Prepare to be a Special Educator in California
To be a teacher, you must meet all the requirements for a credential. California teaching credentials have similar basic skills requirements, but there are specific requirements for each type of teaching.
To be a special educator in California, you must have the Education Specialist Instruction Credential. It authorizes the holder to teach in the area of specialization and in a variety of settings listed on the credential. School districts' human resources departments may also look for other related qualifications and experience.
There are a variety of career opportunities
available
in special education that require either a California teaching credential from the California
Commission on Teaching Credentialing,
the state agency that grants credentials, or a California professional license from the
California Department of Consumer Affairs.
Careers that require a teaching or services credential:
- Special education teachers or early childhood special educators.
- Special education administrators
- Speech-language pathologists
- School psychologist
Careers that require professional license or have an option of a license:
