Liberal Studies: Teacher Education, B.A. majors complete a 128-unit undergraduate degree program which includes five required Education courses in partial fulfillment toward the Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential. Students desiring to further pursue their Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential have the option of participating in four-year credential track. Interested students would need to submit an application to the Teacher Education program during their third credential course, meeting all program, university, and state requirements for classroom observation and tests required prior to student teaching. Students would be vetted through a screening process which may include a faculty interview prior to moving forward in the program. Teacher Education majors have the option of adding additional 4000-level credential courses as electives to their undergraduate degree in fulfillment of the California SB2042 Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential.

Alternatively, candidates may apply to the School of Education Graduate Program to fulfill the remaining requirements toward the California Teaching Credential(s). The following 3000 and 4000-level credential courses are cross-listed with the 6000-level courses and cannot be repeated between the undergraduate and graduate programs. At the point that the 128-unit undergraduate degree is fulfilled, the candidate would apply to the Graduate School of Education and complete the remaining courses required for the credential post-baccalaureate.

The following courses may be used for credentialing purposes in the State of California. When taken prior to the posting of a baccalaureate degree, unit values may not be applied toward master’s degree courses. Other appropriate master’s degree-level courses must be substituted for unit values.

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Requirements
EDU 3002	Foundations of Education and Learning Theory 1,2	3
EDU 3006	Principles of Language Acquisition 1,2	3
EDU 3024	Differentiated Mathematics Instruction for All Learners 1,2	3
EDU 4004	Foundations of Special Education 1,2	3
EDU 4009	Classroom Assessment and Research Practices	3
EDU 4010	Methods of Teaching Reading and Writing 2	3
EDU 4017	Teaching and Learning Capstone: Contemporary Issues in the Vocation of Education 1	2
EDU 4022	Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching in the Content Areas	3
EDU 4040	Elementary Clinical Practice I	4
EDU 4060	Elementary Clinical Practice II	4
EDU 40CP1	Clinical Practice Seminar I	1
EDU 40CP2	Clinical Practice Seminar II	1
Total Units		33

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Course embedded within the Liberal Studies: Teacher Education, B.A. major.

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Requires 20 hours of supervised field experience working with students in a classroom setting.

Special Education Teaching Credential

Students interested in teaching special education are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Studies: Teacher Education, B.A. major. The credential courses embedded within the Liberal Studies: Teacher Education, B.A. major partially fulfill the requirements for California Education Specialist Credential-Mild to Moderate and Extensive Support Needs. The remaining credential coursework (inclusive of student teaching) would be taken post-graduation through the School of Education Graduate program.