ADVANCED CREDENTIALS

 

Preliminary Administrative Services Credential

 

The Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program is designed to prepare new administrators for service to and within professional learning communities, and for the 21st Century. The primary focus of the program is the preparation of persons holding teaching and support service credentials for leadership roles as principals in multicultural K-12 schools. While the focus is on the principalship, persons holding this credential may also work in personnel, curriculum development, finance, and other administrative positions within school district offices.

 

This program has been specifically designed to prepare administrators for leadership roles which are responsive to the changing demographics and sociocultural dynamics of California’s schools. The program is intended to prepare entry-level administrators for the transition to the Professional Administrative Credential as articulated by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). The credential course sequence may also be applied toward the completion of the specialization in Education Administration for the Master’s Degree in Education.

 

The credential program is designed as a half-time program, with evening courses, which responds to the needs of working professionals. Candidates have professional field experience and practice throughout the course of study which allows integration of teaching and administrative practice with academic preparation. The twenty-four (24) unit program allows completion of credential requirements in two academic years.

 

Admission and Pre-Professional Qualifications

 

The following are requirements for admission to the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential:

 

1. Baccalaureate Degree. Candidate must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited post-secondary institution.

 

2. Valid Teaching or Services

Credential. Candidate possesses a valid teaching or services credential as defined by California Commission on Teaching Credentialing.

 

3. Experience.

Candidate must verify a minimum of three years of successful full-time classroom teaching or service in public or private school before being recommended for the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential.

 

4. CBEST.

Candidate must have successfully passed the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST).

 

5. Prerequisite/Co requisite Coursework.

Candidate must successfully complete the following courses or approved equivalent:

 

EDUC 364

EDUC 500

EDUC 501

 

Student must earn a grade of B- or better in each class.

 

6. Admission to the University.

Candidates must satisfy all University admission requirements appropriate to the educational objective.

 

7. Letters of Recommendation.

Candidates must have at least two letters of recommendation from educational, community, or business professionals (including at least one from a school administrator, preferably the most current employer) which indicate the candidate’s qualifications, evidence of collaborative or cooperative abilities, capacity for problem-solving, oral and written communication skills and potential to succeed in a graduate educational administration credential program.

 

8. Admission Interview. Candidates will be individually interviewed by a College of Education admissions committee.

 

9. Statement of Purpose. Statement of Purpose to be submitted with application.

 

Course Requirements

 

Units

EDAD 602 or EDUC 602                      3 units

EDAD 630                                              2 units

EDAD 632                                              3 units

EDAD 634A                                           2 units

EDAD 634B                                           1 units

EDAD 636                                              3 units

EDAD 638                                              4 units

EDAD 640A                                           1 units

EDAD 640B                                           1 units

EDAD 642A                                           2 units

EDAD 642B                                           2 units

 

Program Total                                       24 units

 

Please note: Candidates for the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 and not receive a grade of less than B- in any program course. Students completing the course sequence and meeting these criteria will be recommended to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing for the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential.

 

Information for Administrative Services Credential Holders

 

The candidate will receive a Preliminary Administrative Services Certificate of Eligibility upon completion of the academic program and an institutional recommendation. This certificate will authorize the recipient to seek initial employment as an administrator. When an administrative position is obtained, an application will be filed and the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential will be issued and will remain valid for five years. The candidate will be required to complete the program for the Professional Administrative Services Credential (under Course Requirements for MA Option in Education Administration) and fulfill two years of administrative experience within that five-year period.

** The proposed Level II Program is expected to be approved by CTC.

 

Bilingual Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development BCLAD Specialist Credential*

 

*The proposed Reading/Language Arts Specialist Credential is expected to be approved by the Commission on Teaching Credentialing.

 

Students preparing to become bilingual teachers or those who desire to teach in bilingual, cross-cultural language and academic development programs should be aware that Proposition 227 requires that after a maximum of one year of primary language instruction, most California students will be taught in English. Exceptions will be made when schools and/or parents are granted waivers through established processes. The CSU prepares teachers for positions in California as well as other states. It is in credential candidates’ best interest to be knowledgeable about credential requirements of states in which they intend to teach; such information can be obtained through the Student Services Office in the CSUSM College of Education.

