Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential

Cross Disciplinary 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. Teacher Education majors have the option of adding 19 additional units to the undergraduate degree in fulfillment of the Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential. Candidates may also apply to the School of Education Graduate Program to fulfill the remaining requirements toward the California Teaching Credential(s). The following 3000 or 4000-level credential courses are cross listed with the 6000-level credential courses, and cross listed courses cannot be repeated between the undergraduate and graduate programs. These courses represent the required courses for the California SB2042 Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential. 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.

Students desiring to enroll in the Multiple Subjects credential course listed below would need to make application to the Teacher Education program, meeting all program, university and state requirements for classroom observation and tests required prior to student teaching. Students would be interviewed by a faculty committee prior to being placed in student teaching.

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.

Prerequisites: passage of prior Education coursework and the CBEST test of basic skills

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
EDU 4009	Classroom Assessment and Research Practices	3
EDU 4010	Methods of Teaching Reading and Writing (with fieldwork) 1	3
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	Elementary Clinical Practice Seminar I	1
EDU 40CP2	Elementary Clinical Practice Seminar II	1
Total Units		19

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

Special Education Teaching Credentials

Cross Disciplinary Studies: Teacher Education, B.A. majors have the option of adding additional units to the undergraduate degree in fulfillment of a Special Education Teaching Credential. This would serve as a second credential, added onto either a Multiple-Subjects Teaching Credential or a Single Subject Teaching Credential. Candidates may also apply to the School of Education Graduate Program to fulfill the remaining requirements toward the California Teaching Credential(s). The following 4000-level credential courses are cross listed with the 6000-level credential courses, and cross listed courses cannot be repeated between the undergraduate and graduate programs. These courses represent the required course for the California Education Specialist-Mild/Moderate Teaching Credential. 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. [Note: The Special Education Teaching Credential-Moderate/Severe can also be pursued post-graduation.]

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
EDU 4092	Assessment and Services for Students with Disabilities	3
EDU 4093	Curricular and Instructional Adaptations for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities	3
EDU 4094	Collaboration and Consultation for IEP Implementation, Evaluation, and Program Involvement	3
EDU 4070M	Special Education Mild/Moderate Clinical Practice I	4
EDU 4074M	Special Education Mild/Moderate Clinical Practice II	4
EDU 40CP1	Elementary Clinical Practice Seminar I	1
EDU 40CP2	Elementary Clinical Practice Seminar II	1
Total Units		19