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Adult
Full-Time Designated Subjects Teaching Credential |
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The preliminary,
clear, or professional clear full-time adult education
teaching credential can authorize you to teach the subjects
named on the credential in courses organized primarily for
adults. In addition, you may serve as a substitute in courses
organized primarily for adults for not more than 30 days for
any one teacher during the school year.
Adult education teaching credentials are issued to individuals
who meet the requirements listed below and who apply through,
and are recommended by, either a Commission-accredited Local
Education Agency (LEA) or by an Employing School District (ESD).
The Designated Subjects Credential Office housed with the
Department of Occupational Studies at California State
University is an accredited Local Education Agency. In
addition, some of the courses you take for your Designated
Subjects Credential may also be applied toward coursework for
a Bachelor of Science Degree or a Master of Arts Degree in Occupational Studies.
Requirements for the Full-time Adult Credential
For the PDF Information Leaflet about the requirements for
this credential,
click
here. Otherwise, the information below details
how you can obtain a preliminary part-time adult credential
and a professional-clear part-time adult credential.
Preliminary Credential
If you wish to obtain the five-year* preliminary
credential, you must satisfy all of the following
requirements:
- Verify five years of
experience and/or education (as specified on page 2)
related to each subject to be named on the credential.
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Years of
Subject-Related Experience Required
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Education and/or
Training
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+ 5 years
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High school diploma
or equivalent
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+ 4 years
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24 semester units
of college course work, including a minimum of 4
semester units in the subject to be taught
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+ 3 years
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48 semester units
of college course work, including a minimum of 8
semester units in the subject to be taught
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+ 2 years
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72 semester units
of college course work, including a minimum of 12
semester units in the subject to be taught
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+ 1 year
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96 semester units
of college course work, including a minimum of 16
semester units in the subject to be taught
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+ 0 year
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Bachelor’s or
higher degree completed at a regionally-accredited
college or university with 20 semester units, or 10
upper division semester units in the subject to be
taught
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- One
of the following requirements must be satisfied:
- possess a high
school diploma
- possess a diploma
based on passage of the GED Test
- possess the foreign
equivalent of a high school diploma
- Pass the California
Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST). (Applicants for
the adult credential in non-academic subjects do not need
to fulfill this requirement.)
- One
of the following requirements must be satisfied:
- complete a
two-semester-unit (or three-quarter-unit) course in
the provisions and principles of the U.S.
Constitution
- pass an examination
in the subject given by a regionally-accredited
college or university
- Obtain verification,
signed by the Commission-Accredited Local Education Agency.
The Designated Subjects Credential Office housed with the Department of Occupational Studies at California
State University can help you obtain this verification. This verification documents that
you have been fully apprised of the requirements for
both the preliminary and professional clear credentials,
including Level I and Level II requirements of the program
of personalized preparation. Call (562) 985-5631 to make
an appointment with a Designated Subjects Credential
Advisor. Or, you may obtain verification by an ESD
authorized to do so in accordance with guidelines
established by the Commission.
Requested subjects that do not
appear below will be placed within an existing subject, where
appropriate. Additional subjects may be added in time to
accommodate new or emerging subjects.
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Non-Academic
Category**
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Individual
Categorical Subjects Listed on the Credential
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Adults
with Disabilities
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Adaptive
Arts and Crafts
Adaptive
Computer Technology
Adaptive
Physical Education
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Health
(adults with disabilities)
Self-Maintenance
Skills (adults with disabilities)
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Health
and Safety
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Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation
Environmental
Safety
Fire
Control and Safety
First
Aid
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Health
Education
Nutrition
Physical
Fitness and Conditioning
Safety
Education
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Home
Economics
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Arts
and Crafts
Clothing
Construction
Consumer
Education
Decorative
Arts
Dietetics
and Food Management
Nutrition
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Food
Preparation
Home
Management
Interior
Design
Textiles
Upholstery
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Older
Adults
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Communication
Skills
Creative
Arts
Health
(older adults)
Performing
Arts
Physical
Fitness
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Public
Affairs
Retirement
Planning
Safety
Self-Maintenance
(older adults)
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Parent
Education
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Parent
Education
Childbirth
Education
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Human
Development
Family Management
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Vocational
Education
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Aeronautics
Agriculture
American
Sign Language
Bookkeeping
and Accounting
Building
and Construction Trades
Business
Management
Career
Development
Commercial
Photography
Computer
Applications
Computer
Programming
Computer
Systems
Operation
Computer
Technology
Cosmetology
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Court
Reporting
Electronics
Technology
Financial
Services
Health
Occupations
Industrial
Technology
Information
Processing/Keyboarding
Language
Interpreter
Law
Enforcement
Occupations
Marine
Technology
Marketing
Nursing
Office
Occupations
Small
Business
Ownership/Management
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Academic
Subjects
(Subject To Be
Named On The Credential)
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Course
Work Required |
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English as a Second
Language
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A
bachelor’s or higher degree completed at a
regionally-accredited college or university and
completion of 20 semester units or 10 upper division
semester units in one or any combination of the
following:
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Teaching
English as a Second Language (TESL)
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Teaching
English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
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English
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Language
other than English
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Linguistics
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Bilingual/bicultural
studies
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Teaching
Reading
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Speech
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Elementary
and Secondary Basic Skills (includes
basic education in grades 1 to 8):
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Arithmetic
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Reading
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Individualized
high school learning lab/ G.E.D./contract class settings
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Citizenship
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A
bachelor’s or higher degree completed at a
regionally-accredited college or university and
completion of 20 semester units with at least 3 units in
four of the following six areas:
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English
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Mathematics
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Science
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Social
Sciences
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Fine
Arts
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Language
other than English.
