Students completing the core and breadth and perspective coursework will clear their majors for graduation. However, those wishing to complete their credential work at Chico State need to complete several prerequisite courses that are not required for the major (or for graduation). Further information, including application forms, can be found at the Education Services Center website.
Chico State Credential Program Prerequisites
The Chico State credential programs offered through the Department
of Education--into which the majority of Chico State English
Education
graduates enroll--have specific prerequisites for admission, as well as
what are labeled "floater courses" which may be taken at any time
(i.e., before or during the Credential Program). Some of these courses
are covered through General Education (GE) or the major; others must
simply
be taken as electives. The prerequisites are are organized into what
the Education Department is calling "Blocks";
all Block 1 courses (Prerequisites) should be completed by the end of
the semester one applies
for admission to the credential program. When
42 of the 51-52 units for the major have been completed, and the Block
1 classes are complete, students should apply for admission into the
credential program.
The courses listed below do not constitute all courses
required to earn a teaching credential. Rather, they are only the parts
of the credential program which are available to students prior to
their formal application and/or admission to the program.
Block 1 (Prerequisites; 11 units):
Course number prior to 2005-06 year in
parentheses
- EDTE 255 (EDTE 65) Introductory Classroom Experience (or equivalent: 45 hours classroom observation; ENGL 489 Internship in English may be used to satisfy this requirement if the internship is completed in a secondary English classroom)
- EDTE 302 (EDUC 102) Access and Equity in Education
- ENGL 470 (ENGL 232) Second Language Acquisition, an optional course in the Language and Literacy Breadth and Perspective pattern
- EDTE 530 (EDTE 230A) Fundamentals of Teaching Practice
- CBEST Test must be taken prior to admission (usually taken the semester prior to credential program application)
- CMST 131 (CMST 11) Speech Fundamentals (or equivalent General Education course in oral communication)
- EDTE 580 (EDTE 246A) Educational Psychology
- EDTE 301 (EDUC 100) Democracy and Public Schooling in America
- HCSV 451 (HCSV 261) Adolescent Health (or equivalent; this course does not fulfill any GE requirement)
- POLS 155 or 355 (POLS 55 or 155) American Government (or equivalent General Education requirement on US government)
- Foreign Language Requirement: 6 semester units (or two years taken in grades 7-12, with a "B" average) of a single foreign language will satisfy this requirement
Please Note: If you plan to do your credential work
through
a program not offered by the Chico State Department of Education, you
should
request materials on that program's requirements at your earliest
convenience.
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Judith Rodby
Credential Adviser
English Education
Department
of English
California
State University, Chico
Chico,
CA 95929-0830
530-898-5465
jrodby@csuchico.edu