Teaching Credentials: Preliminary Credential
For questions about admissions, contact Kim Case at kcase@fullerton.edu - (657) 278-5859
Requirements for Preliminary Credential
At entrance of program:
- Bachelor's Degree. A baccalaureate degree from an
institution approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (students within 6 units of completing their major requirements and/or having an unlimited number of elective units to complete should contact the department for possible undergraduate acceptance).
- U.S. Constitution test or equivalent course. Satisfactory completion
of at least two semester units of work on the provisions and principles
of the United States Constitution or passage of an examination.
- CBEST. Possession of basic skills as determined by the California
Basic Skills Educational Skills Test or the CSET Writing Skills subtext or any other equivalent accepted by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing..
- CSET. Demonstration of broad subject matter knowledge demonstrated
by successful passage of CSET.
At end of program:
- CalTPA. Successful completion of a commission-approved program of teacher
education, which includes successful completion of California Teaching Performance Assessments.
- RICA. Completion of the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment
by examination or portfolio.
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