General Program Information
All prospective students are encouraged to attend a Credential Information Session to learn about teacher credentialing, program format, the application process, and admission requirements.
Credential Prerequisite Requirements
Each credential program has 5 different prerequisite courses that must be successfully completed before you can be considered for full admission to the School of Education. *Bilingual authorization candidates are required to complete 3 additional prerequisites (8 total).
How can the credential prerequisites be completed?
Prerequisite (Phase I) applications are accepted in fall and spring.
Credential Prerequisite Courses
- All prerequisite courses must be completed prior to beginning the Phase II of the credential program with a grade of “C” or better.
- All prerequisite courses must be taken within 7 years of credential program application. Please note, however, that taking and successfully completing these prerequisite courses does not guarantee admission into Phase II of the credential program.
*Bilingual Added Authorization candidates must successfully complete 9 additional units of prerequisite coursework to move forward with the bilingual methods courses and bilingual student teaching.
- EDML 416: Foundations of Bilingual Education (3)
- EDML 417: The Socio-Cultural Context of Bilingual Schooling (3)
AND One of the following:
- CHS/EDUC 349: Chicana/o Latina/o and Education (3)
- CHS/HIST 350: Chicana/o History and Culture (3)
- CHS 402: Southern California Chicana/o (3)
- EDUC/CHS 445: Chicano Child and Adolescent (3)
- HIST 361: Modern Latin American History (3)
- EDUC 475 (ENGL 475): Language in Social Context (3)
- EDUC 412 (EDUC 512: Equity, Diversity and Foundations of Schooling (3)
- SPED 345 (PSY 345): Individuals with Disabilities (3)
- EDMS 422 (EDUC 522) OR EDSS 424 (EDUC 524): Creating and Managing Effective Elementary or Secondary Learning Environments (5)
- SPED 410 (SPED 530): Typical and Atypical Development (3)
- EDUC 475 (ENGL 475): Language in Social Context (3)
- EDUC 412 (EDUC 512: Equity, Diversity and Foundations of Schooling (3)
- SPED 345 (PSY 345): Individuals with Disabilities (3)
- EDMS 422 (EDMS 522): Creating and Managing Effective Elementary School Learning Environments (5) OR EDSS 424 (EDSS 524): Creating and Managing Effective Secondary School Learning Environments (5)
- SPED 410 (SPED 530): Typical and Atypical Development (3)
- EDUC 475 (ENGL 475): Language in Social Context (3)
- EDUC 412 (EDUC 512): Equity, Diversity and Foundations of Schooling (3)
- SPED 345 (PSY 345): Individuals with Disabilities (3)
- EDMS 422 (EDMS 522): Creating and Managing Effective Elementary School Learning Environments (5)
- EDMS 410 (EDMS 510): Child Growth and Development during the Elementary School Years (3)
- EDUC 475 (ENGL 475): Language in Social Context (3)
- EDUC 412 (EDUC 512): Equity, Diversity and Foundations of Schooling (3)
- SPED 345 (PSY 345): Individuals with Disabilities (3)
- EDSS 424 (EDSS 524): Creating and Managing Effective Secondary School Learning Environments (5)
- EDSS 415 (EDSS 515): Adolescent Development for Secondary Educators (3)
Course Substitution Request
If you believe you have completed comparable coursework at a different university, you may petition to substitute a course by submitting a Course Substitution Request Form.
Contact Us
Madera Hall 2900
805-437-8953
credential.assistant@csuci.edu
Dr. Jeanne Grier
Chair, Teacher Education Department
805-437-8987
jeanne.grier@csuci.edu