Master of Arts in Special Education - Autism Spectrum Disorders

The Master of Arts (MA) degree in Special Education provides administrators, teachers, and therapists with advanced preparation for work with exceptional learners. MA candidates must incorporate the credential requirements in their option area as a part of their program. This requirement may be waived for personnel in related fields (e.g., nurses, occupational or physical therapists, speech-language pathologists) or international students. This program includes a choice among a variety of options.

a minimum of a 2.75 grade point average in their last 60 semester units attempted completed (or complete concurrently) requirements for a California credential in special education or equivalent. This requirement may be waived for personnel in related fields (e.g., nurses, occupational or physical therapists, speech-language pathologists) or international students completed all division application procedures approval from the division Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)- 80 ibT or higher, 550 pbt International English Language Testing System (IELTS)- Band 6.0 or higher