UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2023-2024

Program: Multiple Subject Credential

Traditional Program Option

Program Description

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 diverse learners in grades K-8. The Multiple Subject Credential program includes preliminary, advanced, and specialist credentials. There are four pathways toward earning a preliminary multiple subject credential: Traditional Program, Accelerated Collaborative Teacher (ACT) Preparation Program, Multiple Subject Intern Program, and Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) for Freshmen or Junior students. The ITEP program is a joint program of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and Liberal Studies and the Michael D. Eisner College of Education.

The Traditional Program is a postbaccalaureate multiple subject credential program option for either full-time or part-time candidates. Full-time candidates may complete the program in a single year (two academic semesters). Most candidates, however, complete the program in three or more semesters. Application for student teaching must be submitted one semester prior to the semester in which the candidate wishes to begin student teaching.

Admission into programs leading to licensure and credentialing does not guarantee that students will obtain a license or credential. Licensure and credentialing requirements are set by agencies that are not controlled by or affiliated with the CSU, and requirements can change at any time. For example, licensure or credentialing requirements can include evidence of the right to work in the United States (e.g., Social Security number or taxpayer identification number) or successfully passing a criminal background check. Students are responsible for determining whether they can meet licensure or credentialing requirements. The CSU will not refund tuition, fees, or any associated costs to students who determine subsequent to admission that they cannot meet licensure or credentialing requirements. Information concerning licensure and credentialing requirements is available from the department. See Notice to Students: Licensure and Certification for more information.

Program Requirements

A. Admission Requirements

  1. General Credential Program Admission Requirements.
  2. CSET LOTE: Test III for Spanish and Korean, Test II for Armenian (BCLAD candidates only).

B. Required Prior to EED 560—Student Teaching

  1. Basic Skills Requirement (BSR).
  2. Current Tuberculosis Clearance.
  3. Certificate of Clearance.
  4. Submission of student teaching application by deadline date (see Credential Section for details).

C. Required Coursework

1. Required Prior to or Concurrent with EED 560C—Student Teaching I

EED 500 Foundations of Elementary Teaching (3)
or EPC 500 Foundations of Elementary Teaching (3)
(EED/EPC 500 required in first semester of enrollment)

EED 520 Reading Instruction for Diverse Learners (3)
EED 565M Mathematics Curriculum and Methods (3)
EED 577 Language Arts Instruction and English Language Development (3)
AAS/AFRS/ARMN/CHS/ELPS 417 Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)

2. Required Concurrent with EED 560C—Student Teaching I

EED 559C Supervised Fieldwork Seminar (2)

3. Required Prior to EED 561F—Student Teaching II

EED 560C Student Teaching I (3)
and EED 559C Supervised Fieldwork Seminar (2)

EED 525 Bilingual and Bicultural Teaching in the Elementary School (3) (BCLAD candidates only)

Cumulative GPA of 3.0 in professional education coursework and an overall GPA of at least 2.75.
A grade of “C” or better in all program courses.

4. Required Prior to or Concurrent with EED 561F—Student Teaching II

EED 515 Learning Technologies (3)
EED 559C Supervised Fieldwork Seminar (2)
EED 560C Student Teaching I (3)
EED 565S Science Curriculum and Methods (3)
EED 575 Integrated Social Studies and Arts Curriculum and Methods (3)
HSCI 465ELM Teaching Health in the Elementary School Classroom (1)
KIN 570PE/595PE Applied Methods for Physical Education (1)
SPED 420 Designing Equitable Learning Through Universal Design (3)

5. Required Concurrent with EED 561F—Student Teaching II

EED 559F Student Teaching Seminar (1)

6. Supervised Fieldwork, Student Teaching and Seminars

EED 559C Supervised Fieldwork Seminar (2)
EED 559F Student Teaching Seminar (1)
EED 560C Student Teaching I (3)
EED 561F Student Teaching II (6)

BCLAD candidates enroll in EED 561FB instead of EED 561F and student teach in a classroom appropriate to culture/language of emphasis.

D. Other Program Requirements for Credential Recommendation

  1. Successful completion of California Teaching Performance Assessment (PACT Teaching Event and CATs) and goals for the Individual Induction Plan (completed in EED 561F—Student Teaching II and EED 559F—Student Teaching Seminar).
  2. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 in professional education coursework and an overall GPA of at least 2.75.
  3. A grade of “C” or better in all program courses.
  4. U.S. Constitution requirement.
  5. CPR Certification—Infant, Child, Adult (online CPR training is not acceptable).
  6. Multicultural Category A course in culture/language of emphasis (BCLAD candidates only).
  7. Passage of Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA).
  8. Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education.

E. Suggested Multiple Subject Traditional Program Coursework Sequences

1. Two-Semester Sequence for Full-Time Students

Semester 1: EED 500 (or EPC 500), EED 515, EED 520, EED 559C, EED 560C, EED 565M, EED 577; AAS 417, AFRS 417, ARMN 417, CHS 417 or ELPS 417
BCLAD candidates only: EED 525

Semester 2: EED 559F, EED 561F/EED 561FB, EED 565S, EED 575; HSCI 465ELM; KIN 595PE; SPED 420

2. Three-Semester Sequence for Part-Time Students

Semester 1: EED 500 (or EPC 500), EED 515, EED 520, EED 565M; AAS 417, AFRS 417, ARMN 417, CHS 417 or ELPS 417
BCLAD candidates only: EED 525

Semester 2: EED 559C, EED 560C, EED 565S, EED 577; HSCI 465ELM; KIN 595PE

Semester 3: EED 559F, EED 561F/EED 561FB, EED 575; SPED 420

3. Four-Semester Sequence for Part-Time Students

Semester 1: EED 500 (or EPC 500), EED 520; AAS 417, AFRS 417, ARMN 417, CHS 417 or ELPS 417

Semester 2: EED 515, EED 565M; KIN 595PE
BCLAD candidates only: EED 525

Semester 3: EED 559C, EED 560C, EED 565S, EED 577; HSCI 465ELM

Semester 4: EED 559F, EED 561F/EED 561FB, EED 575; SPED 420

Total Units Required for the Credential: 41

More information

For more information about this program, please contact mira.pak@csun.edu.

Contact

Department of Elementary Education
Chair: Greg Knotts
Education (ED) 1206
(818) 677-2621

Program Learning Outcomes

Students receiving a Multiple Subject Credential will be able to:

  1. Engage and support all students in learning.
  2. Create and maintain effective environments for student learning.
  3. Understand and organize subject matter for student learning.
  4. Plan instruction and design learning experiences for all students.
  5. Assess student learning.
  6. Develop as a professional educator.