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HOW DO I CALCULATE COURSE WORK TO MEET THE 1500 HOURS REQUIRED FOR THE FULL-TIME CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION CREDENTIAL?

One year equals a minimum of 1,500 clock hours and the experience may be full or part time, paid or unpaid. Forty-eight (48) semester units of postsecondary vocational training related to the subject named on the credential may be substituted for a maximum of two of the five years of the required experience. The experience must be verified by official transcript and may be made on a pro rata basis up to the two-year maximum.

At least one year of the required work experience must be within the three years immediately preceding the issuance of the preliminary credential. Teaching experience is not generally accepted as work experience; however, for the purpose of meeting the recency requirement, any of the following, or a combination of the following, may be cumulated to total 1,500 clock hours: work experience, college-level related course work, non-college related course work, occupational internship, and vocational teaching experience.

HOW DO I CALCULATE COURSE WORK TO MEET THE FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE ADULT EDUCATION CREDENTIAL?

See the chart below for the conversion of education for the five years of experience.

+ 5 yearsHigh school diploma or equivalent
+ 4 years24 semester units of college course work including a minimum of 4 semester units in the subject to be taught
+ 3 years48 semester units of college course work including a minimum of 8 semester units in the subject to be taught
+ 2 years72 semester units of college course work including a minimum of 12 semester units in the subject to be taught
+ 1 year96 semester units of college course work including a minimum of 16 semester units in the subject to be taught
+ 0 yearBachelor's or higher degree completed at a regionally-accredited college or university with 20 semester units or 10 upper division semester units in the subject to be taught


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Updated April 21, 2008