Intern - Preliminary Level I (46 units)
intern credential and are hired in a cooperating school district. Interns progress through the program as a cohort, must take a minimum of 6 units each semester that include 3 units SPED 506 intern practicum/seminar for three semesters and receive classroom support and mentorship throughout the program by university and district personnel.
Prior to Admission
• Verification of Pre-Service Component
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution of higher education
• Employment with a Cooperating District
• Verification that the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) has been passed or
Passage of CSET: Multiple subject and CSET: Writing Skills Exam
• U.S. Constitution (course or exam)
Prior to or Concurrent with SPED 506bEC (2nd semester)
• SPED 402A Behavioral Assessment and Positive Behavior Support (3 units)
• SPED 431 Atypical Development of Young Children with Disabilities (3 units)
• SPED 532 Curriculum and Instruction in ECSE (3 units)
• SPED 535 Working with Families with Young Children with Disabilities (3 units)
• SPED 536 ECSE Methods: Motor and Adaptive Skills (3 units)
• SPED 506aEC Special Education Internship Field Experience (3 units)
Courses Required Prior or concurrent with SPED 506c EC (4th semester)
• FCS 491A Family Environmental Sciences Projects (Early fieldwork with typical preschoolers) (1 unit)
• SPED 500 Early Communication and Literacy for Young Children with Disabilities (3 units)
• SPED 520EC Assessment and Evaluation in ECSE (3 units)
• SPED 581 Augmentative and Alternative Communication (3 units)
• SPED 537 Methods for Young Children with Multiple Disabilities: Sensory Impairments (3 units)
• SPED 506b EC Special Education Internship Field Experience (3 units – 2nd semester)
Other Requirements Prior to SPED 506c EC (4th semester)
• Writing Proficiency (CBEST writing score of 41 or better or Upper Division Writing Proficiency Exam with a score of 10 or better or ENGL 305 or ENGL 406 or COMS 321)
• Overall GPA of 2.75 since admission with cumulative 3.0 GPA in Professional Education courses. A grade of “C” or better is required in all courses.
• If undergraduate degree is NOT in child development, then 12 units of approved coursework in child development and early childhood curriculum is required
• EED 520 Teaching reading in the elementary school (3 units)
Other Requirements taken during the second summer
• SPED 538 Transdisciplinary Teaming in ECSE (2 units)
• SPED 539 IEP/IFSP Development (1 unit)
• SPED 578 Fieldwork in ECSE: Infant/toddler (3 units) if not employed in early intervention setting or SPED 580EC Advanced specialist fieldwork in ECSE: Preschool/Pre K (3 units) if not employed with program serving preschoolers/Pre K with disabilities
Required for the Credential
• SPED 506cEC Practica/Seminar with a grade of B or better (3 units – 4th semester)
• Overall GPA of 2.75 since admission with cumulative 3.0 GPA in Professional Education courses. A grade of “C” or better is required in all courses.