EDUCATION SPECIALIST: MILD/MODERATE DISABILITIES (K-grade 12)
Mild/Moderate (MM) Disabilities
Education Specialist Preliminary Level I Credential with an English Learner Authorization
The Department of Special Education
The Accelerated Collaborative Teacher (ACT) Preparation Program is a post BA full time two-semester program, offered collaboratively with District 2 in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Candidates must meet admission requirements as detailed in the credential application.
Semester 1 (Fall) Required with SPED 579 ACT Field Experience
- ELPS 541A Getting Started: Introduction to Teaching in Urban Schools (1)
- SPED 541B Getting Started: Introduction to Teaching in Urban Schools (1)
- SPED 577ACT Foundations of Special Education (2)
- SPED 504MM Teaching Diverse Learners with Mild/Moderate Disabilities (3)
- EED 520 Teaching Reading in the Elementary School (3)
- EED 577 Language Arts and ESL Instruction (3)
- EED 565M Mathematics Curriculum and Methods (2)
- EED 515 Basic Technology Methods (2) (optional)
- SPED 579ACT ACT Fieldwork with Exceptional Learners/Seminar (4)
Required Prior to SPED 580ACT: Advanced Fieldwork
- Basic Skills Requirement: Passage of CSET Multiple Subject Exam and CSET Writing Skills Exam (recommended option for individuals interested in elementary education) or passage of a CSET Single Subject Exam or completion of Approved Subject Matter Program and passage of the CBEST (recommended option for individuals interested in secondary education)
- 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)
- Approved Subject Matter Program or Examination(s)
- Fingerprint Clearance
- Approval for Student Teaching
Semester 2 (Spring) Required Prior to SPED 580ACT: Advanced Fieldwork
- ELPS 542A Meeting the Needs of All Students in Urban Schools (2)
- SPED 542B Meeting the Needs of All Students in Urban Schools (1)
- SPED 402A Behavioral Assessment and Positive Behavioral Support (3)
- SPED 505MM Curriculum and Instruction for Diverse Learners with MM Disabilities (3)
- SPED 509MM Assessment in Mild/Moderate Disabilities (3)
- SPED 580ACT Advanced Fieldwork with Exceptional Learners/Seminar (6) (Application for student teaching is required in the semester prior to student teaching.)
Other Program Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- U.S. Constitution (course or exam)
- Passage of Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) or hold Valid California Teaching Credential (Must hold valid California Teaching Credential at the time of applying for this credential in order to be exempt from RICA.)