Traditional Preliminary Level 1 (43 Units)
The Traditional Program is a post BA program for candidates in non-teaching or teaching positions interested in flexible scheduling.
Pre or Corequisities
• Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development or 12 units in approved Child Development and Early Childhood courses (Note: 6 units must be completed before the 1st semester of student teaching and 9 units must be completed before the 2nd semester of student teaching and no more than 3 units of these units may be taken concurrently with either student teaching assignment)
Basic Requirements
• SPED 431 Atypical Development of Young Children with Disabilities (3 units)
• SPED 402A Behavior Assessment and Positive Behavior Support (3 units)
• FCS 491A Family Environmental Sciences Projects (Early Fieldwork with Typical Preschoolers) (1 units)
• SPED 532 ECSE Curriculum and Instruction (3 units)
• SPED 535 Working with Families with Young Children with Disabilities: A Transdisciplinary Approach (3 units)
• SPED 500 Early Communication and Literacy for Young Children with Disabilities (3 units)
• EED 520 Teaching Reading in the Elementary School (3 units)
Prior to SPED 580EC Student Teaching and SPED 578 Infant/Toddler Student Teaching
• Basic Skills Requirement ( Passage of the CBEST Exam or Passage of CSET: Multiple subject and CSET: Writing Skills Exam )
• 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)
• Valid Fingerprint Clearance
Prior to or not more than one of the following courses may be taken with SPED 580EC Student Teaching
*See note under Pre-or Corequisites regarding Child Development courses
• SPED 536 ECSE Methods: Motor and Adaptive Skills (3 units)
• SPED 520EC Assessment and Evaluation in ECSE (3 units)
• SPED 537 Methods for Very Young Children with Multiple Disabilities: Sensory Impairments (3 units)
• SPED 581 Augmentative and Alternative Communication (3 units)
Concurrent with SPED 578 Fieldwork in ECSE: Infant/ Toddler
• SPED 538 Transdisciplinary Teaming in ECSE (2 units)
• SPED 539 IEP/IFSP Development (1 unit)
Student Teaching
• SPED 580EC Advanced Specialist Fieldwork in Early Childhood Special Education with a grade of B or better (6 units)
• SPED 578 Fieldwork in Early Childhood Special Education: Infant/Toddler with a grade of B or better (3 units). A student teaching application must be submitted for SPED 580EC and another student teaching application for SPED 578. An application should be submitted at the beginning of the fall semester for spring student teaching assignment and at the beginning of the spring semester for a summer or fall student teaching assignment. Two separate applications should be submitted for summer and fall student teaching assignments.
Other Program Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution of higher education
• U.S. Constitution (course or exam)
• 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.