Single Subject Credential (Secondary)
Single Subject Credential (Secondary) | Multiple Subject Credential (Elementary) | Special Education |
USD offers a single subject credential program, which prepares students for teaching in departmentalized settings in secondary classrooms. This program is completed along with a major in a content area, which helps prepare students in the subject matter they wish to teach. Students demonstrate subject-matter competence by passing the CSET subject matter examination. Math majors may waive the CSET by completing an approved subject matter program Depending on the approved program requirements and 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 an approved program and professional teacher preparation in four years. Students may choose to complete some of their professional preparation coursework, such as student teaching, or all of their professional preparation coursework as graduate students. Specific course requirements for the math approved program can be obtained from the math department in the College of Arts and Sciences.
To obtain the preliminary Single Subject Credential, students must complete the following:
- pass the CBEST
- formally apply and be admitted to the teacher credential program as a single 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 CSET subject matter examination prior to applying to student teach or all requirements of the approved math program before student teaching
- formally apply for and successfully complete a full-time semester of student teaching and the seminar (EDUC 491P and EDUC 491S). Admission to the single 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. | |
Single Subject Coursework** and Field Experiences
| EDUC 381C/581C | Multicultural and Philosophical Foundations of Education (3) ** Field requirement: 5 hours service learning, 5 hours of classroom observation |
| EDUC 382/582 | Psychological Foundations of Education in a Diverse Society (3) ** Field requirement: 8 hours of classroom observation |
| EDUC 384C/584C | Methods of Teaching English Language and Academic Development (3) ** Field requirement: 20 hours of service learning |
| EDUC 332P/532P | Curriculum and Methods of Teaching in Secondary Schools (3) Field requirement: 50-hour practicum |
| EDUC 334P/534P | Methods of Teaching Reading in Secondary Schools (3) Field requirement: 50-hour practicum |
| EDSP 389/589 | Healthy Environments and Inclusive Education (3) ** Field requirement: 10 hours of observation |
| EDUC 491/591P*** | Student Teaching for the Single Subject Credential (9) Field requirement: 18 weeks/1semester, full-time |
| EDUC 491/591S*** | Student Teaching Seminar for the Single 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 591P and 591S must be taken concurrently.
