Curriculum & Course Schedule

The Single Subject Teaching Credential Program is recognized as one of the best around. By successfully completing our one-year, 35-unit program, you will be qualified to teach in public/private schools (K-8 grades) in California.

Course Schedule

 

First Term (Summer, 9 units):

  • TED 501: Learning, Development, and Culture (3 units)
  • SSTE 215: Foundations of Secondary Education (3 units)
  • TED 503: Introduction to Special Education (3 units)

Second Term (Fall, 10 units):

  • SSTE 350: Humanizing Education Methods (4 units)
  • TED 502: Teaching Emergent Multilingual Students (3 units)
  • SSTE 375: PRAXIS Seminar & Fieldwork (3 units)

Third Term (January, 4 units):

  • SSTE 227: Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) Support (1 unit) 
  • SSTE 254: Foundations of Literacy (2 units)
  • SSTE 276: Health Education (1 unit)

Fourth Term (Spring, 12 units):

  • SSTE 340: Teaching for Social Justice (3 units)
  • SSTE 380: Methods for Liberation (1 unit) & Lab Breakout for Specific Content Instruction (SSTE 280L/398L) (3 units)
  • SSTE 385: PRAXIS II Seminar & Fieldwork (5 units)