Mar 28, 2024  
2015-2016 CSU East Bay Catalog 
    
2015-2016 CSU East Bay Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Multiple Subject Credential


Basic Teaching Credential Programs


Credential requirements specified in this catalog are subject to changes made by the State of California. Contact the Department of Teacher Education for current regulations.

Admission

Note: Department application deadlines differ from those listed by the university. Please contact the department for appropriate program application periods.

Multiple or Single Subject Credential Programs

Before applying to the Multiple Subject or Single Subject Credential Programs, all applicants must attend an “Admission Advisement Session.” Two to three sessions are held every month, except July and August. For a schedule of sessions, call (510) 885-2272.

Multiple Subject applicants (except for the undergraduate blended program; see the Liberal Studies chapter of this catalog) must file with the Department of Teacher Education:

  1. a completed University “Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Application”
  2. a graduate application fee
  3. a statement of residency, if new to Cal State East Bay
  4. two official copies of each transcript from each college or university attended (and one additional copy or photocopy for the Department of Teacher Education)
  5. a Department Application Form for the Multiple Subject Credential Program
  6. two letters of recommendation verifying prerequisite field experience.

Single Subject applicants must file with the Department of Teacher Education:

  1. a completed University “Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Application”
  2. a graduate application fee
  3. a statement of residency if new to Cal State East Bay
  4. two official copies of each transcript (and one additional copy or photocopy for the Department of Teacher Education)
  5. a Department Application Form for the Single Subject Credential Program
  6. two letters of recommendation verifying prerequisite field experience.
  7. Applicants to the Bachelors Plus Pathway will have separate application procedures and requirements. Please consult the Department of Teacher Education for details.

Prerequisites

Each candidate must complete the following prerequisites before entering the Multiple Subject and Single Subject Teaching Credential
Programs:

  • Subject Matter Competency. Multiple Subject applicants must pass the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET) Multiple Subjects examinations. Single Subject applicants must either (a) complete a CCTC-approved subject matter preparation program or (b) pass the relevant CSET examinations.
  • U.S. Constitution course or exam
  • CBEST. California Basic Educational Skills Test, passing score
  • All candidates must have a cumulative GPA of 2.67 with a GPA of 2.75 in the last 60 semester units.
  • Two letters of recommendation verifying successful experiences in school/school-like settings. TED 3001, Exploring Education, may be taken as part of this requirement.

Admission Process

Applicants are required to attend an admission interview. Successful applicants are notified by mail shortly after the interview.

Applicants accepted into a credential program must immediately:

  • file State Forms 41-CIC (Application for Character and Identification Clearance) and BID-7 (2-82) (two fingerprint cards), and submit a TB clearance dated within the past calendar year. A non-refundable partial fee (money order or certified check made payable to Commission on Teacher Credentialing) must accompany Form 41-4. Upon completion of the program, applicants must pay the remaining credential application fee. (Contact the Credentials Office, AE 250, 510/885-2272.) or
  • file a copy of a previous/current California credential and a TB clearance dated within one calendar year of application.

Credential Requirements


The Multiple Subject Credential is the basic credential that authorizes the teaching of all subjects in a self-contained, elementary school classroom.

I. Types of Multiple Subject Credential Programs


A. Multiple Subject Credential - Standard Pathway


Candidates may complete the Multiple Subject Credential Program - Standard Pathway at the Hayward or Concord campuses. The program is four quarters, with summer and winter quarter entry. (Winter quarter entry is at the Hayward campus only).

B. Multiple Subject Credential - Transitional Kindergarten to Grade 3 Pathway (TK3 Pathway)


This Pathway has an emphasis on teaching in the early elementary grades, and is offered at the Hayward campus with summer quarter entry.

C. Concurrent Multiple Subject and Education Specialist


Credentials (Mild-Moderate and Moderate-Severe, Level I)

In this program, candidates earn both Multiple Subject and Educational Specialist Credentials. This is a two-year program. Please see the Department of Educational Psychology  chapter in this catalog.

D. Blended Multiple Subject Credential/Liberal Studies Major


See Liberal Studies  chapter in this catalog.

II. Curricular Requirements for Multiple Subject Credential - Standard Pathway (64 units)


Field experience requirements:


All candidates will complete two supervised field experiences, either as a student teacher or an intern. Field assignments begin in late August with the beginning of the K-12 school year and continue, with breaks at different times, until June.

Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) Tutorials:


Any candidate who fails a TPA task must enroll in the appropriate TPA Tutorial course(s):

III. Curricular Requirements for Multiple Subject Credential - TK3 Pathway (64 units)


Field experience requirements:


All candidates will complete three supervised field experiences, either as a student teacher or an intern. Field assignments begin during the Summer Quarter in early July and continue, with breaks at different times, until June.

Performance Assessment of California Teachers (PACT) Tutorials:


Any candidate who fails a component of PACT must enroll in a special section of the TPA tutorials listed above.

IV. Curricular Requirements for the Multiple Subject Credential Component of the Concurrent Education Specialist/Multiple Subject Credential Program


Candidates take all the courses required for the Multiple Subject Credential-Standard Pathway listed in the previous section, with the following exceptions:

V. Curricular Requirements for Blended Liberal Studies Major/Multiple Subject Credential


Candidates take all the courses required for the Multiple Subject Credential listed in section II above.

Candidates complete all the requirements for the undergraduate Liberal Studies degree (see the Liberal Studies  chapter in the undergraduate programs section of this catalog).