COE Graduate & Credential Programs
“To Achieve Educational Justice, We Need More Black Teachers.”–Sharif El-Mekki (founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development)
Did you know?
Only 3.8% of teachers identify as Black in California –The Education Trust (2018-19)
Are you interested in becoming a teacher in special education?
Please note, even with a master's degree a teaching credential is required to teach in a K-12 classroom.
Designed to provide the professional educator with advanced knowledge and skills in special education, more specifically young children or secondary/transition age youth with autism.
This master's degree embeds an approved course sequence for the BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst). The M.A. degree also embeds most of the Clear coursework for the Extensive Support Needs and Early Childhood credentials in California.
For more information you may contact the SDSU Department of Special Education at [email protected] or visit their homepage.
There are 3 different special education specialization pathways that the SDSU Department of Special Education offers:
- Preliminary Credential: In California, this is the FIRST credential you can earn. If you want to be a teacher and do not hold a credential, then apply to a preliminary program. This is issued for a maximum of five years after an individual meets basic credential requirements. There is a 2 semester or 4 semester option for students.
- Clear Education Specialist Credential: A clear credential is issued when ALL credential requirements have been completed. Completion of the Preliminary Education Specialist Credential in Special Education and proof of employment as a Special Education educator is required.
- Master's Degree: Applicants must hold a preliminary credential to be eligible for this program. They can also complete the clear credential coursework while completing the Master's degree.
*Per the California Commission, special education teaching candidates MUST have BOTH the preliminary credential and the clear education specialist credential in order to provide services to the special education population.
Preparing educators and other professionals to work with infant, toddler and preschool-age children with exceptionalities and their families.
You may contact the Department of Special Education at [email protected] or graduate advisor, Yasemin Turan, at [email protected] You can also visit their homepage for more information.
Preparing educators and other professionals to work with students with disabilities in grades K-12, and adults up to age 22. Educators will be able to provide instruction and support in one or more of the following: academics, communication, and learning environmental access skills.
You may contact the Department of Special Education at [email protected] or the program coordinator, Dr. Regina Brandon, at [email protected]. You can also visit their homepage for more information.
Preparing educators and other professionals to work with students with a severe disabilities in grades K-12, and adults up to age 22. Educators will be able to provide instruction and support such as vocational, adapative and daily living skills.
You may contact the Department of Special Education at [email protected] or the program coordinator, Dr. Bonnie Kraemer, at [email protected]. You can also visit their homepage for more information.
Are you interested in becoming a teacher? (Credential only)
Please note, even with a master's degree a teaching credential is required to teach in a K-12 classroom.
There are 2 different pathways that an SDSU Undergraduate student can take leading to a preliminary teaching credential from the SDSU School of Teacher Education Department:
- The traditional pathway typically takes 5 years and involves earning a bachelor's degree (including general education and major coursework) and completing credential prerequisites; this generally takes 4 years. Then future teachers must complete a credential program which includes credential coursework and student teaching; this can be completed in as little as one year.
- The ITEP pathway typically takes 4 years and integrates the bachelor's and credential program so that you can complete your general education, major and credential coursework, and student teaching within the 4 years it takes to earn a bachelor's degree.
This credential authorizes the holder to teach all subjects in a self-contained classroom, such as the classrooms in most elementary schools, in grades preschool, K–12, or in classes organized primarily for adults.
The SDSU School of Teacher Education currently offers this program in the following subjects:
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Multiple Subjects (K-6)
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Multiple Subjects (K-6) Bilingual
You may contact the SDSU School of Teacher Education at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
This authorizes the holder to teach the specific subject(s) named on the credential in departmentalized classes, such as those in most middle schools and high schools, in grades preschool, K–12, or in classes organized primarily for adults.
The SDSU School of Teacher Education currently offers this credential in the following subjects:
- Bilingual, English, Math, Science, Social Science, Art, Music and Physical Education
You may contact the SDSU School of Teacher Education at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
Are you interested in becoming a teacher? (Master's degree)
Please note, even with a master's degree a teaching credential is required to teach in a K-12 classroom.
This completely online Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Elementary Education or Secondary Education program is designed for those who are inspired to be responsive and innovative K-12 master teachers. Our program foundation rests in social justice and equity in education.
You may contact the SDSU Department of Elementary Education and Secondary Education at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
Through coursework designed to connect directly to your K-12 classroom, you will explore students’ ideas in mathematics and science, and investigate how those ideas can be leveraged to support powerful mathematics and science learning.
You may contact the SDSU Mathematics & Science Education Department graduate advisors Meredith Vaughn at [email protected], and Nick Johnson at [email protected]. You may also visit their homepage for more information.
This 30-unit program is a unique, summer-only (2 summers) Master of Arts in Teaching Degree in Language Arts for teachers in grades K-12 with a focus on current knowledge in Reading and Language Arts.
You may contact the SDSU Department of School of Teacher Education [email protected] or the graduate advisor, Dr. Marva Cappello, at [email protected]. You may also visit their homepage for more information.
Are you interested in becoming a reading specialist?
SDSU's programs are also ideal for elementary and secondary teachers who plan to remain in the classroom but who wish to deepen their theoretical and practical understandings about the teaching of reading and language arts. Candidates are prepared to teach, tutor, develop curriculum, offer in-service instruction, and direct reading centers for students ranging from Pre-K through community college.
There are 3 different pathways you can take at SDSU to become a reading specialist in public or private schools, clinics, and at community colleges:
- Reading & Literacy Added Authorization (RLAA)
- Reading & Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential (RLLSC)
- Combined M.A. in Reading & Literacy Education
The RLAA provides additional expertise and authorization in literacy instruction, preparing you to teach literacy in the classroom more effectively and to assume additional roles at the school level in literacy leadership. The RLAA program can be completed in 12 consecutive months - beginning in Summer sessions and continuing through the Fall and Spring semesters.
