This is an archive of the 2014-2015 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

This is an archive of the 2014-2015 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

Program: Multiple Subject Credential

Integrated Teacher Education Program

Overview

The Multiple Subject Credential Program is primarily designed for students who desire to teach in self-contained classrooms typical of elementary schools and to provide effective instruction for English learners of diverse backgrounds in classroom settings. The Multiple Subject Credential program includes foundational coursework in educational psychology, working with diverse populations and teaching students with disabilities; a full complement of discipline-based methods courses; and field experience and two semesters of student teaching in elementary schools within the University’s service area.

The Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) is an undergraduate program of teacher preparation. Students earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies and a preliminary Multiple Subject Credential in four years. ITEP offers two options, one for entering freshman (Freshman Option) and the other for community college transfer students with junior standing (Junior Option). The professional education requirements for both options are listed below. For information regarding the subject matter requirements, see the Liberal Studies Program section of this Catalog or go to www.csun.edu/humanities/liberal-studies/teacher-preparation-program.

ITEP Coordinator: David Kretschmer, (818) 677-2103

Field Experience Office: (818) 677-3183

Freshman Option

This is an undergraduate program option where students must begin in the freshman year with prescribed and cohorted coursework to earn a B.A. Degree and a Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential concurrently. Please see the Liberal Studies ITEP-Freshmen section of this Catalog or www.csun.edu/humanities/liberal-studies/teacher-preparation-program for additional information.

Junior Option

This is an undergraduate program where candidates with Junior standing begin taking Upper Division coursework to earn a B.A. Degree and a Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential concurrently. Please see Liberal Studies ITEP-Junior section of this Catalog or www.csun.edu/humanities/liberal-studies/teacher-preparation-program for additional information.

Program Requirements

A. Required Prior to Admission to Credential Portion of Program

General Credential Program Admission Requirements except CSET, which is required prior to EED 578A—Student Teaching.
ELPS 203 Urban Education in American Society (3)

B. Required Prior to EED 578A Student Teaching in the Elementary School

EED 472 Mathematics Curriculum and Methods (3)
EED 477A Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners (3)
EPC 315 Psychological Foundations of Learning and Teaching (3)
SPED 420 Improving the Learning of Students with Special Needs through Differentiated Instruction and Collaboration (3)

  1. Basic Skills Requirement (BSR)
  2. Verification of CSET passage
  3. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 in professional education coursework and overall GPA of at least 2.75
  4. A grade of “C” or better in all credential courses
  5. Verification of fingerprint clearance
  6. Writing proficiency requirement (ENGL 305 with a grade of “C” or better; CBEST Writing score of 41 or higher; passage of CSET Multiple Subject Writing test; or UDWPE score of 10 or higher)
  7. Submission of student teaching application by deadline date

C. Required Concurrent with EED 578A— Student Teaching in the Elementary School

EED 477B Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners (3)
EED 579A Student Teaching Seminar (2)

D. Required Concurrent with EED 578D— Student Teaching in the Elementary School

EED 480 Science/Social Science Curriculum Methods (3)
EED 579D Student Teaching Seminar (1)

E. Required Education Coursework Sequence in the ITEP-Freshman Option

See Liberal Studies ITEP-Freshmen section of the Catalog.

F. Other Program Requirements for Credential Recommendation

  1. Passage of the California Teaching Performance Assessment (PACT Teaching Event and CATs), and Individual Induction Plan
  2. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 in professional education coursework and overall GPA of at least 2.75 since admission to the program
  3. A grade of “C” or better in all Credential courses
  4. U.S. Constitution requirement
  5. Passage of Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA)
  6. CPR Certification—Infant, Child, Adult (online CPR training is not acceptable)

More information

If you would like more information about this program, please contact david.kretschmer@csun.edu.

Contact

Dean’s Office
(818) 677-2590
www.csun.edu/education/eed

Student Learning Outcomes

Domain A. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to Students

1. Specific pedagogical skills for subject matter instruction.

Domain B. Assessing Student Learning

2. Monitoring student learning during instruction.
3. Interpretation and use of assessments.

Domain C. Engaging and Supporting Students in Learning

4. Making content accessible.
5. Student engagement.
6. Developmentally appropriate teaching practices, K-3 and 4-8.
7. Teaching English learners.

Domain D. Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for Students

8. Learning about students.
9. Instructional planning.

Domain E. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning

10. Instructional time.
11. Social environment.

Domain F. Developing As a Professional Educator

12. Professional, legal and ethical obligations.
13. Professional growth.