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Educational Support Services Undergraduate Program

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Combined Program Requirements: Education Specialist Credential: Mild/Moderate Disabilities with the 2042 Multiple Subject/Elementary Emphasis

Minor in Special Education

Special Education

Director: Victoria Graf

Office Location: University Hall 1500

E-mail: vgraf@lmu.edu

The Special Education program allows students from a variety of academic backgrounds to pursue a minor in Special Education or the Education Specialist Credential: Mild/Moderate Disabilities. These programs include preparation in the education of culturally and linguistically diverse students with exceptional needs. The Education Specialist Credential: Mild/Moderate Disabilities authorizes candidates to teach students with specific learning disabilities, mental retardation, emotional disturbance, or other health impairments.

Requirements for Provisional Admission

All of the following requirements must be submitted to the School of Education Dean’s Office, University Hall 2100, prior to scheduling an interview with the Academic Program Director.

1. Complete three of the four following prerequisite courses and maintain a GPA of 2.8 or better. Prerequisite courses are only available to students with sophomore standing (30 semester hours earned) or higher. Interested first year students need to contact the Academic Program Director.

EDLC 400	Sociocultural Analysis of Education (3 semester hours)
EDLC 414	Theories of Second Language Acquisition (3 semester hours)
EDSS 440	Introduction to the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student with Exceptional Needs (3 semester hours)
EDSS 444	Observation and Participation in General and Special Education Programs (3 semester hours)

2. Plan to complete the fourth prerequisite course prior to Student Teaching.

3. Teacher Education Application Form

4. Statement of Intent

5. Candidate Information Sheet

6. One set of official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended other than LMU

7. Four letters of recommendations. Three of the four must be submitted for an interview. One letter must be from your major advisor

8. Verification of 20 hours of experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse youth groups, ages 4-22, or Plan of Action of Completion of 20 hours prior to Student Teaching

9. California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) original passing score report

10. Subject Matter Plan of Action Completion

Elementary Emphasis: Students must demonstrate mastery of the required subject matter by passing the Multiple Subject California Subject Matter Exam for Teachers (Multiple Subject CSET)

Secondary Emphasis: Students must demonstrate mastery of the required subject matter (mathematics, language arts, or science) by passing the Single Subject California Subject Matter Exam for Teachers (Single Subject CSET in credential content area).

Results of the CSET are only valid for five years.

Technology Requirement
Interview with the Academic Program Director

Requirements for Formal Admission

All of the following are required once you have been provisionally admitted to the School of Education and must be fulfilled prior to enrolling in Student Teaching. A "B" (3.0) grade point average must be maintained in all education coursework. A "D" (1.0) is not acceptable in any of the coursework in the sequence.

Fingerprint Clearance—An original Certificate of Clearance must be received from the CCTC prior to enrolling in student teaching.
TB test results—Valid within one year prior to student teaching.
U.S. Constitution Requirement—Satisfied by one of the following:
- Taking one of the following LMU courses: AMCS 162, HIST 161, HIST 162, or POLS 135; or
- Passing an approved examination through the History Department; or
- Completing an approved course at another institution.
CSET (Original passing score report)
Complete the following professional coursework (maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or better)

Elementary Emphasis

EDES 409	Literacy in the Curriculum (3 semester hours)
EDSS 427	Creating Effective Classrooms in Diverse Settings (3 semester hours)
EDES 434	Elementary Curriculum and Teaching Methods (3 semester hours)
EDSS 436	Creating Collaborative Partnerships (2 semester hours)
EDSS 443	Informal Assessment and Individual Education Program (IEP) Development (3 semester hours)
EDSS 475	Teaching and Assessing Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities (4 semester hours)

Secondary Emphasis

EDSS 427	Creating Effective Classrooms in Diverse Settings (3 semester hours)
EDES 428	Reading/Language Arts for Single Subject Teachers (3 semester hours)
EDSS 436	Creating Collaborative Partnerships (2 semester hours)
EDSS 443	Informal Assessment and Individual Education Program (IEP) Development (3 semester hours)
EDSS 475	Teaching and Assessing Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities (4 semester hours)

One of the following courses, depending on the credential content area emphasis:

EDES 486	Methods in Teaching Secondary English (English/ Social Studies emphasis)
EDES 487	Methods in Teaching Secondary Science (Science emphasis);
EDES 488	Methods in Teaching Secondary Math (Math emphasis)

Review by the Teacher Admission and Advisory Committee (TAAC): After the requirements for each section outlined above have been completed, the candidate’s file will be submitted to the TAAC for review. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all items have been received. Students will be notified of the committee’s decision in writing. All documents become the property of the University and will not be released to any person or institution.