{"id":4,"date":"2023-12-21T19:10:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T19:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.laverne.edu\/acceleratedmildmoderatecredential\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-01-06T23:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:17:24","slug":"accelerated-mild-moderate-credential","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.laverne.edu\/acceleratedmildmoderatecredential\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerated Mild Moderate Credential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of La&nbsp;Verne provides teachers who hold a valid (preliminary or clear) multiple or single-subject credential with the opportunity to earn an Education Specialist (EDSP) credential through a two-semester 17-unit program.<\/p>\n<p>What makes La&nbsp;Verne\u2019s accelerated Education Specialist credential program a standout is the concise nature of the required coursework, where there is a balance of theory and practice. Courses are taught by highly successful practitioners and industry veterans with extensive knowledge in the field of inclusive education.<\/p>\n<p>Teacher candidates are intern-eligible upon program enrollment and can immediately pursue jobs in the field of special education. Accredited through the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) the program is composed of seven sequential courses with embedded fieldwork opportunities.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"gray-box-grid-shortcode\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<aside class=\"landing-page-promos gray\">\n\t<div class=\"lp-promos-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"slanty-promotions card-layout\">\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"promo-69d1361ce46f0\" class=\"slanty-promotion content two-column hide-button\">\n\t<div class=\"promo-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"promo-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fas fa- promo-glyph \"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"promo-headline h2\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"orange-bar\">Program Details:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"promo-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Two semesters of coursework<br>\u2022 Five 3-unit classes, two 1-unit classes<br>\u2022 Courses available fully online <br>\u2022 Candidates must obtain an intern position in a MMSN or ESN (pending CTC approval) setting by the second semester of the program<br>\u2022 Candidates must pass RICA <br>\u2022 Candidates with a Preliminary credential must pass TPA. Support for Cycle 1 is provided in SPED 497. Support for Cycle 2 is provided in SPED 498<br>\u2022 Affordable cost at $835 per unit<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"promo-69d1361ce4719\" class=\"slanty-promotion content two-column hide-button\">\n\t<div class=\"promo-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"promo-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fas fa- promo-glyph \"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"promo-headline h2\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"orange-bar\">Admission Requirements:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"promo-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Application <br>\u2022 Statement of Purpose <br>\u2022 Fingerprint clearance through CTC or copy of substitute teaching permit. TB Clearance, and CPR<br>\u2022 Completed a bachelor\u2019s degree from a regionally accredited college or university<br>\u2022 Overall GPA of 2.75 or better<br>\u2022 Three (3) letters of recommendation<br>\u2022 Verification of CSET registration<br>\u2022 Prerequisite credential: Preliminary or Clear Multiple Subject or Single Subject Credential<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section class=\"courseleaf-cat-page courseleaf-cat-page-lafetra-college-education courseleaf-cat-page-graduate courseleaf-cat-page-special-education-program courseleaf-cat-page-acceleratedmmsn\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h3>Program Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>17 semester hours<\/p>\n<table class=\"sc_courselist\">\n<caption class=\"hidden noscript\">Course List<\/caption>\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"codecol\"\/>\n<col class=\"titlecol\"\/>\n<col align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"hourscol\"\/>\n<\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"hidden noscript\">\n<th scope=\"col\">Code<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Title<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" class=\"hourscol\">Semester Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"even firstrow\"><td class=\"codecol\"><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"SPED 420\">SPED\u00a0420<\/span><\/td><td>Foundations of Inclusive Education<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\"><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"SPED 421\">SPED\u00a0421<\/span><\/td><td>Literacy Assessment and Intervention Practicum 1<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">1<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\"><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"SPED 422\">SPED\u00a0422<\/span><\/td><td>Literacy Assessment and Intervention Practicum 2<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">1<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\"><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"SPED 430\">SPED\u00a0430<\/span><\/td><td>Assessment Practices and IEP Development<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\"><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"SPED 450\">SPED\u00a0450<\/span><\/td><td>Inclusive Educational Systems - Law, Behavior and Case Management<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\"><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"SPED 497A\">SPED\u00a0497A<\/span><\/td><td>Introduction to Directed Teaching - Mild\/Moderate Accelerated Pathway<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even lastrow\"><td class=\"codecol\"><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"SPED 498A\">SPED\u00a0498A<\/span><\/td><td>Advanced Directed Teaching - Mild\/Moderate Accelerated Pathway<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"listsum\"><td colspan=\"2\">Total Semester Hours<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">17<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of La&nbsp;Verne provides teachers who hold a valid (preliminary or clear) multiple or single-subject credential with the opportunity to earn an Education Specialist (EDSP) credential through a two-semester 17-unit program. 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