Credential Services

Deadlines and Important Information

• Fall finishers issue date of your credential is 12/31.
• Spring finishers issue date of your credential is 5/31.
• All requirements should be met before 12/31 or 5/31 of your respective final semester, if you meet the requirements after those dates your issue date will be date sensitive. 
• Recommendations for your teaching credential will begin in late January into February for Fall finishers and late June into July for Spring finishers. 

Request for Recommendation (RFR) and CPR certification

• Must be completed together, or you won’t be able to submit the RFR and CPR.   
• Please review the acceptable CPR guidelines and if they are deemed unacceptable they will be returned to you to re-submit with an acceptable CPR certificate. You can email credentials@csuchico.edu to confirm a course will be considered acceptable before purchasing the course. 
• When you submit through the link it automatically sends to credentials@csuchico.edu and the email address you listed on the completed form. 

Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA)

• The passing scores of TPA is required before you can be recommended for your teaching Preliminary Credential.
• Number one tip: Submit the TPA on time to get your teaching credential on time.

Interns 

• If you don’t complete courses, TPA or other requirements before 5/31 or 12/31 of your respective final semester, please contact your employer with your status. 
• If you don’t complete coursework or TPA by 12/31 or 5/31, you and your employer will be notified that your internship credential will be withdrawn from CTC as it is only valid while enrolled in a credential program at Chico State. 

Name Changes 

• Your names must match at Chico State and at CTC, if they don’t you will not be recommended for your teaching credential until this is corrected. 
• Complete the correct corresponding document to where you need to update your name: 
  • CTC Request to Change Name
  • Chico State Student Info Update
• You will follow the directions on the form. YOU DO NOT TURN THESE INTO Credentials. The directions are on the form(s) on where to turn them in. 

Email Tips 

• In your emails create a signature line and include your student ID and then it will be in all your correspondence with Chico State. 
• You will want to check your email address at the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) ctc.ca.gov and login to “Educator Login” and review your profile.  If your email is not correct you will miss VERY important emails from CTC regarding your teaching credential at the end of the program. 
• Chico State will discontinue your Wildcat email, so you don’t want to use it at the CTC. 

Note: Check your Degree Progress Report (DPR) to confirm that it is fully in progress to complete this semester. There should be no red boxes on your DPR. If you have any incompletes from a previous semester those must be cleared before you can be recommended. Once all courses have been completed your DPR will be all green checkmarks.

*If you already hold a previous clear teaching credential please reach out to credentials@csuchico.edu for some additional instructions. 

Any questions, please reach out to credentials@csuchico.edu. 

Request for Recommendation (RFR) and processing fee must be completed together, or you won’t be able to submit the RFR.

• When you submit through the link it automatically sends to credentials@csuchico.edu and the email address you listed on the completed form. 

Your master’s degree must post before we can recommend you for your credential at the CTC. Recommendations will happen in late June into July. 

All requirements should be met before 5/31, if you meet the requirements after those dates your issue date will be date sensitive.

Name Changes 

• Your names must match at Chico State and at CTC, if they don’t you will not be recommended for your credential until this is corrected. 
• Complete the correct corresponding document to where you need to update your name: 
  • CTC Request to Change Name
  • Chico State Student Info Update
• You will follow the directions on the form. YOU DO NOT TURN THESE INTO Credentials. The directions are on the form(s) on where to turn them in. 

Email Tips 

• You will want to check your email address at the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) ctc.ca.gov and login to “Educator Login” and review your profile. If your email is not correct you will miss VERY important emails from CTC regarding your credential at the end of the program. 
• Chico State will discontinue your Wildcat email, so you don’t want to use it at the CTC. 

Any questions, please reach out to credentials@csuchico.edu. 

Request for Recommendation (RFR) and processing fee must be completed together, or you won’t be able to submit the RFR.

• When you submit through the link it automatically sends to credentials@csuchico.edu and the email address you listed on the completed form. 

Your master’s degree must post before we can recommend you for your credential at the CTC. Recommendations will happen in late June into July. 

All requirements should be met before 5/31, if you meet the requirements after those dates your issue date will be date sensitive.

Name Changes 

• Your names must match at Chico State and at CTC, if they don’t you will not be recommended for your credential until this is corrected. 
• Complete the correct corresponding document to where you need to update your name: 
  • CTC Request to Change Name
  • Chico State Student Info Update
• You will follow the directions on the form. YOU DO NOT TURN THESE INTO Credentials. The directions are on the form(s) on where to turn them in. 

