Santa Clara University

Education, Counseling Psychology & Pastoral Ministries - Department of Education

School of Education, Counseling Psychology and Pastoral Ministries

Department of Education

Professors: Ruth E. Cook, Marsha K. Savage, Tom Savage, Lester Goodchild
Associate Professor Emeritus: Jo Ann Vasquez
Associate Professors: Sara Soledad Garcia, Carol Ann Giancarlo,
Assistant Professors: Melissa Gilbert, Pedro Hernández-Ramos, Dennis Smithenry
Senior Lecturer: Stephen A. Johnson, M. Priscilla Myers
Lecturers: Elizabeth B. Day, Patricia DeMarlo, Harold Hoyle, Cheryl McElvain,
Robert Michels, Tim Myers, Charles Perotti 
 

The Department of Education prepares individuals for careers in both public and private
education. The department offers teacher credential programs for single-subject
and multiple-subject teaching under the California 2042 teacher program standards as
well as mild/moderate specialists, early childhood special educators, and administrative
services. In addition, the department is accredited by the California Commission on
Teacher Credentialing to offer Certification in Reading and the Reading Language Arts
Specialist Credential. Certificates are available in alternative and correctional education,
Catholic school leadership, and gifted and talented education. Credential programs for
multiple subjects, single subjects, special education, and administrative services are accredited
by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

The Master of Arts degree is available in special education, educational administration,
and interdisciplinary education. The Master of Arts in Educational Administration
has a higher education option for individuals who are interested in
administrative positions in institutions of higher education

Some of the courses taken to meet teacher credential requirements can count toward
the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Education. The Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary
Education has two options. One option is for those who received a
credential from Santa Clara University within the past five years. A second option is
for those who earned a credential from another institution or are not interested in
earning a credential. The Master of Arts program options are described in greater detail
below.