Program: Added Authorizations
Program Description
A holder of a Special Education Credential may add an authorization to add expertise in areas of Special Education that were not part of their original credential authorization.
Added Authorizations include: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Emotional Disturbance (ED) and Resource Specialist (RS).
Program Requirements
A. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Added Authorization
Course Requirements (6 units)
SPED 404 Teaching Diverse Learners with Social-Communication Disabilities, Including Autism (3)
SPED 655 Promising Practices and Interventions for Students with Autism (3)
B. Emotional Disturbance (ED) Added Authorization
Course Requirements (9 units)
SPED 404 Teaching Diverse Learners with Social-Communication Disabilities, Including Autism (3)
SPED 652 Educating Children with Emotional Disturbance (3)
SPED 695A Advanced Behavioral Support (3)
C. Resource Specialist (RS) Added Authorization
Course Requirements (9 units)
SPED 638 The Role of the Special Educator in the 21st Century (3)
SPED 672 Advanced Assessment (3)
Select one of the following:
SPED 502MME Literacy Intervention for Diverse K-12 Students with Mild to Extensive Support Needs (3)
SPED 503MME Curriculum and Instruction for Diverse Learners with Mild to Extensive Support Needs (3)
SPED 677/L Instructional Strategies for Adolescents and Young Adults with Mild/Moderate Disabilities and Lab (3)
Contact
Department of Special Education
Chair: Amy Hanreddy
Education (ED) 1204
(818) 677-2596