School of Education Student Services Center

Single Subject Credential Program

Finishing Information Spring 2015

College of Education, Health College of Education, Health and Human Servicesand Human Services

STUDENT SERVICES CENTERSTUDENT SERVICES CENTER

University Hall, Room 221(760) 750-4277

www.csusm.edu/education

Office Hours:Office Hours:Monday – Friday

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.*Drop Box also located outside of our office area

CREDENTIAL APPLICATION

Please return credential application packet to:

College of Education, Health and Human Services

Student Services CenterUniversity Hall, Room 221

California State University, San MarcosSan Marcos, CA 92096-0001

CREDENTIAL APPLICATION PACKET

TO BE RETURNED TO THE EDUCATION SERVICES TO BE RETURNED TO THE EDUCATION SERVICES CENTERCENTER

• Credential Evaluation Request Form – Application for Recommendation:http://www.csusm.edu/education/advising/credentialfinishing.html • Credential Evaluation Fee Payment Form: http://www.csusm.edu/education/advising/credentialfinishing.html• Optional: Supplementary OR Subject Matter Authorization Request http://www.csusm.edu/education/advising/sasmaworkshops.html

CREDENTIAL APPLICATION PROCESS

1st step

Complete and submit the Application for Recommendation (credential evaluation request) and submit evaluation fee.

2nd step

Your file is reviewed to make sure all requirements have been met.

After final grades are posted in mid-June, and we verify that you have successfully completed all requirements and course work, a Credential Analyst recommends you for a credential via the CTC online recommendation system.

We anticipate the recommendation process will be complete by the end of June for those students who have met all requirements and submitted applications by June 1st.

All other applications will be processed on a date-order basis.

CREDENTIAL APPLICATION PROCESS

3rd step

CTC will email you a notification of recommendation for your credential. This notification will provide a link that instructs you to complete your credential application process. The initial email may not list all authorizations for your credential.

You will also pay credential fees. Payment by MasterCard, VISA, debit/credit card, or a one-time credit card (available at most grocery stores) is the only option for payment of the on-line recommendation.

The credential fee is $72.50 or less depending on available credit. If you have a credit on file with CTC, you may be directed to submit a different amount.

CREDENTIAL APPLICATION PROCESS

4th step

Credential is issued by CTC on-line; no paper document will be issued.

You may verify issuance of your credential at: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/ Click on the http://www.ctc.ca.gov/ Click on the navy blue navy blue rectangular box rectangular box that says, “Online Services for that says, “Online Services for Educators.”Educators.”

On the page that opens, click on the On the page that opens, click on the LARGE blue LARGE blue rectangular boxrectangular box that says, “EDUCATOR PAGE.” that says, “EDUCATOR PAGE.”

The page that opens will ask for the SSN and DoB. The page that opens will ask for the SSN and DoB. Follow the “next” prompts on the following pages Follow the “next” prompts on the following pages to see your credential information.to see your credential information.

HELPFUL HINTSHELPFUL HINTS

All correspondence from CTC will be via email. Please make sure to use a current, regularly checked, email address.

Past experience suggests that you should use a Hotmail, Yahoo, or Gmail account for your correspondence with CTC. District email addresses generally have many firewalls and emails from CTC are often returned or sent directly to your junk mailbox.

When completing your portion of the online recommendation process for your credential, you may need to use a PC; Mac users may experience system glitches.

Money MattersMoney Matters

When you receive document verification, don’t forget to register your credential in the county of employment!

San Diego County:San Diego County: Credentials Division San Diego County Office of Educ 6401 Linda Vista Road, #404A San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 292-3581

San Diego Unified School San Diego Unified School District:District:

Personnel Administration San Diego Unified School

District 4100 Normal Street San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 293-8150

Riverside County:Riverside County: Credentials & Certification

Services Riverside County Office of Educ P. O. Box 868 Riverside, CA 92502-0868 (951) 788-6669

Orange County:Orange County: Credentials Division Orange County Department of

Educ 200 Kalmus Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92628-9050 (714) 966-4236

IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION

  These dates will be helpful when

completing resumes and job applications:

Credential Effective Date:May 21, 2015

Credential Expiration Date:June 1st, 2020

CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS

BASIC SKILLS EXAM (such as CBEST)

SUBJECT MATTER COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT- ORIGINAL CSET SCORES

EDUCATION 350

EDUCATION 364

EDUC 422

CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS

(continued) B.A. DEGREE

US CONSTITUTION – approved course, approved exam or a bachelor’s degree from a CSU institution.

