Certificate
To earn the Certificate in Elementary or Special Education, students complete the following coursework:
Foundational/Pre-requisite Courses | ||
EDTE 300P | Diversity, Inclusion & Schooling | 3 |
EDTE 310P | Educational Psychology | 3 |
EDTE 311P | Equity & Advocacy in Educational Systems | 3 |
Methods Courses (Each Methods course has a field placement requirement of 20 hours/semester) | ||
EDTE 301P | Methods for Language & Literacy | 3 |
EDTE 302P | Elementary Methods I: Math & Science | 3 |
or EDTE 320P | Bilingual Elementary Curriculum Methods I: Math and Science | |
EDTE 303P | Elementary Methods II: Humanities | 3 |
or EDTE 321P | Bilingual Elementary Curriculum Methods II: Humanities | |
EDTE 312P | Methods for Multilingual Learners | 3 |
EDTE 317P | Assessment: Pre-Referral to Collaborative Support | 3 |
Total Units | 24 | |
Working toward and completing the certificate coursework does not confer a teaching credential. In order to earn the preliminary teaching credential accredited by the state of California, additional requirements must be met including, but not limited to, the Basic Skills requirement, the Subject Matter proficiency requirement, the Reading Instruction Competency Assessment (RICA), and successful completion of courses EDTE 313P/513P, EDTE 316/516, and student teaching.