 

The purpose of the CLAD/BCLAD Specialist Credential program is to prepare CLAD/BCLAD teachers with an advanced credential that provides specialist services needed by the school community. It is intended for teachers with CLAD or BCLAD (or equivalent) teaching credentials in order to take leadership roles in K-12 classrooms. These roles include positions as staff teachers, students, parents, districts, counselors and community. As such, the program has as its focus the educational issues of resource and materials, staff development training, comprehensive development and design of appropriate instructional programs and assessment systems for English learners, in addition to an emphasis on the theoretical framework inherent in the change. The program further examines linkages between school and community within local cultural and linguistic contexts.

 

Candidates in this program are asked to translate this acquired knowledge base into practice at the local site and school district through professional development. Upon successful completion of the program, the candidate is awarded the CLAD/ BCLAD Specialist Credential. This course sequence may be applied to the Master of Arts in Education with an Option in Biliteracy, Language and Culture.

 

ADMISSION AND PRE-PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

 

Same as for the Preliminary Administrative Services with the following exceptions.

 

1. BCLAD. A BCLAD Emphasis or the equivalent (e.g., LDS, BCC).

2. Culture and Language. Candidates will have completed the culture and language requirements through completion of the BCLAD Emphasis or the equivalent.

 

3. Letters of Recommendation. Candidates must have at least two letters of recommendation from educational or community professional which indicate the candidate’s qualifications, evidence of collaborative or cooperative abilities, problem-solving skills, oral and written communication skills, and potential to succeed in a graduate/specialist credential program.

 

4. Previous teaching experience of one year or currently teaching.

 

Course Requirements

 

Units

EDUC 616 or 617 or 517                       3 units

EDUC 622                                              3 units

EDUC 641                                              3 units

EDUC 643                                              3 units

EDUC 647                                              3 units

EDUC 649                                              3 units

EDCS 601                                               3 units

EDCS 602                                               3 units

EDCS 603                                               3 units

 

Program Total                                       27 units

 

Please note: Candidates for the BCLAD Specialist Credential must maintain a GPA of 3.0 and not receive a grade of less than a B-in any program course.  Students completing the course sequence and meeting these criteria will be recommended to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing for the B(CLAD) Specialist Credential.

 

Preliminary Level I Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe Disabilities Education Specialist Credential Program

 

Refer to page 205.

 

Reading/Language Arts Specialist Credential

 

The purpose of the Reading/ Language Arts Specialist Credential is expected to be approved by the  Commission on Teaching  Credentialing.

 

The purpose of the Reading/ Language Arts Specialist Credential is to prepare teachers to assume leadership positions in the areas of language arts — reading, writing, listening, speaking — and understand how they fit within the curriculum. Students will become knowledgeable of current reading and writing theory, research and pedagogy, literacy learning, children and adolescent literature, assessment, and curriculum development. All courses contain information regarding the issues of special populations, multilingual/ multicultural, and biliteracy strands, as well as projects that connect academic work to school contexts and address K–12 literacy issues.

 

In addition, research methodology and the utilization of technology as it relates to literacy instruction are infused throughout the courses. Applicants must hold a CTC-approved valid basic teaching credential (or equivalent); currently be teaching or have at least one year teaching experience (or equivalent); have a GPA of 3.2 in the last sixty (60) units of an undergraduate degree; submit two letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with the applicant’s work in the field of education; and be interviewed by the literacy faculty.

 

ADMISSION AND PRE-PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

 

All the admission requirements are the same as the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential, with the following exceptions:

 

1. Teaching Experience. Candidates must have one year of teaching experience (or the equivalent).

 

2. Letters of Recommendation.

Candidates must have at least two letters of recommendation from educational or community professionals which indicate the candidate’s qualifications, evidence of collaborative or cooperative abilities, problem-solving skills, oral and written communication skills and potential to succeed in a graduate/specialist credential program.

 

Units

EDUC 602 or EDAD 602                      3 units

EDUC 610                                              3 units

EDUC 612                                              3units

EDUC 613                                              3 units

EDUC 614                                              3 units

EDUC 616                                              3 units

or

EDUC 617 of 517                                   3 units

EDUC 618                                              3 units

EDUC 619                                              3 units

EDUC 621                                              3 units

EDUC 622                                              3 units

EDUC 700                                              3 units

 

Program Total                                       33 units

 

Please note: Candidates for the Reading/Language Arts Specialist Credential must maintain a GPA of 3.0 and not receive a grade of less than C+ in any program course. Students completing the course sequence and meeting these criteria will be recommended to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for the Reading/