Course Equivalencies

If you have previously taken teacher preparation courses at another institution, you may submit a Request for Course Equivalency to determine if that course is equivalent to the required SSCP course at CSULB.  If the Request for Course Equivalency is approved, you will be exempt from taking that same course in the program. The Single Subject Credential Program only allows a max of 9 units of course equivalencies. All other courses must be taken at CSULB.

• Requests for Course Equivalency cannot be submitted for EDSS 300, EDSS 450, EDSS 473 and student teaching (All of these courses are mandatory at CSULB).
• Keep in mind that teacher preparation courses expire after 7 years, including course equivalencies, which means that all courses and course equivalencies must be current, no older then 7 years, by the time you finish student teaching. 

You can submit a Request for Course Equivalency providing the following documentation:

• Request for Course Equivalency form (PDF)
• Photocopy of the official course description from the catalog of the institution you took the course.  The description must be from the year in which you took the course.
• Unofficial transcripts verifying completion of the course.  
• A course syllabus if possible (mandatory for course equivalency petitions for EDSE 436, 435 & 458/459).

Complete Request for Course Equivalency form and supporting materials must be submitted online through the Course Equivalency Request One Drive Upload.

The request and supporting documents will be forwarded to the appropriate faculty member or department office for review.  Once the request is reviewed the results will be sent to you via DocuSign.  Please allow 4-6 weeks for this process to be completed (during the summer this process may take longer.) 

If a course is more than 7 years old and you plan to request an extension beyond the 7 years to allow you to student teach, provide the following documentation:

• Request to Waive the 7-Year Limit on Credential Coursework (PDF)
• Unofficial Transcript (MyCSULB printout), verfying completion of course
• Explanation of what you have been doing since taking the course to remain current on course topics

Submit your completed Request to Waiver the 7 Year Limit on Credential Coursework and supporting documents to the Course Equivalency Request One Drive. Please allow 4-6 weeks for the evaluation processing.  You will be notified via DocuSign of the results.

Pre-Approved Course Equivalencies

The following courses have been pre-approved as a course equivalency. If you take or have taken one of the following courses, you will need to submit a Course Equivalency Petition Form along with a copy of your transcripts showing when you took and passed the course to the Course Equivalency Request One Drive to have the course waived. Keep in mind that only 9 units of course equivalency may be applied to SSCP.

*These courses cannot be used for post-bacc credit since they are lower division courses. They will waive the required course, however they will not contribute to post-bacc units.