Special Education Credentials Admission Requirements

B.S. or B.A. completed at an accredited university or college
Application to CSUMB and the Special Education Program
Subject-matter competency
If you do not hold a Multiple Subject or Single Subject Credential, you must demonstrate subject-matter competency in General Education by passing the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET). If you have completed coursework in a university-approved teacher education waiver program, you are exempt from taking the CSET. Once accepted into the Mild/Moderate Level I Credential Program, you demonstrate subject-matter competency by completing courses from the Multiple Subject or Single Subject Programs.
Interview with program coordinator and faculty
Pre-professional experience in instruction settings with children with special needs
A course in U.S. Government that includes U.S. Constitution
Proof of having taken or passed the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST)
Certificate of Clearance
Three letters of recommendation
Computer literacy
Two official sets of transcripts from every university or college that you have attended (one set mailed to CSUMB Admissions & Records and the other to the CSUMB Special Education Program office)
Resume and statement of purpose essay

Revised 6/2/05