Elementary Education

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 Multiple Subject University Intern credential program is a postbaccalaureate Multiple Subject Credential program open to qualified students who are employed on an Intern Credential as full-time teachers in self-contained classrooms in nearby public school districts. The University Intern program offers a bilingual authorization for qualified candidates.

Bilingual Authorization: Students enrolled in the Traditional, ACT or Multiple Subject University Intern program and who are proficient in two languages may elect to pursue the bilingual authorization. The department offers the bilingual authorization to candidates who possess academic proficiency in Armenian and English, Korean and English, or Spanish and English. In addition, students fluent in Cambodian and English, Cantonese and English, Mandarin and English, or Vietnamese and English may complete a BCLAD emphasis program through the CSUN Asian BCLAD Consortium. Candidates pursuing the bilingual authorization complete additional coursework in learning to teach in dual languages. Contact Dr. Marlene Batista for more information about the CSUN Asian BCLAD Consortium.

A. Admission Requirements

1. Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
2. General credential program admission requirements and verification of a full-time teaching position in a self-contained elementary classroom (General Education) within the CSUN geographic region for supervision.
3. Intern program application submitted to Multiple Subject Intern program office.
4. Preservice requirement to be completed at time of application to the Multiple Subject Intern program:
   1. English Language Learner (ELL) preservice component: 40 hours.
   2. Additional preservice requirement: 120 hours.

B. Required Coursework

1. Required in First Semester of Enrollment and Concurrent with EED 550B—Supervised Clinical Practice for Interns

2. Required Prior to or Concurrent with EED 550B—Supervised Clinical Practice for Interns

EED 565M Mathematics Curriculum and Methods (3)
EED 577 Language Arts Instruction and English Language Development (3)
HSCI 465ELM Teaching Health in the Elementary School Classroom (1)

3. Required Prior to or Concurrent with EED 550B—Supervised Clinical Practice for Interns

EED 559C Supervised Fieldwork Seminar (2) 
AAS/AFRS/ARMN/CHS/ELPS 417 Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)
EED 575 Integrated Social Studies and Arts Curriculum and Methods (3)
SPED 420 Designing Equitable Learning Through Universal Design (3)

4. Required Concurrent with EED 551C—Supervised Clinical Practice for Interns: Final

EED 515 Learning Technologies (3)
EED 525/SED 525BL (3) (Bilingual authorization candidates only)
EED 565S Science Curriculum and Methods (3)

Completion of 40 hours of fieldwork/alternative experiences that include English language learners/inclusive students/emergent learners/different grade levels.

5. Required Concurrent with EED 551C—Supervised Clinical Practice for Interns: Final

EED 559F Student Teaching Seminar (1)

6. Supervised Clinical Practice and Seminars

EED 550B Supervised Clinical Practice for Interns (5-5-5)
EED 551C Supervised Clinical Practice for Interns: Final (5)
EED 559C Supervised Fieldwork Seminar (2)
EED 559F Student Teaching Seminar (1)

The application for Supervised Clinical Practice for Interns: Final must be submitted one semester prior to the semester in which candidates want to begin their final practicum (EED 551C). Information about deadline dates for submission of applications for Supervised Practicum is mailed to interns in the middle of the semester before the final semester of Supervised Practicum.

C. Other Program Requirements for Credential Recommendation

1. Successful completion of Teaching Performance Assessment and completion of the Individual Development Plan (IDP) (completed in EED 559F—Student Teaching Seminar).
2. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 in credential program coursework and an overall GPA of at least 2.75.
3. A grade of “C” or better in all credential program coursework.
4. U.S. Constitution requirement.
5. CPR Certification (infant, child, adult).
6. Multicultural Category A course in culture/language of emphasis (Bilingual authorization candidates only).
7. Passage of Literacy Performance Assessment (LPA).
8. Forty (40) hours of fieldwork: alternative experiences that include English language learners/inclusive students/emergent learners/different grade levels.

D. Required Multiple Subject Intern Program Coursework Sequence

Four-Semester Sequence for Part-Time Candidates:

Semester 1: EED 500 (or EPC 500), EED 550B, EED 520; KIN 595PE

Semester 2: EED 550B, EED 559C, EED 565M, EED 577; HSCI 465ELM

Semester 3: AAS, AFRS, ARMN, CHS, ELPS 417; EED 550B, EED 575; SPED 420

Semester 4: EED 515, EED 559F, EED 565S; Bilingual authorization candidates only: EED 525/SED 525BL, EED 551C

Total Units Required for the Credential: 52