Santa Clara University

Teacher preparation has been part of the curriculum of Santa Clara University from
its earliest days. Teacher credentialing regulations developed by the state of California
have influenced the shape and identity of the School’s education programs. The Graduate
Department of Education offers state-approved credential programs for multiple subject
and for single-subject teaching. The multiple- and single-subject credential
programs have embedded course work that satisfies the English Language Learners
(ELL) / Cross-Cultural, Language, and Academic Development (CLAD) requirement.

Several certificates and state-approved credential programs are offered in specialist,
advanced, and professional areas. Within the area of Special Education, candidates
may earn a California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) approved specialist
credential in the areas of Mild/Moderate Disabilities or Early Childhood
Special Education (Level I and Level II). Certificate programs include alternative and
correctional education, Early Childhood Special Education as well as gifted and
talented education. Master of Arts degrees are offered in interdisciplinary education,
special education, and educational administration. Emphasis areas within the interdisciplinary
education master’s degree include teaching and learning, reading, language
development and literacy, instructional technology, environment literacy and ethics,
and curriculum and instruction. (For details, see the Department of Education section
of this bulletin.)

Counseling Psychology, which began at Santa Clara in 1964, offers two master’s level
degree programs: Counseling Psychology (which prepares candidates for the
California Marriage and Family Therapy license) and Counseling. There are four
emphasis areas available in the degree programs: career counseling, correctional
psychology, health psychology, and Latino counseling. All of these programs are practitioner-
oriented. The state of California license in marriage and family therapy allows
the holder to engage in private practice. (For details, see the Department of
Counseling Psychology section of this bulletin.)

The Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries was established in 1983 to prepare
women and men to enter into professional ministry in the church. Today, the program
also focuses on the role of the laity as they live out their faith in the world. The program
strives for the transformation of church and world by providing in-depth study
of the Roman Catholic tradition and accomplishes this by highlighting postconciliar
changes and social justice. The program’s course of studies also offers a unique
blend of theory and practice, particularly in the areas of catechetics, pastoral liturgy,
liturgical music, and spirituality. Graduates of the program work as catechists, religious
education directors, priests, deacons, liturgical coordinators, retreat leaders, choir
directors, cantors, organists, coordinators of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults,
junior and senior high school teachers, and youth ministers. The program also offers
courses for persons seeking catechetical, liturgical, musical, or theological renewal or
updating, and Christians interested in further study or reflection on their faith. The
master’s program in pastoral ministries is offered throughout the year and in the summer.
Although the program’s primary orientation is Roman Catholic, students from
a variety of religious backgrounds have found their studies beneficial to their vocations
and for personal spiritual enrichment. (For details, see Pastoral Ministries Program.)

Santa Clara University offers continuing education and lifelong learning programs
in response to the professional recertification requirements in counseling psychology,
education, and other human services and health-care fields. The Center for
Professional Development coordinates programs for professional credit hours, continuing
education units, and personal development for the School of Education,
Counseling Psychology, and Pastoral Ministries, and for other areas of the University.
Descriptions of its programs can be found in publications from the Center for
Professional Development (www.scu.edu/ecppm/cpd).