California’s Educator Preparation Programs: Organized into CAEP Definitions of Initial and Advanced

Initial Programs

  • Preliminary Multiple Subject (MS)
  • Preliminary Single Subject (SS)
  • Preliminary Education Specialist Mild to Moderate (MM)
  • Preliminary Education Specialist Moderate to Severe (MS)
  • Preliminary Education Specialist Early Childhood (ECSE)
  • Preliminary Education Specialist Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH)
  • Preliminary Education Specialist Visual Impairments (VI) • Preliminary Education Specialist Physical Other Health (PHI)
  • Preliminary Education Specialist Language and Academic Development (LAD)
  • Designated Subjects: Career Technical Education

Advanced Programs

  • Teacher Induction
  • Reading and Literacy AA
  • Reading and Literacy Specialist
  • Math Added Authorization
  • Math Specialist
  • Bilingual Authorization
  • California Teachers of English Learners (CTEL)
  • Agriculture Specialist
  • Preliminary Administrative Services
  • Administrator Induction
  • PPS-School Counseling
  • PPS-School Psychology
  • Teacher Librarian
  • Speech Language Pathology
  • SLP Special Class Authorization (SCA)
  • Clinical and Rehabilitative Services Orientation & Mobility
  • Clinical and Rehabilitative Services Audiology

Advanced-Add On Programs

  • AA Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
  • AA Orthopedic Impairments (OI)
  • AA Emotionally Disturbed (ED)
  • AA Deaf Blind (DB)
  • AA Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • AA Resource (RS)
  • AA Other Health Impairments (OHI)
  • AA Adapted Physical Education (APE)
  • AA Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
  • Teacher Librarian Special Class Authorization (SCA)
  • PPS Child Welfare and Attendance • DS: Supervision and Coordination

California Programs NOT Reviewed by CAEP

  • Designated Subjects: Adult Education
  • School Nurse
  • School Nurse: Special Teaching Authorization
  • PPS School Social Work
Updated May 17, 2023