University of Redlands

Application and Admission Requirements

Application Requirements
(for conditional admittance to begin first program course)

• Completed application form
• Verification of passing CBEST
• Evidence of a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Evidence of a 2.75 undergraduate GPA or approved petition
• Completion of Child Development or Human Growth and Development course, CLEP exam, workshop, or equivalent
• Evidence of 50 hours of observation or work with children preferably in a public school setting or equivalent
• Initiation of Certificate of Clearance application, for CCTC issue, to be cleared through the DOJ and FBI
• Evidence of satisfying the School of Education technology competency assessment
• Evidence of subject matter competency by passing one of the following:
• • for multiple subject applicants, passage of the CSET or registration for the CSET, with the understanding that students cannot student teach or intern until all sections of the CSET are passed
  • for single subject applicants, completion of a waiver program, passage of applicable CSET exam, or registration for the CSET, with the understanding that students cannot student teach or intern until all sections of the CSET are passed

Admission Requirements
(for official admittance to continue program coursework and to be reviewed for financial aid eligibility)

• One official transcripts issued by the Registrar of each institution attended, sent directly to the School of Education
• Two letters of recommendation from professionals
• Evidence of negative TB test result within the last two years
• Evidence of CCTC issued Certificate of Clearance
• Admission approved by faculty

Course Sequence for Single Subject Teacher Credential

EDUC 501, Educational Foundations
EDUC 502, Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools
EDUC 500C, Single Subject Fieldwork Clinic I
EDUC 504, Single Subject Literacy and Language
EDUC 506, Single Subject Content Teaching
EDUG 500D, Single Subject Fieldwork Clinic II
EDUC 508, Single Subject Content Area Literacy

EDUC 553A, Student Teaching
EDUC 553B, Student Teaching
EDUC 552, Teaching Seminar
OR
EDUC 554, Internship
EDUC 552, Teaching Seminar

Course Sequence for Multiple Subject Teacher Credential

EDUC 501, Educational Foundations
EDUC 503, Multiple Subject Curriculum and Methods I (Math and Science)
EDUC 500A, Multiple Subject Fieldwork Clinic I
EDUC 505, Multiple Subject Literacy and Language I
EDUC 507, Multiple Subject Curriculum and Methods II
EDUC 500B, Multiple Subject Fieldwork Clinic II
EDUC 509, Multiple Subject Literacy and Language II and Student Teaching

EDUC 553A, Student Teaching
EDUC 553B, Student Teaching
EDUC 552, Teaching Seminar
OR
EDUC 554, Internship
EDUC 552, Teaching Seminar

Coursework and Field Experience

The coursework and the field experience segments of the Preliminary Teacher Credential are delivered in a prescribed sequence. An educational foundation course is followed by four methods-related courses. These methods courses are accompanied by two early field experiences in the public school system and the first two task-segments of the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA)*, a state-mandated interactive examination that must be passed prior to recommendation for a credential.

When candidates demonstrate the required program competencies including all prerequisites, content and pedagogy coursework with a 3.0 or higher grade point average, and successful completion of the first two TPA tasks, they may begin their student teaching placements and the culminating seminar course.

Throughout this portion of the program's sequence, the final two task-segments of the TPA are completed and evaluated. The use of educational technology is incorporated in all courses, field experiences and TPA segments, as are the theory and skills needed to effectively teach English Learners and diverse student populations enrolled in today's classroom. *TPA to be implemented in 2004-05.