Special Education Minor

Break down barriers and make a difference with your special education minor. Explore evidence-based practices and strategies for teaching individuals with diverse learning needs, including specific learning disabilities, mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, emotional disabilities, autism, and more.

Discover how to create inclusive classroom environments that accommodate all learners and help them reach their full potential. Through field experiences and coursework, you will learn how to apply educational practices and techniques to collaborate with people with disabilities, whether you're a teacher, school administrator, therapist, medical professional, or corporate supervisor, to promote achievement and inclusion.

Expand Your Skills to Advance Your Career

Public and private schools nationwide, and particularly in California, face a critical shortage of special education teachers. Learning how to include students with disabilities in regular classrooms will make you a better teacher and help you stand out in the job market.

Skills you will learn include:

• Leadership and collaboration
• Knowledge of inclusive and equitable practices
• Curriculum design and implementation
• Problem-solving and critical thinking
• Interpersonal communication and relationship building

Succeed in Whichever Field You Pursue

Utilize your teaching skills and understanding of the needs of diverse populations to pursue various career opportunities in the public and private sector.

Majors to consider include:

• Child Development
• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Kinesiology
• Liberal Studies
• Public Health
• Social Work