UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2023-2024

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Special Major

The Special Major, B.A. degree is designed to meet the academic needs of students whose educational goals require study in at least three academic disciplines and cannot be achieved…

Department: Special Education

The Special Education department at CSUN is committed to preparing educators who advocate for and provide service to students with all levels of support needs. Our program strives to dismantle systems that categorize, segregate, or limit student expectations on the basis of perceived disability label, level of support need, assumptions about language access or cultural/linguistic …

Special Education, M.A.Early Childhood Special Education

The Master of Arts degree in Special Education builds upon the competencies developed in the Preliminary Education Specialist and Induction Education Specialist Credential programs. This degree is designed to…

Special Education, M.A.Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing

The Master of Arts degree in Special Education builds upon the competencies developed in the Preliminary Education Specialist and Induction Education Specialist Credential programs. This degree is designed to…

Special Education, M.A.Mild/Moderate and Extensive Support Needs

The Master of Arts degree in Special Education builds upon the competencies developed in the Preliminary Education Specialist and Induction Education Specialist Credential programs. This degree is designed to…

Majors and Minors (Policies)

Maximum Number of Majors and Minors A maximum of up to two majors and up to two minors is permitted, provided all work can be completed within 140 units*….

SPED 400. Developmental Differences and Implications in Special Education (3)

This course is designed to help teacher candidates in the area of special education gain knowledge and understanding of typical and atypical development and the implications for educating students…

SPED 638. Developing Special Educators as Agents of Change (3)

Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Teacher Induction Specialist Credential Program or the M.A. in Special Education; SPED 614A; SPED 614B; SPED 628DHH, SPED 628EC, SPED 628MM or SPED 628MS; and verification…

SPED 535. Collaboration with Families in Early Childhood Special Education (3)

Prerequisite: Restricted to candidates admitted to the Education Specialist Credential program in Early Childhood Special Education or admission to the Special Education master’s degree program. Recommended and evidence-based practices…

SPED 683. Current Trends in Special Education (3)

…and local agencies and their role in special and rehabilitative education, (b) organization of special education programs, (c) the preparation of teachers of exceptional children, and (d) research and demonstration…