Program Overview

School of Education

The School of Education offers various programs for students pursuing a career in education.

Credential Programs

The School of Education provides the following credential programs:

• MULTIPLE SUBJECT
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  • Program Faculty
  • Social Justice Education Framework
• SINGLE SUBJECT
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  • Early Field Experience Opportunities
• SPECIAL EDUCATION
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  • Program Alumni
• EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & ADMINISTRATION (ELAP)
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  • Program Brochure
• BILINGUAL AUTHORIZATION
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  • Program Faculty
  • TIER Residency

Master's Programs

The School of Education offers the following master's programs:

• CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
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• EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & ADMINISTRATION (ELAP)
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  • Program Admission
  • Program Coursework & Credential Requirements
  • Program Faculty
  • Program Brochure
• HIGHER ED COUNSELING & STUDENT AFFAIRS (HECSA)
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  • Program Admission
  • Program Coursework
  • Program Faculty
  • Program Alumni
• SPECIAL EDUCATION
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  • Program Admission
  • Program Coursework & Credential Requirements
  • Program Faculty
  • Alumni Profiles

Clinical Practice

• Clinical Practice
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  • Information on Hosting a Teacher Candidate
  • CoTeaching Video Collection
  • Clinical Practice Handbook

Student Resources

• Prospective Candidates
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  • Grants and Scholarships
  • Program Info Sessions
• Current Students
  • Basic Skills & Subject Matter Resources
  • Campus Resource Guide
  • Candidate Forms and Documents
  • English Learner Authorizations
  • Program Handbooks

Curriculum & Instruction Program Coursework

Candidates will typically complete coursework and experiences for the Master of Arts in Education in the C&I Specialization within four quarters of enrollment.

Current Quarter Schedule - Fall 2024 & 2025

• Fall Quarter
  • EDUC 586: Introduction to Inquiry in Education (4 units)
  • EDUC 588: Education, Culture & Learning (4 units)
• Winter Quarter
  • EDUC 589: Educational Research Methods (4 units)
  • EDUC 523: Integrative Approaches to Curriculum (4 units)
• Spring Quarter
  • EDUC 522: Advanced Classroom Pedagogy (4 units)
  • EDUC 531: Social Justice in K-12 Education In & Out of the Classroom (4 units)
  • EDUC 532: Advanced Field Experiences (2-3 units)
• Summer Quarter
  • EDUC 502: Advanced Pedagogy with Technology (4 units)
  • EDUC 598: Action Research Project in Education (4 units)

Upcoming Semester Schedule - Starting Fall 2026

Schedules are still being finalized and are subject to change prior to Fall 2026.

• Fall Semester
  • CI 5501: Inquiry in Educational Research (4 units)
  • CI 5510: Foundations of Social Justice Education (4 units)
• Spring Semester
  • CI 5502: Educational Research Methods and Classroom Research (4 units)
  • CI 5511: Designing Curriculum & Instruction that Disrupts Patterns of Inequality in Schooling (4 units)
• Summer Session
  • CI 5512: Educators as Change Agents (3 units)
  • CI 5598: Final Project (3 units)