PROFESSIONAL CLEAR CREDENTIAL

Course Requirements

Applicants may be granted a five year Professional Clear Multiple or Single Subject Credential if, in addition to completing program requirements for the Preliminary Credential, the applicant also satisfies:

FIFTH YEAR OF STUDY

Completion of a fifth year of study [thirty (30) units of upper-division or graduate work]. Applicants entering a professional teacher preparation program with a bachelor’s degree may use the preparation program as appropriate for the fifth year.

HEALTH EDUCATION

Completion of a course in Health Education including information on alcohol, narcotics, drugs, tobacco, and nutrition (EDUC 571 or PE 201). The requirement includes training in infant, child, and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

COMPUTER EDUCATION

Completion of a Computer Education course which includes general and specialized skills in the use of computers in the support of teaching and learning, integrated into the curriculum (EDUC 500).

SPECIAL EDUCATION Completion of a requirement in the needs of and methods of providing educational opportunities to individuals with exceptional needs (mainstreaming) (EDUC 501).