During your fall semester, you should complete and submit your application for Certificate of Clearance. The packet is available in the Department of Education office, Tehama 101. Carefully follow the instructions on the cover page.

 

At the end of your fall semester, you should visit the Multiple Subject Program website at: http://www.csuchico.edu/educ/progs_multiple.html  Download the Department of Education application. The application for admission to the credential program is a one-page form plus the Professional Goals and Autobiographical Statement sheets and Disposition form. Download those forms from the link at the bottom of the page.

 

The following are instructions for students in the Integrated Teacher CORE (other lists and materials on the Department of Education site may or may not be applicable):

 

During January, complete the credential program application packet and turn it in to me at my office (Tehama 104) on or before February 1. The contents for ITC students should be in this order:

 

1      A check for $50 made payable to ÒCSU, Chico.Ó This is your      credential program application fee.

2      Completed credential application

3      Three copies of your resume

4      Handwritten Belief Statement

5      Handwritten Experience Statement

6      Two letters of recommendation that attest to the attributes       you possess that will contribute to effective teaching.  These    can be from a former teacher, from a work supervisor or person in the community, for example.     

7      Three references, with name and contact information, of   people who know you in an educational setting.

8      Official/Unofficial transcripts  (See ÒFrequently Asked       QuestionsÓ at     http://www.csuchico.edu/educ/progs_multiple.html  )

9      Verification, or explanation, of having taken, or not having       taken,  CBEST

10    Verification, or explanation, of having taken, or not having       taken,  CSET

11     Tuberculosis clearance obtained within the last four years

(12)   A Candidate Disposition Form should be given to the teacher in whose classroom your early school experience was done or another teacher who has seen you work with children.  The teacher should complete the form and mail it to the Department of Education.  You must fill in the top portion before giving it to the teacher.

 

You should receive a preliminary letter some time in March and the final word on your acceptance by the beginning of April. Carefully follow any directions on these letters and make sure that you attend the information meeting at the end of the semester.

If you have not yet taken CBEST and CSET, you should do so as soon as possible.  You must completely pass CBEST before starting Practicum I. You must completely pass CSET before starting Practicum II.

 

If you have questions, please direct them to:

 

Darryl Eisele, Director

Integrated Teacher CORE

530-898-6169

deisele@csuchico.edu