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Education — Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Technology
Education & Human Development
2001-2002 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 249
Scholarship. The candidate shall have
earned at the college level a grade point
average that falls within the upper 50 per-cent
of undergraduate students in the can-didate’s
discipline division on the campus.
Prerequisite Courses and Field Experi-ences.
The candidate shall have success-fully
completed a supervised early field
experience and other prerequisite courses
and experiences prescribed by the campus.
Professional Aptitude. The candidate shall
demonstrate suitable aptitude for teaching
in the public schools. Aptitude is assessed
through interviews, letters of recommen-dation,
and a written statement of profes-sional
goals or philosophy.
Physical Fitness. The candidate shall sat-isfy
the standards of physical fitness re-quired
by the State Credentialing Agency.
Fundamental Skills. The candidate shall
demonstrate proficiency in fundamental
skills in written and spoken English, read-ing,
and mathematics.
Personality and Character. The candidate
shall demonstrate personality and charac-ter
traits that satisfy the standards of the
teaching profession.
Admission Exceptions. If a candidate has
not met one or more admission require-ments
but possesses compensating strengths
in other required areas, he or she may be
granted conditional admission which must
be cleared prior to admission to student
teaching. The number of exceptions granted
each year shall not exceed 15 percent of the
total number of candidates admitted dur-ing
the previous year.
Multiple Subject
Credential Programs
Holders of Multiple Subject Credentials are
authorized to teach in self-contained class-rooms
commonly found in elementary
schools. The School of Education and Hu-man
Development offers the Multiple Sub-ject
Credential. The cooperating departments
are primarily responsible for developing sub-ject
matter competency which leads to the
completion of the Multiple Subject Equiva-lency
Program and baccalaureate degree in
liberal studies. The School of Education and
Human Development offers required course-work
in professional education.
Multiple Subject Academic Advisers. Dean
Paul Shaker serves as interim coordinator
of the liberal studies major. Academic ad-vising
for the liberal studies major is con-ducted
by Janell Tatsumura, Pat
Christensen, and Esther Rodriguez in the
School of Education and Human
Development’s Liberal Studies Office in
ED 151.
Multiple Subject Professional Prepara-tion
Adviser. Michael Jordan, the adviser
for the Multiple Subject Credential Pro-gram,
is located in the School of Education
and Human Development’s Teacher Prepa-ration
and Services Center in ED 100 and
serves as the adviser for the professional
preparation component of the program.
Types of Multiple Subject Credentials.
There are two types of multiple subject cre-dentials
— the Preliminary Multiple Subject
Credential and the Professional (clear) Mul-tiple
Subject Credential (fifth year).
A Preliminary Multiple Subject Creden-tial
provides authorization to teach in a
self-contained classroom for a maximum
time period of five years.
A Professional (Clear) Multiple Subject
Credential is required for full authoriza-tion
in a self-contained classroom. All re-quirements
for a clear Multiple Subject
Credential must be completed within five
years of the date of issuance of the prelimi-nary
credential.
Requirements for a Preliminary
Multiple Subject Credential
1. Complete core of professional educa-tion
courses.
2. Demonstrate subject matter compe-tence:
a. complete an approved Multiple Sub-ject
Equivalency Program or pass the
Praxis Multiple Subject Assessment
for Teachers (MSAT) tests for Con-tent
Knowledge and Area Exercises
1 and 2
b. receive clearance from the academic
adviser that subject matter compe-tence
has been met.
3. Complete a bachelor’s degree.
4. Provisions and Principles of the U.S.
Constitution. Completion of a course
(two semester units or three quarter
units) in the provisions and principles
of the United States Constitution or
passage of examination in the subject
given by a regionally accredited junior
college, college, or university or verifi-cation
of meeting the interstate agree-ment
requirement.
Time Restrictions. Courses required for
preliminary and professional (clear) creden-tials
must be completed no more than 10
years prior to credential application.
Note: With the exception of the Internship
Program, individuals may begin a Single or
Multiple Subject Credential program if they are
Credential Programs
A basic teaching credential may be earned
in conjunction with a baccalaureate degree
or following completion of a fifth-year
course of study. The two basic teaching
credentials are the Multiple Subject Cre-dential
and the Single Subject Credential.
The Multiple Subject Credential holder is
authorized to teach in self-contained class-rooms
from K-12. Most holders of the
Multiple Subject Credential teach in ele-mentary
school settings. Programs include:
• Multiple Subject — General (See this
section.)
• Multiple Subject — Early Childhood
Education (See this section and the De-partment
of Literacy and Early Educa-tion.)
• Multiple Subject — CLAD/BCLAD
(See this section and the Department of
Literacy and Early Education.)
• Multiple Subject Teacher in Prepara-tion
Internship Program (See this sec-tion.)
• Special Education Preliminary Level I
Education Specialist Credential and Dual
Certification Program (See the Depart-ment
of Counseling and Special Education.)
Note: Students are encouraged to com-plete
the CLAD credential since many
school districts require it for employment.
The Single Subject Credential holder is
authorized to teach in the subject area of the
credential in departmentalized classrooms
typically found in middle school and senior
high school settings. This credential is of-fered
in agriculture, art, business, English,
English-speech, English-drama, English-
ESL, foreign languages (French and Span-ish),
home economics, industrial technol-ogy,
mathematics, music, kinesiology,
science, and social science.
For information about the professional
preparation component of the Multiple and
Single Subject Credential programs, includ-ing
the Teacher in Preparation Internship
Program, see this section. For information
about the academic components of the
Multiple Subject Credential, see the liberal
studies major; for information about the
academic component of the Single Subject
Credential, see the appropriate department.
