Do you want to work with middle school and high school age students (grades 6-12), to teach a subject you have a passion for, and to play a part in strengthening students’ development as lifelong learners? Then the Single Subject Teaching Credential Program is for you!
This program prepares CI teacher candidates to work with students in subject specific content areas in departmentalized middle, junior, and high schools. Across the program’s courses and field work in classrooms, candidates develop the skills to appreciate and capitalize on the diversity of languages and cultures encountered in California’s public-school classrooms. The belief that all children (regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, ability or economic status) are capable of learning and that educators make a difference in students’ lives provide the founding principles of the Single Subject Teaching Credential.
Upon completion of the program, candidates are eligible to apply for the Preliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). Candidates must successfully pass the CalTPA exam prior to being recommended for this credential.
We currently offer Single Subject Credentials in the following subject areas:
- English
- Mathematics
- Foundation Level Mathematics
- Science (Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, or Physics)
- Foundation Level General Science
- Social Science / History
Single Subject Teacher Candidates can also pursue an add-on Bilingual Authorization as part of the coursework. The details can be found on the Bilingual Authorization webpage.
Note: Admission to the Secondary Education – Single Subject Teacher Credential Program requires successful completion of applicable prerequisites.
Additional Information
Roadmaps
- Single Subject Science - 4 semester (PDF, 46.7KB)
- Single Subject Science - 3 semester (PDF, 44.8KB)
- Single Subject Math - 4 semester (PDF, 46.5KB)
- Single Subject Math - 3 semester (PDF, 45KB)
- Single Subject English - 4 semester (PDF, 46.7KB)
- Single Subject English - 3 semester (PDF, 45.1KB)
- Single Subject Social Science - 4 semester (PDF, 47.6KB)
- Single Subject Social Science - 3 semester (PDF, 46.1KB)
Contact Us
Barbara Grimes
Single Subject Credential
barbara.grimes@csuci.edu
Schedule an appointment with Barbara
Clinical Experiences and Partnerships Office
Madera Hall 2900
(805) 437-8953
credential.assistant@csuci.edu
Dr. Manuel Correia
Chair, Credential Programs
(805) 437-3292
manuel.correia@csuci.edu
The professors in my program went above and beyond to provide up-to-date methodology that best translated to the real-world classroom while also instilling age-old knowledge and wisdom into their coursework.
Katie Pichotta, Single Subject English Credential Program (Spring 2017)