Early Childhood Special Education: Mild Moderate Disabilities and Moderate to Severe Disabilities, Clear Education Specialist Credential

The induction program offers contracted teachers the opportunity to obtain a professional clear credential. The two-year program provides mentored support reflecting the candidate’s instructional context and needs, develops deeper understandings of pedagogy, advances knowledge and application of current universal access to meet the needs of all students.

This is a hybrid program with most courses offered online. Field experience in your local school setting.

Prerequisites: A valid Preliminary Education Specialist Credential or equivalent. Students must satisfy university standards and qualifications for admission to postbaccalaureate standing. A contract to teach in an early intervention agency or a preK-12 school. Clear credential program coursework cannot be taken prior to issuance of the preliminary credential. Requires verification of contracted employment by school administration before seeking approval to complete field experience in their own classrooms.