Santa Clara University

PROGRAMMATIC VISIONS

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. Today teacher education includes subject-matter preparation—undergraduate education, and preparation for actual classroom teaching—a fifth-year basic credential program. Education offers a state-approved basic credential program for multiple-subject teaching and for single-subject teaching. There are pre-service and in-service options, as well as an internship option. All the basic credential programs are approved as Cross-Cultural, Language, and Academic Development (CLAD) emphasis programs. (For details, see Department of Education.)

Several certificates and state-approved credential programs are offered in specialist, advanced, and professional areas including special education, mild-moderate disabilities, early childhood special education, alternative and correctional education, gifted and talented education, administrative services, and school management. Master of Arts degrees are offered in Interdisciplinary Education, Special Education, and Educational Administration. Emphasis areas within the various master's degrees include alternative and correctional education, culture and language, higher education, instructional technology, interdisciplinary education, and reading. (For details, see Department of Education.)

Counseling Psychology, which began at Santa Clara in 1964, offers two master's-level degree programs: Counseling Psychology (which can lead to the California Marriage and Family Therapy license) and Counseling. There are four emphasis areas available in the degree programs: health psychology, career counseling, Latino counseling, and correctional psychology. 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 Department of Counseling Psychology.)

The Graduate Program inPastoral Ministries was established in 1983 and prepares women and men to enter into professional ministry in the Church. Santa Clara's Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries offers the M.A. degree in four areas: Catechetics, Pastoral Liturgy, Spirituality and Liturgical Music. It seeks to serve persons interested in preparing for ministerial leadership in catechetics, liturgical music, pastoral liturgy, and spirituality on the parish or diocesan levels; catechists, religious education directors, priests, deacons, liturgical coordinators, retreat leaders, choir directors, cantors, and organists; persons working with the catechumenate, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, or with other forms of adult catechesis; persons teaching in junior and senior high school religion program or those working with youth ministry; catechists either in parish schools or parish programs for children; persons seeking catechetical, liturgical, musical, or theological renewal or updating; persons preparing for further graduate study in these areas of specialization; and Christians interested in further study or reflection their faith. The program offers courses throughout the year and provides a two three-week summer sessions from mid-June through the end of July. Although it is an ecumenical program and Christians from all churches are welcome, its primary orientation is Roman Catholic. (For details, see Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries.)

Santa Clara University offers continuing education and lifelong learning programs in response to the professional re-certification requirements in counseling psychology, education, and other human services and health care fields. The Center for Professional Development coordinates programs for credit, CEU, and personal development for the School of Education, Counseling Psychology, and Pastoral Ministries, and for other areas of the University, such as the College of Arts and Sciences. Descriptions of its programs can be found in publications from the Center for Professional Development.