Multiple Subject

Our advantage is elementary.  

Earning a Multiple Subject Teaching Preliminary Credential provides a firm foundation for your career as an elementary school teacher. Our teaching program is one of the most well-respected in the area, and our credentialed students are some of the most qualified educators to teach elementary public/private schools (K-8) in California.

Credential offered: Multiple Subject Teaching Preliminary Credential from the State of California

Benefits of our preliminary credential program:

  • You learn with a cohort of fellow students through the entire program
  • Extensive field experience/student teaching that exceeds state requirements
  • Personal attention from responsive and supportive Cooperating Teachers and College Supervisors
  • Faculty members are highly qualified professors and educational leaders
  • Supervised student teaching placements in diverse settings
  • Intentionally small class sizes
  • Flexible courses of study options for busy students
  • Student-centered curriculum
  • One-year, full-time program; part-time options available
  • Admissions twice a year, in Summer or January

Continue on to a Master of Arts in Teaching

Getting you multiple subject credential is a great first step towards a rewarding teaching career. But in less than a year, you can earn a Master of Arts in Teaching.

Working you way up the salary pay scale with this advanced degree is definitely worth the small additional investment of time. The program offers you the opporutnity to enhance your knowledge of student learning, as well as to deepen you understanding of contemporary issues in education.

Special pathway for undergraduates

The Justice, Community and Leadership (JCL) undergraduate major has a Teachers for Tomorrow (TFT) concentration. In four years, students earn their JCL Bachelor of Arts and a preliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential to work from Kindergarten through 5th grade or as a core middle school teacher in 6-8th grade.

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