Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation,
School Psychology, and Deaf Studies
Specialist Certificate Program—
Early Childhood Special Education
Prerequisites    
 

• Clear, Professional Clear or Life Special Education Credential;
• 30 hours documented field experience with young children (birth-five years);
• Coursework in child development or related field approved by ECSE Coordinator
...(Dr. Maurine Ballard-Rosa);
• CHDV 30 Human Development or equivalent (may be concurrent)
• CBEST (may be concurrent); and
 
  Please Note: You MUST meet with your assigned Advisor to develop an official Advisement Form at the beginning of the program.
ECSE Core (15-units)
 
Units + Lab
Course No.
Title
 
2 + 1
EDS 130 A/B
 Typical and Atypical Development Characteristics and Outcomes for Young Children with Disabilities/Lab
+ Prerequisite: CHDV 30 or equivalent
 
 
2 + 1
EDS 131 A/B
Introduction to Family Centered Service Delivery in ECSE/Lab
+ Prerequisite: EDS 130A/B or equivalent
 
 
2 + 1
EDS 210 A/B
Assessment and Evaluation in ECSE/Lab
+ Pre-/corequisites: EDS 130A/B & EDS 131A/B
 
 
2 + 1
EDS 211 A/B
 Curriculum, Intervention Strategies, and Environments in ECSE I/Lab
+ Pre-/corequisites: EDS 130A/B & EDS 131A/B
 
 
2 + 1
EDS 212A/B
 Curriculum, Intervention Strategies, and Environments in ECSE II/Lab
+ Pre-/corequisites: EDS 130A/B, EDS 131A/B,
EDS 210A/B, and EDS 211A/B
   
SEMINAR / FIELD EXPERIENCE (11-12 units)
 
1
EDS 234
 Directed Field Experience Seminar—Must be taken with any Directed Field Experiences (DFE - only once if DFE is done in the same semester).
+ Corequisites: EDS 474 & EDS 475
 
 
5
EDS 474
 Directed Field Experience: Infants with Special Educational Needs
+ Corequisite: EDS 234
 
 
5
EDS 475
 Directed Field Experience: Preschoolers with Special Educational Needs
+ Corequisite: EDS 234
  
Total Certificate Program Units = 26 - 27
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