You may contact the SDSU Reading & Literacy graduate advisor, Dr. Katie Sciurba, at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
The RLLSC program is a Pre-K to adolescent (and higher) teaching credential. The RLLSC prepares teachers to be effective literacy instructors, as well as to assume leadership roles in the presentation of professional development, literacy coaching, and literacy program assessment and curricula. The RLLSC program can be completed in 15 consecutive months - beginning in Summer sessions and continuing through the Fall, Spring, and second Summer semesters.
You may contact the SDSU Reading & Literacy graduate advisor, Dr. Katie Sciurba, at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
The combined M.A. & Credential in Reading & Literacy Education and RLAA/RLLSC program is appropriate for students who do not already hold the M.A. degree, whose career plans may take them outside of California, or who desire to pursue a Ph.D. in the future. The combined MA and RLAA/RLLSC program can be completed in 15 consecutive months - beginning in Summer sessions and continuing through the Fall, Spring, and second Summer semester. A thesis project is required for this program.
*The Reading Specialist Credential and combined MA programs both require a minimum of three yearsof full-time K-12 teaching experience within the range of grades Kindergarten to 12.
You may contact the SDSU Reading & Literacy graduate advisor, Dr. Katie Sciurba, at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
Are you interested in improving educational systems? Become a leader in education.
This Master's of Arts program provides teachers and those in the education profession with skills to transform current school programs from a social equity and social justice perspective.
You may contact the SDSU Dual Language and English Learner Education at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
The M.A. in Educational Leadership Program is intended for students pursuing administrative posts in PreK-12 educational organizations, including school business managers, school principals, athletic director, curriculum developer, etc.
You may contact the SDSU Department of Educational Leadership at [email protected] or graduate advisor, Vicki Park, at [email protected]. You may also visit their homepage for more information.
This Master's of Arts program is designed for passionate educators who want to take on leadership roles in addition to their teacher duties. This program gives you the skills you need to take on those leadership roles, helping to train and coach your fellow educators and colleagues towards smarter educational practices.
You may contact the SDSU Global Campus at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
The mission of the joint PhD Program in Education offered by San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University is to develop scholars who are committed to research on democratic schooling, social justice, and equitable educational outcomes for all students. In addition, they seek the improvement of educational systems serving diverse communities.
You may contact the SDSU Joint Doctoral Program at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
Through a Doctoral degree in Educational Leadership, this program seeks to prepare innovative leaders who design access, equity, and student success solutions, as they address current problems and future challenges faced by the PK-12 educational systems. Futhermore, it provides a solid foundation in past and current PK-12 leadership practices, while also challenging students to be transformational in their thought and action.
You may contact the graduate advisor, Vicki Park, at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
Through a Doctoral degree in Educational Leadership, one can seek to advance subjects such as science and math in public schools throughout San Diego and Imperial Counties. The program is committed to developing reflective leaders and change agents, capable of responding to the area’s demographic shifts and the increasingly complex needs of educational organizations within this diverse multicultural region.
You may contact the graduate advisor, Donna Ross, at [email protected] or program coordinator, Dalia Corrigan, at [email protected]. You can also visit their homepage for more information.
Are you interested in becoming a mental health counselor within schools?
A school counselor focuses on imporving mental health and behavioral symptoms through individual and group counseling as well as education. They serve the emotional and social needs of students while also providing academic, career, and professional guidance.
The mission of the SDSU School Counseling program is to prepare school counselors to become leaders, advocates, and systems change agents in our diverse schools. As an integral part of the total educational program for student success, school counselors learn to design, develop, implement and evaluate their comprehensive school counseling program to ensure that every student receives developmentally appropriate competencies in academic, career and personal/social development.
You may contact the SDSU School Counseling Department at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
A school psychologist focuses on understanding behavioral symptoms and academic issues affecting the students through testing, researching, and assessing learning accommodations.
Through an Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degree, an individual will be trained to use evidence-based practices and data-based decision making, school psychologists implement prevention and intervention strategies, promote safe and academically enriching environments to improve school-wide and system-level practices and policies. Their purpose is to help diverse students succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally as well as collaborate across school, home and community to facilitate positive educational change.
You may contact the SDSU School Psychology Department at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
The mission of SDSU's MFT program is to prepare students to practice ethically applying relational and systemic interventions to meet the needs of today’s students and families.
You may contact the SDSU Marriage & Family Therapy Department at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
Social workers help these and other populations to work through challenges they face in everyday life, promote social welface, and advocate for social and economic justice for members of diverse communities.
SDSU's Social Work graduate program is designed to train individuals to help people and communities that are either marginalized, oppressed, or vulnerable such as victims of violence or trauma, individuals with mental health concerns, individuals who are experiecing poverty or homelessness.
You may contact the SDSU School of Social Work at [email protected] or the graduate advisor at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
There are 2 different pathways to pursuing a graduate degree in Child Development:
- M.S. in Child Development
- M.S. in Child Development with a Concentration in Early Childhood Mental Health (LPCC-Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor)
The program focuses on the early years of childhood development, on parent-child intergenerational relationships to enhance school readiness, and preparation of teachers to work with families, including socio-emotional and behavior support in educational settings and homes.
You may contact the SDSU Graduate Department of Child & Family Development at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more information.
This program is designed to clinically train individuals to address the needs of young children by assessing family needs, recommending developmentally-appropriate prevention strategies and interventions, and leading or creating policies that promote healthy early development.
You may contact the SDSU Graduate Department of Child & Family Development at [email protected] or visit their homepage for more. information.