Our specially designed professional programs at the undergraduate or the graduate level, and in our teaching credential and professional credential programs help you reach your professional goals for careers in Education, Counseling and Educational Leadership. Explore our offerings within the divisions of Applied and Advanced Studies in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, and Special Education and Counseling.
Undergraduate Degrees
Graduate Degrees
We offer graduate degree programs with multiple options leading to Master of Arts degrees in Education, Special Education, Educational Administration, Educational Technology, Educational Administration, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages as well as the Master of Science degree in Counseling.
Master of Arts in Education for Social Change
Students select one option field of study for advanced work and study: Critical Bilingualism and Biliteracy; Early Childhood Studies; Literacy Leadership; or STEM Leadership and Community Engagement. Courses in the core topics and option areas examine curriculum, pedagogy, research, and leadership to lead to social and educational transformation. Throughout the degree program multiple modalities are valued and developed to communicate ideas in ways that manifest reflective thinking and practices.
Master of Arts in Educational Technology, Tracks in
The M.A. in Educational Technology prepares educators to assume leadership roles in the field of educational technology. In particular, the program is designed to prepare students to become technologists, e-learning developers and trainers, technology coordinators and specialists, instructional technology experts for PK-16 schools and other educational and training settings. The M.A. in Educational Technology program will be delivered via hybrid or online format.
Please visit the Educational Technology program website to learn more.
Master of Arts in Special Education, options in
The Master of Arts degree in Special Education provides administrators, teachers, and therapists with advanced preparation for work with exceptional learners. Master's degree candidates must incorporate the specialist credential requirements in their area of specialization as part of their program.
The Special Education, M.A. options are listed below.
Master of Science in Counseling, options in
The Master of Science in Counseling prepares school counselors to become leaders, advocates, and system change agents in our diverse schools.
The Counseling M.S. options are listed below.
Doctoral Degrees
EdD in Educational Leadership:
The EdD in Educational Leadership is a doctorate program that focuses on social justice leadership in practice by fostering an understanding of the contexts in which educational leadership takes place. The EdD in Educational Leadership exists as a program to develop and increase the leadership knowledge and capacity needed for service in either California public elementary and secondary school (PK-12) or community college settings. To add, the EdD in Educational Leadership focuses on the expertise, scholarship, and inquiry necessary to advance all students' rights to an education that supports social and economic justice and academic success.
Please visit the EdD in Education Leadership program website to learn more.
PhD in Special Education:
California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) and University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) offer a unique Joint Doctoral Program in Special Education that prepares graduates to be leaders in the field as university faculty engaging in teacher education and research, or as researchers or administrators in federal, state, or local education agencies or research organizations. The program, which leads to a PhD in Special Education, combines the resources and expertise of UCLA and Cal State LA faculty, and provides in-depth coursework in special education, human development, educational research, and other areas relevant to a student's career goals.
Please visit the PhD in Special Education program website to learn more.
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Programs
Post-Master's Certificates
Post-Master's Certificate in the following area:
Credential Programs
The following Cal State LA programs are approved by the California Commission on Teaching Credentialing.
Subject Matter Waiver programs are housed in their respective academic programs.
- Art Credential Program
- Elementary Subject Matter
- English
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Education
- Natural Science:
- Subject Waiver for the Single Subject Credential in Social Sciences
- Urban Learning for the Elementary Subject Matter Waiver (housed in Charter College of Education)
- Multiple Subject Teaching Credential Preliminary
- Single Subject Teaching Credential Preliminary
- Preliminary Education Specialist Credential - Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
- Preliminary Education Specialist Credential - Mild to Moderate Support Needs (MMSN)
- Moderate/Severe Disabilities
- Physical and Health Impairments
- Visual Impairments and Blindness
- Adapted Physical Education Added Authorization (APEAA)
- Bilingual Added Authorization
- Orthopedic Impairment Added Authorization
- Other Health Impairments Added Authorization
*The service credentials are not stand-alone options. They are embedded in a master's degree.*
- Clinical or Rehabilitative Services: Orientation & Mobility
- Preliminary Speech Language Pathology
- Pupil Personnel Services and Child Welfare and Attendance: School Counseling
- Pupil Personnel Services and Child Welfare and Attendance: School Psychology
- Clear - Teacher Education Induction: for Multiple Subject, Single Subject, and Education Specialist credential holders