
Role of a Special Education Teacher
Obtain your credential
To apply for special education teacher Jobs, you must ensure you meet the minimum requirements. Please review below. We look forward to working with you and matching your job needs with available job positions.
California has a two-level process to obtain a clear special education teaching credential.
Level 1
A preliminary credential is valid for only five years. The following requirements must be met to obtain the preliminary credential:
- Obtain a baccalaureate degree
- Satisfy the basic skills requirement
- Satisfy the subject-matter competence requirement *
- Pass the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA)
- Complete a course or pass an examination on the U.S. Constitution
- Complete a Commission-approved Education Specialist Instruction Credential program
Level 2
To obtain a clear credential, you must complete one of the following options before the preliminary credential expires.
- Complete a Commission-approved teacher induction program and submit the application for the clear credential through the Induction program sponsor. Program sponsors are often public or private colleges/universities, and school districts.
- Obtain a National Board of Professional Teaching Standards certification