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Individual
Subjects
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A
Language Other than English (specify)
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English
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Fine
Arts
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Life
Science, including General Science
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Mathematics
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Physical
Science, including General Science
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Social
Sciences
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A
bachelor’s or higher degree completed at a
regionally-accredited college or university and
completion of 20 semester units or 10 upper division
semester units in the subject to be taught.
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Professional Clear Credential
If you wish to receive the professional-clear adult full-time
designated subjects credential, you must satisfy all of the
following requirements:
- Possess a valid
preliminary full-time adult education teaching credential
- Obtain verification by the
ESD of the successful teaching of a minimum of one course
in each of four terms within the five-year period of
validity of the preliminary adult education teaching
credential (Two of these terms must be with one ESD. The
teaching must have been to adult learners in the subject(s)
authorized by the preliminary adult education teaching
credential and must have occurred while holding the valid
preliminary full-time adult education teaching
credential.)
- Obtain verification by an
LEA that the applicant has completed all Level I and Level
II requirements of a Commission-accredited program of
personalized preparation, including the use of computers
in an instructional setting
- Complete a unit
requirement in health education, including, but not
limited to, nutrition; the physiological and sociological
effects of alcohol, narcotic, and drug abuse; and the use
of tobacco (This requirement must also include training in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] that covers infant,
child, and adult CPR skills.)
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Once your
application materials have been reviewed, you will be given a
five-year Preliminary credential from the California
Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC). You will need to
complete coursework or other requirements to "clear"
your credential. You may enroll in courses through the
Department of Occupational Studies and other programs at Cal
State University to meet these requirements. Read the Requirements
to Clear Your Designated Subjects Credential for Adult
Education for more information. |
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For more
information, contact the Designated Subjects Credential Office
in the Department of Occupational Studies at California State
University, Long Beach at (562) 985-5631. |
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*Period
of Validity: An initial preliminary full-time adult
education teaching credential issued on the basis of the
applicant's satisfaction of requirements 1-5, specified above,
authorizes service for no more than two years from the
date of issuance of the credential unless the holder's
employer (ESD) receives form CL-787, Verification of
Completion of Level I Requirements from the LEA, through which
the holder completed those requirements. Once the holder's
employer receives this verification, the credential's validity
period will automatically be extended for the remainder of the
five-year period from the date of issuance of the credential. There
is no need to apply for this extension. The LEA's
verification of completion of Level I requirements is the only
documentation required in this process. If the credential
holder's ESD is not known to the LEA, form CL-787 will be sent
directly to the credential holder for forwarding to the
employer. The LEA shall also submit this form directly to the
Commission to assist in documenting that the holder completed
Level I requirements.
**For descriptive purposes only--category will not be listed
on the credential.
Title 5, Section 80034(o): "Experience," as it
applies to designated subjects adult education teaching
credentials, means full-time or part-time experience directly
related to the subject to be named on the credential.
Experience may be paid or not paid. No more than one year of
experience shall apply toward meeting designated subjects
credential requirements during any twelve calendar month
period. 1500 clock hours shall be the minimum required for
each year of experience. Part-time experience may be cumulated
to equate to the required 1500 clock hours of experience.
A preliminary full-time adult credential valid for one year
may be issued to applicants who have completed all
requirements except #4--U.S. Constitution. The credential will
be extended for the remainder of the five-year term once that
requirement has been met. |
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