Educational Therapy
Educational Therapy Master of Arts Requirements (36 Units)
The Educational Therapy Master of Arts Program is designed for students who wish to combine educational and therapeutic approaches for evaluation, remediation, case management, and communication/advocacy on behalf of children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities or learning problems. The program aligns with the Association of Educational Therapists (AET) course requirements for the associate level of membership. In addition, up to 100 of AET’s required supervisory hours are met by an internship, the culminating experience in the program. It is anticipated that this program will provide exemplary preparation for Educational Therapists to serve students with special needs in clinical and other settings, helping them reach their full potential.
Core Courses (9 Units) (Core Prerequisite: Classified Status)
• SPED 681 Graduate Research in Special Education (3)
• SPED 682 Advanced Clinical Practicum in Special Education (pre-requisite or co-requisite SPED 681) (3)
• SPED 683 Current Trends in Special Education (pre-requisite or co-requisite SPED 681, 682) (3)
Advanced Specialization Course Requirements (15 Units)
• SPED 673 Principles of Educational Therapy (3)
• SPED 671 Advanced Study of Literacy Problems (3)
• SPED 672 Advanced Assessment in Educational Therapy (3)
• SPED 676 Clinical Case Management (3)
• SPED 679 Internship in Educational Therapy (3)
Concentration Area (9 units)
• (Courses satisfying Level I requirements may not be included in the concentration area)
• SPED 611 Collaboration (3)
• SPED 670 Reading Processes (3)
• SPED 620 Assessment and Evaluation (3)
Culminating Experience (3 units)
• SPED 697 Directed Comprehensive Studies (3) OR
• SPED 698 Thesis or Graduate Project (3)
For more information, contact the ET Coordinator,
Marcy Dann, at marcy.dann@csun.edu. (818) 677-4161