Mild to Moderate Support Needs Credential: Special Education
The Education Specialist Preliminary Credential program in Mild to Moderate Support Needs (MMSN) prepares teachers to work with K-12 transition age students identified with mild to moderate support needs, including learning disabilities, English language learners with language/learning disabilities, emotional disturbance, speech and language disabilities, autism, visual or auditory processing difficulties, and mild intellectual disabilities.
The MMSN program provides instruction and applied experiences in legal issues, psychoeducational assessment, data-based decision making, instructional programming, behavior management, culturally responsive pedagogy, and collaboration and co-teaching among general and special educators to promote inclusive education. Credential candidates learn to develop close relationships with students and their families, and apply specialized techniques in numerous educational settings. In addition, 600 hours of supervised clinical fieldwork and student teaching ensures that teacher candidates are able to apply the knowledge and skills acquired through course content and assignments to the instruction of students with mild to moderate support needs in urban school settings.
Mild to Moderate Support Needs Credential: Special Education
Core (28 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| E ED 784 | Curriculum and Instruction in Mathematics (CLAD Emphasis) | 3 |
| SPED 747 | Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairments | 3 |
| SPED 763 | Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 774 | Positive Behavior Support | 3 |
| SPED 788 | Law, Ethics, and Instructional Planning | 3 |
| Select One: | 3 | |
| Nature of the Autism Spectrum | ||
| Communication, Behavior and Instructional Supports: Autism | ||
| SPED 801 | Development, Diversity, and English Language Learners: Special Education | 3 |
| Health Education Requirement 1 | 3 | |
Methods Courses (12 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| SPED 770 | Introduction to Students with Mild/Moderate Support Needs | 3 |
| SPED 772 | Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction for Students with Mild/Moderate Support Needs | 3 |
| SPED 775 | Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Special Education | 3 |
| SPED 778 | Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Special Education | 3 |
Student Teaching (12 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| SPED 726 | Workshop: Student Teaching Support Sessions for Mild/Moderate Support Needs or Orientation Mobility | 3 |
| SPED 730 | Student Teaching: Special Education | 9 |
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A list of CTC approved health education courses is available on the department website: https://sped.sfsu.edu/content/forms-0