Department of Education, CSU, Chico
Integrated Teacher Core: Junior Year
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 page to download the Department of Education application (pdf). The application for admission to the credential program is a one-page form plus the professional goals and autobiographical statement sheets and disposition form.
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:
- A check for $50 made payable to “CSU, Chico.” This is your credential program application fee.
- Completed credential application
- Three copies of your resume
- Handwritten belief statement
- Handwritten experience statement
- 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.
- Three references, with name and contact information, of people who know you in an educational setting.
- Official/unofficial transcripts (See “Frequently Asked Questions” (pdf).)
- Verification, or explanation, of having taken, or not having taken, CBEST
- Verification, or explanation, of having taken, or not having taken, CSET
- Tuberculosis clearance obtained within the last four years
- 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.
For More Information Contact:
Darryl Eisele, Integrated Teacher CORE Director
Department of Education, Tehama 438
CSU, Chico,
Chico CA 95929-0222
530-898-6169