The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies Integrated Teacher

THE MULTIPLE SUBJECTS TEACHING CREDENTIAL

The professional teacher preparation is a 32-unit program administered by the Department of Education and the Department of Professional Studies in Education. For prerequisites and other admission requirements to the credential program see the program description under Education.

Verification that the Subject Matter Preparation program has been completed and recommendation for the Professional Education Programs in multiple subjects are the responsibility of the Liberal Studies adviser. Students interested in obtaining a teaching credential are strongly advised to confer with the Liberal Studies adviser early in their university career. Certification of Subject Matter Competency, a requirement for entrance into the teacher preparation program, is by a university committee which reviews the academic performance of candidates. The certification process occurs when the student is ready to apply to a Professional Education Program.

The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, General or Bilingual (Spanish/Latino) Patterns, meets all prerequisite course requirements for entrance into the Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential Professional Education Program.

Under the current teacher credentialing legislation in California, there are two basic types of teaching credentials, the Multiple Subjects Credential and the Single Subject Credential. The Multiple Subjects Credential authorizes the teaching of all subjects in a self-contained classroom, where one teacher is responsible for teaching most or all subjects to one group of pupils in the course of a day. Most elementary schools and preschools need this type of credential, as do teachers in a few junior high schools and a few high schools (for example, non-departmentalized continuation schools). For further information on teaching credentials, see Education. Students wishing to major in areas other than Liberal Studies may also qualify for the Professional Education Program by taking the Multiple Subject Assessment of Teachers exam. For further information about the examination, consult the Education Services Center in HOLT 101 or the Office of Testing and Research, Meriam Library 143.

NOTE: CLAD credential undergraduate prerequisites are met by adding ENGL 232 plus meeting the foreign language requirement.

Grading Requirement:

All courses taken to fulfill major course requirements must be taken for a letter grade, except those courses specified by the department as Credit/No Credit grading only. Students seeking admission to a Professional Education Program must meet subject matter competency certification requirements that include grades of C- or better in BIOL 142, CSCI 010, ENGL 091/ENGL 110, ENGL 101, HIST 050, HUM 100A or HUM 100B, CMST 011, MATH 050A, MATH 050B, PHIL 002, GEOS 142, POLS 055, SOSC 101, or the approved equivalent courses. The university requires a grade of at least a C- in ENGL 001, ENGL 101, and MATH 050A, MATH 050B, and PHIL 002 or approved equivalent for graduation.