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Credential Programs Overview

The following chart shows a brief overview of the credential programs offered by the Teacher Education Department. For more detailed information about the credential and master's degree options, please see the list of programs on the Degree Plans page, browse through the program links listed at the left, or you may contact the following Teacher Education Department personnel:

San Francisco campus:
Bird Gillespie, Program Assistant
(415) 422-6481, gillespieb@usfca.edu

Jami Prince, Ed.D., Associate Director
(415) 422-2078, prince@usfca.edu

Regional campuses:
Cupertino, San Ramon, Santa Rosa

Sandra Fenderson, Associate Director
(415) 422-5639, safenderson@usfca.edu


California Teaching Credential with a Master's Degree

1st Semester
Multiple Subject and Single Subject (13 units)

Teaching, Learning and Technology
Learning and Teaching
Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice
(2)
(3)
(3)
  Education of Exceptional Children
MS C&I: Early Literacy
SS Fall: Curriculum & Instruction
SS Spring: Teaching Adolescents
(2)
(3)
(3)
(3)
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BCLAD (Spanish)

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Language & Culture of Emphasis
Methods/Materials in Language of Emphasis
(2) Fall only
(2) Spring only
 
2nd Semester
Multiple Subject (MS) (13 units)
 
2nd Semester
Single Subject (SS) (11 units)
Education of Bilingual Children
MS C&I: Social Studies
MS C&I: Reading and Language Arts–Int.
MS C&I: Math/Science
MS Student Teaching I
(3)
(2)
(3)
(3)
(2)
  Education of Bilingual Children
SS C&I: Academic Literacy
SS Fall: Curriculum & Instruction
SS Spring: Teaching Adolescents
SS Student Teaching I
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(2)
 
3rd Semester
Multiple Subject (MS) (10 units)
 
3rd Semester
Single Subject (SS) (10 units)
MS Student Teaching II
MS Student Teaching III
Teacher Portfolio Development
Health Education
(4)
(4)
(1)
(1)
  SS Student Teaching II
SS Student Teaching III
Teacher Portfolio Development
Health Education
(4)
(4)
(1)
(1)


Master's Coursework Required

Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)

15 more units of master's coursework needed for degree

 

Digital Media and Learning (DML)

15 more units of master's coursework needed for degree

 

Catholic School Teaching (CST)

15 more units of master's coursework needed for degree


 

Master of Arts in Teaching Reading (MATR)

16 more units of master's coursework needed for degree

 

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

6 more units of master's coursework needed for degree

 
 
 
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