Program of Study
Project scholars will complete coursework and fieldwork toward a Preliminary Education Specialist Credential in the area of ECSE. The Preliminary program is a two-year, 42-unit program and is composed of 30 units of coursework and 12 units of fieldwork experiences.
Project scholars can enter the preliminary program through two pathways: (1) traditional students, including CADV seniors, and (2) interns. Traditional students take courses and complete supervised fieldwork under the direction and guidance of university faculty and mentor teachers. Interns are on-the-job teachers who have been hired by a school district as the ‘teacher of record’ and who are completing coursework toward their preliminary credential while employed as a teacher, and university faculty work collaboratively with on-site support providers identified by the district. Scholars in both pathways take the same courses and are held to the same standards.
Preliminary Credential Course Sequence for Traditional Pathway Scholars
Note: This schedule is tentative and subject to change.
Year 1 | Fall (9 units) | Spring (9 units) | Summer |
· SPED 402 Behavior Assessment and Positive Behavior Support (3) · SPED 431 Atypical Development of Young Children with Disabilities (3) · SPED 500 Communication and Early Literacy Development for Young Children with Disabilities (3) · Monthly Meetings with Mentor · Diversity Discussion Forum | · SPED 404 Teaching Diverse Learners with Social Communication Disabilities including Autism (3) · SPED 532 ECSE Curriculum and Instruction (3) · SPED 537 Methods for Young Children with Multiple Disabilities: Sensory Impairments (3) · Monthly Meetings with Mentor · Diversity Discussion Forum |
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Year 2 | Fall (9 units) | Spring (12 units) | Summer (3 units) |
· SPED 520 Assessment and Evaluation in ECSE (3) · SPED 535 Collaboration with Families in Early Childhood Special Education (3) · SPED 536 Methods for Young Children with Disabilities: Motor and Adaptive Skills (3) · Monthly Meetings with Mentor · Diversity Discussion Forum | · SPED 538 Early Intervention Practices (3) · SPED 580EC: Advanced Specialist Fieldwork and Seminar in Early Childhood Special Education (9) · Monthly Meetings with Mentor · Diversity Discussion Forum | · SPED 578 Fieldwork in ECSE: Infant/Toddler (3)
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Preliminary Credential Course Sequence for Intern Pathway Scholars
Note: This schedule is tentative and subject to change.
Year 1 | Fall (9 units) | Spring (12 units) | Summer |
· SPED 431 Atypical Development of Young Children with Disabilities (3) · SPED 500 Communication and Early Literacy Development for Young Children with Disabilities (3) · SPED 535 Collaboration with Families in Early Childhood Special Education (3) · Monthly Meetings with Mentor · Diversity Discussion Forum | · SPED 402 Behavior Assessment and Positive Behavior Support (3) · SPED 404 Teaching Diverse Learners with Social Communication Disabilities including Autism (3) · SPED 506 ECA Early Childhood Special Education Internship Field Experience (3) · SPED 532 ECSE Curriculum and Instruction (3) · Monthly Meetings with Mentor · Diversity Discussion Forum |
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Year 2 | Fall (9 units) | Spring (9 units) | Summer (3 units) |
· SPED 506 ECB Early Childhood Special Education Internship Field Experience (3) · SPED 520 Assessment and Evaluation in ECSE (3) · SPED 536 Methods for Young Children with Disabilities: Motor and Adaptive Skills (3) · Monthly Meetings with Mentor · Diversity Discussion Forum | · SPED 506 ECC Early Childhood Special Education Internship Field Experience (3) · SPED 537 Methods for Young Children with Multiple Disabilities: Sensory Impairments (3) · SPED 538 Early Intervention Practices (3) · Monthly Meetings with Mentor · Diversity Discussion Forum | · SPED 578 Fieldwork in ECSE: Infant/Toddler (3)
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