Special Class Authorization
- The program for the Special Class Authorization must require that each candidate hold a current Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credential in Language and Speech or an earlier California credential that authorizes the provision of itinerant speech and language services in the public schools.
- The program for the Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credential with a Special Class Authorization must require that all candidates fulfill the Preliminary core requirements for the Education Specialist Credentials.
- The program for the Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credential in Language and Speech with a Special Class Authorization must require that all candidates complete a minimum of 100 hours of teaching in a class for students with speech and language impairments under the supervision of a master teacher with the Special Class Authorization or its equivalent.
IMPORANT NOTE for Special Class Authorization Program Sponsors
The requirements for the Special Class Authorization have been updated to include satisfaction of the subject-matter competence, reading, and English learner requirements to align with other special education teaching authorizations on the Education Specialist Credential.
Preparation Programs
- Administrative Services and APA
- Career Technical Education (CTE)
- Early Childhood Education
- English Learner Authorization
- Intern Pathway: Multiple/Single Subject, Education Specialist, and PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction
- Literacy and Reading Instruction
- PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential
- Preliminary Multiple Subject and Single Subject
- Pupil Personnel Services
- Special Education
- Subject Matter Requirements
- Teacher Induction
- Teacher Librarian
- Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA)
Accreditation
- Accreditation Schedule and Activities
- Accreditation Site Visit Reports
- Accreditation Technical Assistance
- Adding a New Single Subject Content Area
- Annual Data Submission
- Common Standards Review
- Forms
- How to Become an Approved Program Sponsor
- Preconditions and Standards
- Preparing for Accreditation Site Visits
- Program Completion Surveys
- Program Review
- Program Sponsor Fees
- Propose a New Program (Initial Program Review)
- Subject Matter Preparation & Program Approval Process
Committee on Accreditation
Other Topics
Updated August 17, 2023