HEALTH EDUCATION COURSE

ORIGINAL CPR CARD - infant, child and adult-Please sign card and submit a photocopy of both

sides.

CLINICAL PRACTICE (CP) - Successful completion of Beginning CP, Advanced CP, and corresponding TPE Checklist/Summary.

TPA’s- Successful completion and verification of passing scores.

Grading Policies

Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) is given for student teaching/intern teaching. The minimum

acceptable final grade for the courses in the professional education sequence is C+ (2.3), but

a B (3.0) average must be maintained.

ENGLISH LEARNER AUTHORIZATION (ELA)

ELD – Instruction for English Language Development

SDAIE – Specially Designed Academic Instruction delivered in English

ELA is embedded in the SB 2042 program and is the same authorization as CLAD or CTEL

Bilingual Authorization (BLA) : Spanish

Students must successfully complete the following additional requirements for BLA: Spanish eligibility:

EDUC 653EDUC 654EDMS 573 (bilingual teaching placement)CSET LOTE III

This authorization covers:ELDSDAIEPrimary Language Instruction

CSU San Marcos – one of the following:

EDUC 571 – 2 units (includes CPR)PE 203 – 3 units PE 201 – 4 units

Mira Costa CollegeHealth Education 101 – 3 units

Palomar CollegeHealth Education 100 – 3 units

Mesa CollegeHealth Education 190 – 1 unit(on-line classes available)

Health Education - Options

If you are in the process of completing this requirement, please provide an official transcript with the course and grade posted.

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Please have an official transcript mailed to your home and do not open the transcript upon receipt. Submit the official transcript to the Education Services Center in University Hall 221.

Health EducationAdditional Information

CPR - Options

MUST COVER INFANT, CHILD AND ADULT

• AMERICAN RED CROSS – Escondido (760) 745-3221

• POMERADO HOSPITAL - Poway (858) 485-4175

• AMERICAN RED CROSS – Oceanside (760) 757-5403

• ABCPR (760) 434-7756 (858) 693-3304

• ABCPR On-Line http://a-b-cpr.com/

Credential Path

ADDED AUTHORIZATION: MULTIPLE SUBJECT*

To add a Multiple Subject Authorization, complete:

1. Elementary Subject Matter Competency - CSET: Multiple Subject. Please refer to http://www.cset.nesinc.com/http://www.cset.nesinc.com/2. 3-semester unit or 4-quarter unit course in methodology directly related to teaching in a self-contained classroom, excluding the methods of teaching reading.3. Coursework in developing English language skills for

beginning readers.4. Passage of the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA).5. Possession of English Language Learner authorization (ELA)

http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/cl621a.pdf

Supplementary Authorizations / Subject Matter Authorizations

Supplementary Authorizations (SA) are not NCLB compliant, however, they may indicate to an employer that you have background in a subject area and are making progress towards a Subject Matter Authorization.

SA’s are valid in non-core academic areas.

Subject Matter Authorizations (SMA) are NCLB compliant

SA/SMA Workshops are held each semester:

http://www.csusm.edu/education/advising/sasmaworkshops.html

Master of Arts in Education

The School of Education Masters Program allows for greater student choice and subject/course availability by offering the following options for a breadth of study:

General EducationEducational Administration

Special Education

Commencement

School of Education credential students are invited to participate in the Spring 2015 Commencement Ceremony on May 15th and 16th, 2015.

You are not required to apply to graduate if you are onle receiving a credential. However, you will be responsible for checking the website for graduation information.

For additional information see: http://www.csusm.edu/commencement/

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

CSUSM Career Center: www.csusm.edu/careers or (760) 750-4893

CAEE – California Association for Employment in Education

www.caeelink.org

State-wide job openings see:www.edjoin.orgwww.edjoin.org (EDJOIN)

or www.calteach.com/ www.calteach.com/ (Teach California)

Out of State CredentialsOut of State CredentialsTransferring California Certification to Another State

Request a list of credential requirements and necessary application forms from the State Department of Education in the state where you wish to obtain certification

Links for the State Departments of Education are found at:

www.ctc.ca.govwww.ctc.ca.govClick on: Related Links

Click on: Educational Organizations in Other States

The CSUSM Education Services Center processes the forms verifying completion of a credential program for current and former CSUSM students.

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