State Admission Requirements
California Code of Regulations, Section 41100,
mandates that for admission to a teaching
credential program, the student must be
assessed in terms of the following criteria:
Object Description
| Title | 2001-02 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2001-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 249 |
| Full Text Search | Education — Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Technology Education & Human Development 2001-2002 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 249 Scholarship. The candidate shall have earned at the college level a grade point average that falls within the upper 50 per-cent of undergraduate students in the can-didate’s discipline division on the campus. Prerequisite Courses and Field Experi-ences. The candidate shall have success-fully completed a supervised early field experience and other prerequisite courses and experiences prescribed by the campus. Professional Aptitude. The candidate shall demonstrate suitable aptitude for teaching in the public schools. Aptitude is assessed through interviews, letters of recommen-dation, and a written statement of profes-sional goals or philosophy. Physical Fitness. The candidate shall sat-isfy the standards of physical fitness re-quired by the State Credentialing Agency. Fundamental Skills. The candidate shall demonstrate proficiency in fundamental skills in written and spoken English, read-ing, and mathematics. Personality and Character. The candidate shall demonstrate personality and charac-ter traits that satisfy the standards of the teaching profession. Admission Exceptions. If a candidate has not met one or more admission require-ments but possesses compensating strengths in other required areas, he or she may be granted conditional admission which must be cleared prior to admission to student teaching. The number of exceptions granted each year shall not exceed 15 percent of the total number of candidates admitted dur-ing the previous year. Multiple Subject Credential Programs Holders of Multiple Subject Credentials are authorized to teach in self-contained class-rooms commonly found in elementary schools. The School of Education and Hu-man Development offers the Multiple Sub-ject Credential. The cooperating departments are primarily responsible for developing sub-ject matter competency which leads to the completion of the Multiple Subject Equiva-lency Program and baccalaureate degree in liberal studies. The School of Education and Human Development offers required course-work in professional education. Multiple Subject Academic Advisers. Dean Paul Shaker serves as interim coordinator of the liberal studies major. Academic ad-vising for the liberal studies major is con-ducted by Janell Tatsumura, Pat Christensen, and Esther Rodriguez in the School of Education and Human Development’s Liberal Studies Office in ED 151. Multiple Subject Professional Prepara-tion Adviser. Michael Jordan, the adviser for the Multiple Subject Credential Pro-gram, is located in the School of Education and Human Development’s Teacher Prepa-ration and Services Center in ED 100 and serves as the adviser for the professional preparation component of the program. Types of Multiple Subject Credentials. There are two types of multiple subject cre-dentials — the Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential and the Professional (clear) Mul-tiple Subject Credential (fifth year). A Preliminary Multiple Subject Creden-tial provides authorization to teach in a self-contained classroom for a maximum time period of five years. A Professional (Clear) Multiple Subject Credential is required for full authoriza-tion in a self-contained classroom. All re-quirements for a clear Multiple Subject Credential must be completed within five years of the date of issuance of the prelimi-nary credential. Requirements for a Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential 1. Complete core of professional educa-tion courses. 2. Demonstrate subject matter compe-tence: a. complete an approved Multiple Sub-ject Equivalency Program or pass the Praxis Multiple Subject Assessment for Teachers (MSAT) tests for Con-tent Knowledge and Area Exercises 1 and 2 b. receive clearance from the academic adviser that subject matter compe-tence has been met. 3. Complete a bachelor’s degree. 4. Provisions and Principles of the U.S. Constitution. Completion of a course (two semester units or three quarter units) in the provisions and principles of the United States Constitution or passage of examination in the subject given by a regionally accredited junior college, college, or university or verifi-cation of meeting the interstate agree-ment requirement. Time Restrictions. Courses required for preliminary and professional (clear) creden-tials must be completed no more than 10 years prior to credential application. Note: With the exception of the Internship Program, individuals may begin a Single or Multiple Subject Credential program if they are Credential Programs A basic teaching credential may be earned in conjunction with a baccalaureate degree or following completion of a fifth-year course of study. The two basic teaching credentials are the Multiple Subject Cre-dential and the Single Subject Credential. The Multiple Subject Credential holder is authorized to teach in self-contained class-rooms from K-12. Most holders of the Multiple Subject Credential teach in ele-mentary school settings. Programs include: • Multiple Subject — General (See this section.) • Multiple Subject — Early Childhood Education (See this section and the De-partment of Literacy and Early Educa-tion.) • Multiple Subject — CLAD/BCLAD (See this section and the Department of Literacy and Early Education.) • Multiple Subject Teacher in Prepara-tion Internship Program (See this sec-tion.) • Special Education Preliminary Level I Education Specialist Credential and Dual Certification Program (See the Depart-ment of Counseling and Special Education.) Note: Students are encouraged to com-plete the CLAD credential since many school districts require it for employment. The Single Subject Credential holder is authorized to teach in the subject area of the credential in departmentalized classrooms typically found in middle school and senior high school settings. This credential is of-fered in agriculture, art, business, English, English-speech, English-drama, English- ESL, foreign languages (French and Span-ish), home economics, industrial technol-ogy, mathematics, music, kinesiology, science, and social science. For information about the professional preparation component of the Multiple and Single Subject Credential programs, includ-ing the Teacher in Preparation Internship Program, see this section. For information about the academic components of the Multiple Subject Credential, see the liberal studies major; for information about the academic component of the Single Subject Credential, see the appropriate department. State Admission Requirements California Code of Regulations, Section 41100, mandates that for admission to a teaching credential program, the student must be assessed in terms of the following criteria: |
