ADVANCED CREDENTIALS

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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 practica 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/Corequisite 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 6023
EDAD 6302
EDAD 6323
EDAD 634A2
EDAD 634B1
EDAD 6363
EDAD 6384
EDAD 640A1
EDAD 640B1
EDAD 642A2
EDAD 642B2

Program Total24

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.

 

Professional Administrative Services Credential —  Preliminary Level I Mild/ Moderate and Moderate/Severe Disabilities Education Specialist Credential Program Refer to page 201.

Professional Level II Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe Disabilities Education Specialist

Level II preparation is required of all initial (Level I) credential holders. This Professional Level II preparation is intended to be a support mechanism for the successful induction of newly credentialed special educators into the professional level.  All candidates completing Preliminary Level I preparation must begin a Level II program within 120 calendar days after employment as a specialist and complete a Professional Clear Level II Education Specialist credential program within 5 years of the date of issuance of the Preliminary Level I Credential.

Course Requirements

Units
EDEX 6383
EDEX 6393
EDEX 6512
EDEX 6522
EDEX 6602
EDEX 6612

Program Total14

 

Reading Specialist Credential

The purpose of the Reading 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 6063
EDUC 6103
EDUC 6133
EDUC 614A3
EDUC 614B3
EDUC 6163
EDUC 6173
EDUC 6183
EDUC 6213
EDUC 6233
EDUC 6273

Program Total33

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/