Multiple Subject Credential (Elementary)

USD offers a Multiple Subject Credential program, which prepares students for teaching in self-contained settings in elementary schools and some middle school classrooms. This program may be completed along with the Liberal Studies major, which helps prepare students in the subjects taught in elementary classrooms. Students demonstrate subject-matter competence by passing the CSET: Multiple Subject examination. A description of the Liberal Studies major is contained in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this bulletin. Depending on the amount of advanced standing with which students enter USD, it may be necessary for students to take coursework during the Summer Sessions, Intersession, and/or carry 18 units during several semesters of undergraduate study in order to complete the requirements for the liberal studies major and professional teacher preparation in four years. Students may choose to complete some of their professional preparation coursework, such as student teaching, as graduate students.

To obtain the preliminary Multiple Subject Credential, students must complete the following steps:

• declare an undergraduate major
• pass the CBEST
• formally apply and be admitted to the teacher credential program as a multiple subject candidate
• obtain a Certificate of Clearance from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing
• take POLS 125 or HIST 117 at USD, or an approved equivalent course at another college, or pass a U.S. Constitution examination
• pass the RICA (Reading Instruction Competencies Assessment)—to be taken upon completion of
  EDUC 383P
• pass the CSET: Multiple Subject three-part examination prior to applying to student teach
• formally apply for and successfully complete a full-time semester of student teaching with seminars (EDUC 490P and EDUC 490S). Admission to the Multiple Subject Credential program does not guarantee acceptance into student teaching. Go to www.sandiego.edu/academics/soles/currstudents/policies.php for the complete list of requirements
• complete all California Credential application papers and pay proper fees
• complete on-line technology workshop
• A grade of B- or higher is required in all professional preparation classes
• A grade of C– or higher in all upper-division courses.

Students are urged to meet regularly with a teacher credential program advisor (who will be assigned upon admission to the program) and the credential analyst at the School of Leadership and Education Sciences to ensure appropriate course selection and progress toward their credential. Information on the credential application process and credential requirements can be obtained from the credential analyst.

Prerequisite Course for Multiple Subject, Single Subject, and Education Specialist Candidates

ENGL 318E	Development of the English Language (3)
or
EDU 558XB*	First and Second Language Development and Structure for the Classroom Teacher (3)
*This course is available through the Office of Continuing Education. Use this link to register on the website: http://www.usd-online.org.

Multiple Subject Coursework* and Field Experience

EDUC 381C/581C	Multicultural and Philosophical Foundations of Education (3) ** Field requirement: 5 hours of service learning, 5 hours of classroom observation
EDUC 382/582	Psychological Foundations of Education in a Diverse Society (3) ** Field experience: 8 hours of classroom observation
EDUC 383P/583P	Methods of Teaching Reading and Language Arts (3) Field requirement: 50-hour practicum
EDUC 384C/584C	Methods of Teaching English Language and Academic Development (3) ** Field requirement: 20 hours of service learning
EDUC 385P/585P	Elementary Curriculum and Methods (6) Field requirement: 50-hour practicum
EDSP 389/589	Healthy Environments and Inclusive Education (3) ** Field requirement: 10 hours of observation
EDUC 490/590P***	Student Teaching for the Multiple Subject Credential (9) Field requirement: 18 weeks/1 semester, full-time.
EDUC 490/590S***	Student Teaching Seminar for the Multiple Subject Credential (3)

*Course common to Multiple Subjects and Single Subject Credentials, in which Multiple and Single subject candidates are taught in combined sections 

***EDUC 590P and 590S must be taken concurrently.