Single Subject Teaching Credential
This full-time program is offered on the College of the Canyons campus and is designed for those who wish to have a career in teaching at the Junior High or High School level. The program also prepares teachers to meet the academic neeeds of English language learners through English language development at the junior high school and senior high levels. The Preliminary Credential authorizes the holder to teach in a single subject junior high or senior high classroom.
The Single Subject program is cohort based. Admission to the program is during the Fall quarter only, with prerequisites offered in the Summer quarter. Program prerequisites and application requirements must be completed before candidates will be admitted to the credential program and are able to enroll in credential coursework. Program completion takes three consecutive quarters, and is divided into three Stages. For candidates admitted for the Fall cohort, program completion will be Spring quarter.
Admission to the Fall cohort allows the candidates guaranteed enrollment in all credential classes offered for their cohort. Our program is designed to accommodate the needs of full-time working candidates through Stages I & II. Evening and weekend courses are offered throughout the program. Courses are face-to-face and online and require full attendance to successfully complete the program. Students will be required to visit a High School classroom at times during Stage I. When candidates advance to Stage III, they will be placed in a High School classroom during the full school day, Monday through Friday.
Prerequisite Courses (15 qtr units):
- EDSE 400 - Introduction to Teaching / CTAP Level 1 (6)
- EDBI 475 - Introduction to Cross-Cultural Education (3)
- EDBI 476 - Introduction to Language Acquisition & Development (3)
- EDSP 301 - Teaching Exceptional & Diverse Learners in an Inclusive Setting (3)
Admissions Requirements:
- Attend an Information Meeting
- Attend a mandatory Single Subject Credential Orientation
- Application packets and specific program details will be provided at this meeting
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- 2.67 Overall G.P.A. or 2.75 GPA in the last 90 units of undergraduate coursework
- Completion of Prerequisite courses (offered during Summer quarter)
- Passage of C.B.E.S.T.
- Passage of the C.S.E.T. or completion of a Subject Matter Waiver program
- Tuberculin Clearance (TB) valid within the last 4 years
Single Subject (Preliminary Credential) Requirements: stages must be taken in the proper sequence
Stage I (12 units):
EDSE 501 - Foundations of Secondary Education (5)
EDSE 503 - General Methods (3)
EDSE 503b - TPA: Subject Specific Pedagogy (1)
EDSE 504 - Reading Methodology (3)
Stage II (16 units):
EDSE 505 - Special Methods/Content Area (5)
EDSE 505b - TPA: Designing Instruction (1)
EDSE 506 - Reading Across the Curriculum (5)
EDSE 507 - Classroom Management (5)
Stage III (20 units)
EDSE 508 - Educational Psychology & Assessment (5)
EDSE 508b - TPA: Assessing Learning (1)
EDSE 599 - Supervised Teaching (12)
EDSE 599b - TPA: Culminating Teaching Activity (2)
Exluding Prerequisites, an overall total of 48-quarter units are required for the preliminary credential.
Please Note: Program requirements may change with new legislation and/or CCTC requirements. Your program advisors will keep you informed regarding any change that may affect you. Please do not seek advice from other candidates.
