Multiple Subject Credential Programs
The Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education offers the following options for our Credential programs:
Note: Programs marked with an asterisk (*) are offered based on student interest. For questions regarding availability of these programs, please email edelgradprograms@fullerton.edu.
TWO-SEMESTER PROGRAM
The coursework required of the two semester program normally entails a full-time commitment. Candidates must also reserve adequate time outside the schedule to complete course assignments. Student teaching is an all-day, five days per week experience. There will be some required elements of the program that may extended beyond these hours. The program includes some hybrid courses.
First Semester: Ten weeks of coursework and fieldwork followed by five weeks of full-time student teaching (EDEL 439).
EDEL 430 Foundations in Elementary School Teaching
EDEL 433 Language Arts and Reading Instruction
EDEL 434 Methods and Inquiry for Teaching English Learners
EDEL 435 Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary School Teaching
EDEL 438 Supervised Fieldwork in Elementary Teacher Education
EDEL 450 Visual and Performing Arts Methods: Art, Dance, Drama and Music
EDEL 439 Student Teaching in the Elementary School
CalTPA Instructional Cycle 1 $150
Second Semester: Seven weeks of coursework and fieldwork followed by eight weeks of full-time student teaching (EDEL 439).
EDEL 429 Integrated Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary School
EDEL 436 Science Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary School Teaching
EDEL 437 Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary School Teaching
EDEL 451 Community, School, and Classroom Issues
EDEL 452 P.E., Health, and Mainstreaming Education
EDEL 439 Student Teaching in the Elementary School
CalTPA Instructional Cycle 2 $150
THREE-SEMESTER PROGRAM*
Three semester blocks require evening classes (taught from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. and/or from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.). Some blocks may also hold Saturday classes. Student teaching is a full-day, five days per week experience. Semester 1 includes 15 weeks of coursework and 45 hours of fieldwork. Semester 2 includes 10 weeks of coursework and 45 hours fieldwork followed by five weeks of full-time student teaching. Semester 3 includes seven weeks of coursework and eight weeks of full-time student teaching. This third semester requires a full-time commitment.
BILINGUAL EDUCATION - There is a great need for bilingual teachers who can communicate with students and parents in their native language.
The Bilingual Authorization (BiAu) Program
The BiAu Program in the College of Education at CSUF prepares teacher candidates to teach in K-12 Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, Filipino, Hmong, and/or Vietnamese bilingual and dual immersion classrooms. For more information, please visit the Bilingual Authorization website
or contact our Bilingual Authorization Coordinator, Dr. Fernando Rodriguez-Valls at frodriguez-valls@fullerton.edu.
Bilingual Education Cohort with an Added Authorization:
The Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education offers an opportunity for teacher candidates to enroll in a Bilingual Education Cohort Model. The Bilingual Education Cohort Model is supported by faculty who have a specialization in bilingual education, mentor teachers in bilingual education settings, clinical coaches with expertise in bilingual education, and peers who aspire to receive an added authorization.
Each course is designed to prepare teacher candidates to acquire the knowledge and skills to teach in both English immersion and bilingual education classroom settings.
Teacher candidates have the opportunity to practice the knowledge and skills learned in dual immersion student teaching placements.
Teacher candidates are supported by a professional team in both fieldwork and student teaching that have knowledge and expertise in bilingual education.
INTERN PROGRAM*
Multiple Subject Intern Program* - The Intern Program is desgined for teacher candidates who wish to complete credential requirements while concurrently teaching in an elementary education position in a public school setting. To become an intern, candidates must receive a job offer as the contracted teacher of record in a K-8 general education classrom from one of our approved districts. Please note that this offer does not include afterschool programs or work as a long-term subtitute teacher. Internships are available during the final semester for the two-semester and combined program. It is possible that students in the three-semester block participate as an intern as early as the first semester. For more information, review the Intern Program Requirements
and the Early Completion Option
, and email edelgradprograms@fullerton.edu.
TEACHER INDUCTION
Teacher Induction Program
- The Teacher Induction Program is designed for holders of the preliminary credential to clear their credential in two years and earn credit toward a graduate degree.
