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How can I fulfill the second language requirement for the CLAD Certificate?
Individuals who hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited college or university are deemed to have satisfied the second language requirement. If you do not hold a bachelor's degree, there are 16 different options for satisfying the second language requirement. These options are described in detail on Crosscultural, Language, And Academic Development (CLAD) Certificate [PDF].
What documents serve as a basic or prerequisite credential for the CLAD or BCLAD Certificate?
The following are appropriate prerequisite credentials and/or permits for the CLAD and/or BCLAD Certificate:
- California teaching credential issued based upon completion of a teacher preparation program, including student teaching
- Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credential with a Special Class Authorization
- School Nurse Services Credential with a Special Teaching Authorization in Health
- Children's Center Permit (excluding emergency), or Child Development Permit (excluding Assistant and Associate Permit) that authorizes the holder to provide instruction to pupils in preschool, grades K-12, or classes primarily organized for adults.
The following are not appropriate prerequisite credentials or permits:
- Emergency Permits
- Provisional Internship Permits
- Short-Term Staff Permits
- Special Temporary Certificates
- District Intern Credentials
- University Internship Credentials
- Exchange Credentials
- Sojourn Certificated Employee Credentials
- Services credentials that do not authorize instruction
What is the fee?
The fee for the CLAD or BCLAD Certificate is $55.00.
Cashier's checks, personal checks, and money orders are all acceptable forms of payment and should be made payable to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing or CCTC.
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