Education Services Department
Prerequisites & Requirements
Applicants to programs must meet the following requirements
Baccalaureate: Prospective teacher candidates
should begin to meet credential prerequisite course requirements
as early as possible in their baccalaureate program.
Subject Matter Competence: The State of California
requires candidates for credentials to know the subject they
will teach. To qualify for entry into a Multiple Subject, Single
Subject, or Education Specialist Program, an applicant must have
a cumulative GPA of 2.67 or a last 60 unit GPA of 2.75.
Multiple Subject Credentials candidates must
pass the Multiple Subject
California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET).
Single Subject Credentials candidates must:
- Complete an approved Subject Matter Preparation Program (designated
courses in subject) at CSU, Chico ; or
- Complete a California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
(CCTC) approved Subject Matter Preparation Program at another
university and obtain a verification of progress; or
- Pass the California
Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET).
Academic departments at CSU, Chico have credential advisors
who help you plan a Subject Matter Preparation Program.
California Basic
Educational Skills Test (CBEST): Applicants
to CSU, Chico Professional Education Programs must take the
CBEST before beginning a program. The CBEST must be passed
prior to student teaching.
Program Specific Prerequisites
Each program of professional preparation requires completion
of specific prerequisites. Consult FOCUS ON
TEACHING, Application for Professional Education
Programs, or the department offices for information.