Email Tips 

• You will want to check your email address at the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) ctc.ca.gov and login to “Educator Login” and review your profile. If your email is not correct you will miss VERY important emails from CTC regarding your credential at the end of the program. 
• Chico State will discontinue your Wildcat email, so you don’t want to use it at the CTC. 

Any questions, please reach out to credentials@csuchico.edu. 

Deadlines and Important Information

• All requirements should be met before 7/1, if you meet the requirements after those dates your issue date will be date sensitive. 
• Recommendations for your administrative credential will begin in late July into August. 

Request for Recommendation (RFR) and processing fee

• Must be completed together, or you won’t be able to submit the RFR and Fee.
  • Certificate of Eligibility: Applied if you are not in an administrative position. 
  • Preliminary Credential: Applies if you have been hired as an Administrator. CL-777 must be completed with this form. Please see CL-777 below. 
• When you submit through the link it automatically sends to credentials@csuchico.edu and the email address you listed on the completed form. 

CL-777

• This CL-777 form must be completed if you will have an Administrative position at the time of recommendation to the CTC. 

Five Years of Experience

• Must have five years of verified experience using your credential.
• This must be submitted using this Five Years of Experience instructions and sent directly from your employer(s) to credentials@csuchico.edu. 
• You can not be recommended to the CTC until this is completed and submitted to our office.

Administrative Performance Assessment (APA)

• The passing scores of APA is required before you can be recommended for your Administrative Preliminary Credential or Certificate of Eligibility.
• Number one tip: Submit the APA on time to get your administrative credential on time.

Interns 

• If you don’t complete coursework, APA or other requirements by 7/1, you and your employer will be notified that your internship credential will be withdrawn from CTC as it is only valid while enrolled in a credential program at Chico State. 

Name Changes 

• Your names must match at Chico State and at CTC, if they don’t you will not be recommended for your credential until this is corrected. 
• Complete the correct corresponding document to where you need to update your name: 
  • CTC Request to Change Name
  • Chico State Student Info Update
• You will follow the directions on the form. YOU DO NOT TURN THESE INTO Credentials. The directions are on the form(s) on where to turn them in. 
• If your CalAPA results and CTC profile name do not match the CTC may reject your recommendation since names do not align. 

Email Tips 

• You will want to check your email address at the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) ctc.ca.gov and login to “Educator Login” and review your profile.  If your email is not correct you will miss VERY important emails from CTC regarding your credential at the end of the program. 

Disclaimer: All candidates must have a "clear" credential and if you hold a teaching credential, you must hold a valid English Learner Authorization at the CTC at time of recommendation. You can not be recommended to the CTC until this is completed and posted at the CTC. 

Any questions, please reach out to credentials@csuchico.edu. 

Request for Recommendation (RFR) and processing fee must be completed together, or you won’t be able to submit the RFR.

• When you submit through the link it automatically sends to credentials@csuchico.edu and the email address you listed on the completed form. 

All requirements and coursework should be met before 5/31, 8/31, or 12/31 of the respective semester you are completing your program, if you meet the requirements after those dates your issue date will be date sensitive. 

Agriculture Specialist Only

Will need to work with the Single Subject - Agriculture Program Coordinator on the documentation titled "Occupational Hours". 

Name Changes 

• Your names must match at Chico State and at CTC, if they don’t you will not be recommended for your credential/authorization until this is corrected. 
• Complete the correct corresponding document to where you need to update your name: 
  • CTC Request to Change Name
  • Chico State Student Info Update
• You will follow the directions on the form. YOU DO NOT TURN THESE INTO Credentials. The directions are on the form(s) on where to turn them in. 

Email Tips 

• You will want to check your email address at the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) ctc.ca.gov and login to “Educator Login” and review your profile. If your email is not correct you will miss VERY important emails from CTC regarding your credential/authorization at the end of the program. 
• Chico State will discontinue your Wildcat email, so you don’t want to use it at the CTC. 

Any questions, please reach out to credentials@csuchico.edu. 

Instructions on how to complete the CTC recommendation once Chico State has recommended you to the Commission. Make sure your email address is up-to-date at the CTC to make sure you don't miss important emails. 

CTC Recommendation Completion