Education Master of Science
Master of Science in Education in Conjunction with a Preliminary Teacher Preparation Program
Programs leading to the degree of Master of Science in Education in conjunction with a preliminary teaching credential are available with the following areas of concentration:
Elementary Education
Secondary Education
Education Specialist: Mild/Moderate Disabilities
Comprehensive Assessment Track
The Comprehensive Assessment Track is designed specifically for candidates concurrently enrolled in a Preliminary Credential/Masters program. This track allows candidates to demonstrate their abilities by reflecting on and making use of all skills learned throughout the Preliminary credential coursework in order to complete a specified set of course embedded Teacher Performance Assessment tasks specific to their concentration. Required courses include: EDU 200A, EDU 296C/EDU 296D, Instructional Cycle Seminars (as required by California State Program).
Candidates who are not able to complete their case study report during the semester in which they enrolled in EDU 296D may be allowed to take an incomplete grade for one semester without extensions if requirements are met. After that they will be required to enroll in a one-unit project continuation course (EDU 297A/EDU 297B/EDU 297C) for the subsequent semesters (excluding the summer session), until the project is complete. Once three project continuation courses are completed, no other options for completing the Masters degree are available. Satisfactory completion of the comprehensive assessment track requirements for degree completion is indicated by a CR grade in EDU 296D, EDU 297A, EDU 297B, or EDU 297C.
Required Coursework (30 units)
Required credential program coursework (25)
| EDU 200A | Research Methods for Practitioners | 2 |
| EDU 296C | Case Study Inquiry and Report Seminar I | 1 |
| EDU 296D | Case Study Inquiry & Report Seminar II | 2 |
Note: Preliminary Credential/Masters candidates can elect to take the EDU 200, EDU 296A, and EDU 296B sequence instead of the EDU 200A, EDU 296C, EDU 296D sequence if they wish to extend their program by one year and complete the Masters Project track in lieu of the Comprehensive Assessment track.
Education Specialist: Deaf and Hard of Hearing
A master’s degree with an emphasis in deaf and hard of hearing is also offered through our partnership with the John Tracy Clinic in Los Angeles. The master’s degree with emphasis in deaf and hard of hearing provides birth to 22 credential preparation. The master’s degree is embedded in the deaf and hard of hearing credential program. Candidates use an action research inquiry based model to demonstrate their credential and master’s degree competency through two capstone projects.