Prerequisite Requirements

General Program Information

All prospective students are encouraged to attend a Credential Information Session to learn about teacher credentialing, program format & the application process/ admission requirements.

Credential Prerequisite Requirements

Each credential program has 5 different prerequisite courses that must be successfully completed before you can be considered for full admission to the School of Education.*Bilingual authorization candidates are required to complete 3 additional prerequisites (8 total).

How can the credential prerequisites be completed?

Prerequisite (Phase I) applications are accepted in fall and spring.

Credential Prerequisite Courses

  • All prerequisite courses must be completed prior to beginning the Phase II of the credential program with a grade of ā€œCā€ or better.
  • All prerequisite courses must be taken within 7 years of credential program application.Please note, however, that taking and successfully completing these prerequisite courses does not guarantee admission into Phase II of the credential program.

  • *Bilingual Added Authorization candidates must successfully complete 9 additional units of prerequisite coursework to move forward with the bilingual methods courses and bilingual student teaching.

    • EDML 416: Foundations of Bilingual Education (3)
    • EDML 417: The Socio-Cultural Context of Bilingual Schooling (3)

    AND One of the following:

    • CHS/EDUC 349: Chicana/o Latina/o and Education (3)
    • CHS/HIST 350: Chicana/o History and Culture (3)
    • CHS 402: Southern California Chicana/o (3)
    • EDUC/CHS 445: Chicano Child and Adolescent (3)
    • HIST 361: Modern Latin American History (3)

    • EDUC 475 (ENGL 475): Language in Social Context (3)
    • EDUC 412 (EDUC 512: Equity, Diversity and Foundations of Schooling (3)
    • SPED 345 (PSY 345): Individuals with Disabilities (3)
    • EDMS 422 (EDUC 522) OR EDSS 424 (EDUC 524): Creating and Managing Effective Elementary or Secondary Learning Environments (5)
    • SPED 410 (SPED 530): Typical and Atypical Development (3)
    • EDUC 475 (ENGL 475): Language in Social Context (3)
    • EDUC 412 (EDUC 512: Equity, Diversity and Foundations of Schooling (3)
    • SPED 345 (PSY 345): Individuals with Disabilities (3)
    • EDMS 422 (EDMS 522): Creating and Managing Effective Elementary School Learning Environments (5) OR EDSS 424 (EDSS 524): Creating and Managing Effective Secondary School Learning Environments (5)
    • SPED 410 (SPED 530): Typical and Atypical Development (3)
    • EDUC 475 (ENGL 475): Language in Social Context (3)
    • EDUC 412 (EDUC 512): Equity, Diversity and Foundations of Schooling (3)
    • SPED 345 (PSY 345): Individuals with Disabilities (3)
    • EDMS 422 (EDMS 522): Creating and Managing Effective Elementary School Learning Environments (5)
    • EDMS 410 (EDMS 510): Child Growth and Development during the Elementary School Years (3)
    • EDUC 475 (ENGL 475): Language in Social Context (3)
    • EDUC 412 (EDUC 512): Equity, Diversity and Foundations of Schooling (3)
    • SPED 345 (PSY 345): Individuals with Disabilities (3)
    • EDSS 424 (EDSS 524): Creating and Managing Effective Secondary School Learning Environments (5)
    • EDSS 415 (EDSS 515): Adolescent Development for Secondary Educators (3)

Course Substitution Request

If you believe you have completed comparable coursework at a different university, you may petition to substitute a course by submitting a Course Substitution Request Form.

Contact Us

Madera Hall 2900
805-437-8953
credential.assistant@csuci.edu

Dr. Jeanne Grier
Chair, Teacher Education Department
805-437-8987
jeanne.grier@csuci.edu

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