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Moderate/Severe Disabilities Specialist Preliminary Credential, Non-Intern

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Overview

APU’s Moderate/Severe Disabilities (K–12) Specialist Preliminary Credential, Non-Intern suits candidates without full-time teaching contracts. Candidates can choose to earn their credential on campus or online.

The current shortage of special education teachers creates a growing demand for educators with this credential. This program prepares teacher candidates for 21^st-century teaching and learning. As APU candidates prepare to work in schools, they must know and demonstrate the content, pedagogical, and professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to help all students learn. Therefore, the School of Education assesses candidates from admission through recommendation of credentials in these credential standards. As a result, APU candidates are highly sought after because they fulfill these professional standards.

APU also offers a Moderate/Severe Disabilities (K–12) Specialist Preliminary Credential, Intern for candidates with current full-time teaching contracts. Candidates must see an advisor for proper placement in tracks within this credential program.

Program Highlights

• Flexible program schedules allow students to take classes online, or just one night a week while earning their credential.
• Expert faculty offer quality instruction grounded in a Christian worldview, creating a relevant program that enables students to make a difference in their classrooms.
• Small class sizes create a rich learning community as students progress through the program with a cohort of peers.

Learn more about the program coursework and our faculty.

School of Education Accreditation

Azusa Pacific University receives accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). In addition, the School of Education receives accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), making APU one of only three private schools in California with this distinction. Further, our credential programs are accredited by California’s Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). Our Master of Arts in Education: Educational Psychology Program is also accredited by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). These notable accreditations set APU graduates apart from other candidates and ensure your degree will be recognized throughout the United States and internationally.

University Reputation

Azusa Pacific University held its place in the most prestigious category of U.S.News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2013 rankings, placing in Tier One at No. 179 in the National Universities category. In addition, The Princeton Review named APU as 1 of 121 institutions in the 2012 Best Colleges in the West for the seventh consecutive year.