Child Development Master Teacher Permit
PERMIT OPTION CHECKLIST
Instructions to Applicant: If you do not currently possess a Child Development Master Teacher Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher
Credentialing, you must complete the form below. Provide the requested information by typing into the appropriate fields and check all applicable boxes.
Terms and Definitions: Early Childhood Education (ECE) / Child Development (CD) Course Work: Course work primarily related to children ages five years or
younger completed at a regionally-accredited college or university. Twenty-five percent of required course work may cover children ages five through eight.
Note: All coursework must be completed with a grade of C or better from a regionally accredited college.
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Applicant Name:
Which permit option do you meet? (check one)
Option 1
Option 2
To qualify for a particular option, you must possess all of the listed items for that option. Based on the option you selected, go to that option section below,
check all applicable boxes, and in the right hand column provide the requested information.
Option 1
24* semester units of course work in ECE or CD, including at least one
3-semester unit course in each of the following core areas:
child/human growth & development (3 units)
child, family & community, or child & family relations (3 units)
programs/curriculum (3 units)
* The following may be used as partial fulfillment of the 24-semester
unit requirement:
1. Supervised field experience may be used towards the overall 24semester unit requirement as long as the course included both a field
work and classroom component. The same field work course may not
be used toward the experience requirement. OR
2. Possession of a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential
(from the Council for Professional Recognition) may be used as nine
semester units of credit toward the overall 24 semester unit
requirement.
16** semester units in general education, including at least one course
in each of the following areas:
humanities and/or fine arts
social sciences
math and/or science
For the 24 units of ECE or CD course work, list the name of the college/university where the
courses were taken, course titles, number of units, and grades received:
Which course qualifies as the 3 units in child/human growth & development?
Which course qualifies as the 3 units in child, family & community, or child & family
relations?
Which course qualifies as the 3 units in programs/curriculum?
Are you using course work in supervised field experience or possession of a CDA credential
toward partial fulfillment of the 24 units?
For the 16 units in general education, list the name of the college/ university where the courses
were taken, course titles, number of units, and grades received:
Which of the course(s) are in the following areas:
- humanities / fine arts:
English and/or language arts
**See attached "Child Development General Education Course Work
Guide" for acceptable courses.
6 additional semester units in one area of specialization, which may
include, but is not limited to the following:
Infant & toddler care
Bilingual & bicultural development
Children w/exceptional needs
Preschool programming
Parent/teacher relations
Child health
Specific areas of developmentally appropriate curriculum
2 additional semester units of adult supervision course work (designed
to help individuals to develop knowledge and skills for effective
communication with, and supervision of, adults).
- social sciences:
- math / science:
- English / language arts:
For the 6 additional units in one area of specialization, list the name of the college/ university
where the courses were taken, course titles, number of units, and grades received:
For the 2 additional units in adult supervision, list the name of the college/ university where the
course was taken, course title, number of units, and grade received:
For the 350 days of experience, list the name of your employer(s), dates of employment, and
whether it was full time or part time (if part time, list how many hours per week):
Complete 350 days of experience in an instructional capacity in a child
care and development program, working at least 3 hrs/day within the last 4
years.
Option 2
Any bachelor's degree or higher.
12 semester units in ECE or CD course work.
3 semester units of supervised field experience in an ECE or schoolage setting.
List the title of your bachelor's (or higher) degree:
For the 12 units of ECE or CD course work, list the name of the college/university where the
courses were taken, course titles, number of units, and grades received:
For the 3 units of supervised field experience, list the name of the college/university where the
course was taken, course title, number of units, and grade received:
Child Development General Education Course Work Guide
(taken from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing website
at http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/cl723a.pdf)
Course work requirements:
1) All course work must be completed with a grade of “C” or better (“pass”, “credit” and “satisfactory” grades meet this requirement).
2) All course work must be degree-applicable (associate degree or higher) and non-remedial and completed at a regionally-accredited community or four-year
college.
English
Science
Humanities
Social Science
Mathematics
Business English
Composition
Correspondence
Creative writing
Debate
Drama
English
Forensics
Grammar
Journalism
Language Acquisition
Language Arts
Literature
Play Production
Poetry
Speech
Theater
Writing
Anatomy
Astronomy
Biology
Botany
Chemistry
Cosmology
Earth Science
Ecology
Environmental Science
Evolution
Forestry
Genetics
Geology/Geoscience
Health Science
Meteorology
Nutrition (science-based)
Oceanography
Physical Anthropology
Physical Geography
Physics
Physiology
Thermodynamics
Zoology
Architecture
Art
Art Civilization
Classics
Crafts
Culture
Dance
Design
Ethics
Ethnic Studies
Fine Arts
Foreign Language
Linguistics
Logic
Music
Philosophy
Sign Language
Anthropology
Criminology
Economics
Ethnic Studies
Geography
Government
Health Education
History
Human Behavior
Human Relations
Human Sexuality
Law
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Algebra
Basic/General math
Calculus
Computer Science
Consumer Math
Geometry
Mathematical Analysis
Probability
Statistics
Trigonometry
CL-723a 5/10
Note: Some courses that fall
under the English area, such as
speech, literature, and theater,
may also be used in the
Humanities area but courses
may not be used in both areas
for the same person.