Establishing a road map to the teaching credential
Lillybeth Sasis , Assistant Director
Barbara Saur , Community College Relations Coordinator
Caren Bautista , STEM Teaching Advisor
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CCT is an undergraduate advising center specifically for future teachers!
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CCT provides academic advising to help coordinate your multiple goals and requirements.
We will help you streamline the process by recommending the specific classes you need.
CCT is an Information Management Service:
The world of teaching changes constantly and we can help you keep up to date.
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 Bachelor’s Degree
 Teaching Credential
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Subject Matter
General Education
Major Studies
Electives
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Pedagogy
(How to teach!)
Credential
Program
(Includes student teaching)
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G.E.
(51 units)
Major
(36-51+ units)
Subject
Matter
Preparation
(CSET Prep)
Credential
Program
Prerequisites
(9-12 units)
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• CBEST (California Basic Educational Skills Test) http://www.cbest.nesinc.com/
Reading, Writing, and Math
OR
• Exemption based on EAP, ELM, and/or EPT scores
*See an Advisor in H 113 for verification
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 Teachers need to “know their stuff” in the subject(s) they teach.
 The state requires proof of subject matter competency:
 For elementary school teachers by passage of a state-approved exam: CSET (California Subject
Examination for Teachers).
 For future middle/high school teachers either state approved program of study or passage of a stateapproved exam: CSET (California Subject
Examination for Teachers).
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Minimum 120 units
(some degrees require more)
Major
36-70 units
General
Education
51 units
Minor or
Elective
18-24 units
* Courses CANNOT be taken from the major department for
General Education

To build a comprehensive foundation of knowledge, it is essential to earn
51 units of G eneral E ducation on the path to your degree from CSUF .
Your 51 units of General Education will be built within the following categories
A.
B.
C.
D.
Core Competencies (9 units)
Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning (12 units)
Arts and Humanities (12 units)
Social Sciences (15 units)
E.
Lifelong Learning (3 units)
Z.
Cultural Diversity*
* Not an additional 3 units- this category is simultaneously satisfied with a course from either C, D or E

Don’t Let Your Hard Work Go to Waste
If you scored a 3,4,5 on an AP exam, please review the AP exams CSUF accepts in the
Orientation Resource Guide.
You could already have some
General Education requirements completed!

Titan Degree Audit

Area: A
Core Competencies

147+
137 or below
138-146
PASSED
ESP REQUIRED
ESP NOT REQUIRED
OR EPT EXEMPT
Summer
ESE 99
Summer
ESE 80
Summer
ENGL 100/W
Optional BUT Optimal!
Summer
Nothing taken
Fall
ENGL 101 OR ORAL COMM
Fall
ENGL 101
Fall
ENGL 99
Spring
ORAL COMM OR ENGL 101
Fall
ORAL COMM
Fall
ENGL 99
Spring
ORAL COMM
Spring
ENGL 101
Spring
ENGL 101
Fall
ORAL COMM
Fall
ORAL COMM

Area: B
Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning

36-48
ESP REQUIRED
32-48
ESP REQUIRED
< 32
ESP REQUIRED
Summer
ESM 30A
Summer
ESM 20
Summer
ESM 40
Summer
ESM 20
Summer
ESM 20
Summer
ESM 45
Fall
MATH 30A Fall
College Math
(110, 115, 120)
Fall
MATH 40
Fall
MATH 30B
Fall
College
Math (110,
115, 120)
Fall
MATH 45
Spring
College Math
(110, 115, 120)
Spring
College Math
(110, 115, 120)
Spring
College Math
(110, 115, 120)
Spring
MATH 30B
Fall
College Math (110,
115, 120)
50+
PASSED OR ELM EXEMPT
College Level Math (110, 115, 120, 125)

Area: B
Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning

Area: D
Social Sciences

Upper Division General Education
(300 or higher) 9 units
Students are advised to WAIT to complete the following General
Education Areas until their Junior and Senior years:
1.
B.5: Implications and Explorations in Natural Sciences and Mathematics
2.
3.
4.
5.
C.3: Implications, Explorations, Participatory
Experience in the Arts and Humanities
D.5: Implications, Explorations, Participatory
Experience in the Social Sciences
E: Lifelong Learning
Z: Cultural Diversity
“Both this country’s future economic growth and individual opportunity are now closely tied to the attainment of high levels of knowledge and skill, and the ability to continue learning over a lifetime.”
LEAP Report 2007
ALWAYS BE EVOLVING…DO NOT STAND STILL!

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