Education Specialist Preliminary Credential Program (ESCP)

Thank you for your interest in the Education Specialist Preliminary Credential Program at CSULB.  Our program prepares candidates to teach individuals in th areas of Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe disabilities.  The program’s goals are to assist candidates in becoming:

• Effective and caring teachers;
• Partners with parents and others in the development of high quality educational programs;
• Life long learners engaged in program development reflective of best practices in special education.

The CSULB Education Specialist Credential Program offers the following pathways, all of which lead to the California Education Specialist Credential:

• ESCP Graduate (Post-bac) Program:  Students entering this program have either received a Bachelor's Degree or will graduate prior to the end of their Credential Program (including CSULB Liberal Studies Track I majors).

• Liberal Studies ITEP Program): Students entering this program are Juniors or Seniors who have declared the Liberal Studies ITEP major at CSULB.