to the bachelor’s degree required coursework.
• The request to accept credit to be transferred must be approved by the program director.
• Credits must have been earned within seven years prior to the request for transfer. Waivers of this requirement may be considered by program faculty on a case by case basis. All waivers must be approved by the dean.
• Extension courses or continuing education courses are not, in standard cases, acceptable for graduate transfer. However, courses completed at high levels through an accredited university or local district program may be considered by the program director and approved by the Dean of the California School of Education for partial credit transfer.
• Coursework being considered for transfer must be equivalent to Alliant coursework for which it is being applied. Students are required to submit transcripts, catalog course descriptions and other documentation.
• All coursework must be completed successfully at credit or B levels or higher.

Curriculum and Degree Requirements

The Special Education: Mild/Moderate Disabilities Credential requires the successful completion of 27 units.

Curriculum Plan

Courses are 3 units unless indicated otherwise.

Teacher Education Core Faculty

Stephen J. Cochrane, PhD, Assistant Professor and Program Director

Danielle Kaplan, PhD, Associate Professor

Jerold D. Miller, EdD, Professor

Beverly J. Palley, EdD, Assistant Professor

Cynthia Pancer, EdD, Assistant Professor

For a detailed description of program faculty background and research interests, please see the alphabetical listing of faculty  for the California School of Education.