Credentials

The Department of Secondary Education offers Preliminary Single Subject Credentials via five pathway programs:

• Traditional Program
• Accelerated Collaborative Teacher Preparation Program (ACT)
• Single Subject University Intern Program
• Four-Year or Junior-Year Integrated Program (FYI or JYI) in English or Mathematics
• Dual Single Subject/Education Specialist Teaching Credential (Mild/Moderate Disabilities)

The Department of Secondary Education collaborates with the Department of Elementary Education to offer the General Education Induction Program, which enables holders of the California Preliminary Multiple or Single Subject Credential to earn the California Clear Credential. The General Education Induction Program can be blended with the department’s Master of Arts degree in Education.

A holder of a Single Subject Credential may add a second credential in a different subject without completing the full preparation program. See the CTC requirements (.pdf) for more information.

Please contact the Credential Office at (818) 677-2586 for all advising regarding credentials. For more information, please visit the Credential Office website.

Master of Arts in Education

The Department of Secondary Education offers a Master of Arts degree in Education with the following options:

• Subject Specialist in English Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education or Social Sciences Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Computers and Educational Technology
• Multicultural and Multilingual Education

For a list of current program advisors and other program information, visit the Department of Secondary Education website.

Earning a credential or master’s degree in secondary education can lead to a spectrum of opportunities. In addition to classroom teaching (and as teachers gain more experience and advanced credentials), there are positions as teacher coaches, developing and/or providing professional development for teachers; and in the corporate world, developing curriculum for educational purposes and providing educational professional development.

The department’s credential programs and education-related master’s degrees are accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and by the National Council on the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

Pi Lambda Theta (PLT) is the CSUN chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, an honor society for Education students with a grade point average of at least 3.5. View the PLT Newsletter on the Michael D. Eisner College of Education Student Resources website for more information.