Overview

The Special Education programme at California State University East Bay prepares individuals to teach and support children and young adults with disabilities, from Kindergarten through age 22, including those who are English learners.

Candidates will earn:

An Education Specialist Credential (with Mild Moderate Support Needs or Extensive Support Needs authorization)

A Master of Science in Special Education

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Educational Psychology

Special Education Law, Policy, and Programme Design

Instruction and Assessment for Diverse Learners

Teaching English Language Learners

Three semesters of supervised fieldwork across service delivery models

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Hayward, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Must have a Bachelor's Degree conferred before the program begins.

Applicants with international transcripts with a foreign degree must provide an official evaluation of that coursework by a CTC-approved agency of US Bachelor Degree equivalency, for a list of approved agencies visit FOREIGN TRANSCRIPT

The requirement for the program is an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or a 2.75 GPA in the last 60 semester or 90-quarter units attempted.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

17599 USD / year

≈ 17599 USD / year
Out-of-State

17599 USD / year

≈ 17599 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9607 USD / year

≈ 9607 USD / year

Funding

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