Multiple Subject Credential Checklist for Educators with 3-5 Years of Private School Teaching Experience

• The college or university must be regionally accredited.
• If you earned your degree outside of the U.S., you cannot provide the official transcripts. You must obtain a foreign transcript evaluation from an approved agency.
• Submitting paper transcripts or foreign transcript evaluations: 
  • Upload a scan of the original, official paper transcripts or foreign transcript evaluation. Clear photographs will also be accepted. All pages, front and back, must be included in the upload. 
• Submitting electronic transcripts or foreign transcript evaluations:
  • Upload the original file sent to you by the college, transcript service provider, or foreign transcript evaluation agency.

• The options for meeting subject matter competence can be found in #2 under the section Requirements for All Single Subject and Multiple Subject Teaching Credentials on CL-834.
  

• Upload official score report of passing RICA.
• In order to be valid, the exam must have been passed within the past 10 years.

• Course must be research-based and includes the study of phonemic awareness, spelling patterns, early intervention techniques, ongoing diagnostic techniques, and a strong literature, language, and comprehension component.
  • There is no specific course that must be taken. Any course that meets the guidelines above will be considered.
• Upload the course description from the college or university's website or course catalog.
• For instructions regarding submitting transcripts, please see Important Details and Tips for the first item on this checklist.

 Option 1: Course

• Complete a 2 semester unit (or 3 quarter unit) course in the provisions and principles of the U.S. Constitution at a regionally accredited college or university.
  • There is no specific course that must be taken. Any course that meets the guidelines above will be considered.
• Upload the course description from the college or university's website or course catalog.
• For instructions regarding submitting transcripts, please see Important Details and Tips for the first item on this checklist.

 Option 2: Exam

• Pass an examination in the provisions and principles of the U.S. Constitution given by a regionally accredited college or university.
• Upload the certificate of passing.

 Option 1: Course

• Complete foundational computer education course work which includes general and specialized skills in the use of computers in educational settings.
  • There is no specific course that must be taken. Any course that meets the guidelines above will be considered.
• Upload the course description from the college or university's website or course catalog.
• For instructions regarding submitting transcripts, please see Important Details and Tips for the first item on this checklist.

 Option 2: Exam

• Upload official score report of passing CSET Preliminary Education Technology Subtests I and II.
• In order to be valid, the exam must have been passed within the past 10 years.

• Experience must be in elementary education and gained at a regionally accredited private school. Experience must be full-time and indicate beginning and ending dates of hire.
• Signed by director of personnel.
• The letter must be a scanned copy of an original letter or an electronic PDF. If the letter is a scanned copy, the original letter that was scanned must be signed with a wet ink signature. If the letter is an electronic PDF, it must be signed with an acceptable electronic signature. Screenshots are not acceptable.
• Must be on official school letterhead of the school where the applicant was employed.
• Service record forms will also be accepted in lieu of a letter, as long as they contain all the required information.

 Option 1: Two rigorous performance evaluations.

• Upload evaluations of at least two years of teaching with a rating of "satisfactory" or better in ALL of the following teaching effectiveness areas:
  • The use of teaching strategies that motivate all students to engage in the learning process.
  • The ability to establish and maintain high standards for student behavior.
  • A demonstration of deep knowledge of the subject taught and the use of appropriate instructional strategies that promote student understanding.
  • An ability to plan and implement a sequence of appropriate instructional activities.
  • An ability to evaluate and assess student achievement.
  • An ability to communicate effectively by presenting ideas and instructions clearly and meaningfully to all students.
• Evaluations must correspond to at least two years of the verified experience in the letter and at least one of the evaluations must be within the last two years of teaching.
• Scanned copies or an electronic PDF are acceptable but screenshots are not acceptable.
• Must be summative year-end evaluations, we cannot accept single classroom observations, self-reflections, or letters of recommendation.

 Option 2: A supplemental evaluation letter.

• Letter must verify applicant satisfactorily met the six teaching effectiveness areas described in Option 1.
• The evaluation letter must correspond to at least two separate years of full-time teaching, including service from within the last two years of teaching.
• The supplemental evaluation letter must be a scanned copy of an original letter or an electronic PDF. If the letter is a scanned copy, the original letter that was scanned must be signed with a wet ink signature. If the letter is an electronic PDF, it must be signed with an acceptable electronic signature. Screenshots are not acceptable.
• Must be on official school letterhead of the school where the applicant was employed.
• Signed by the applicant's private school principal or school administrator.

• The letter for California prepared teachers must verify completion of a SB 2042 program with the exception of student teaching.
• Program must contain:
  • Coursework in the methods of teaching classes and organizing curricula in elementary school
  • Foundations course work in which candidates predominantly study concepts
  • Information or principles that are presented as basis for effective school practices, and that are present especially for candidates to learn as prospective teachers.
• Signed by the Dean of Education (or appropriate authorized individual) on official letterhead of the college or university.