Checklist for Single Subject Credential Holders Who Want to Add a Multiple Subject Credential

Elementary subject matter competence

• The options for meeting subject matter competence can be found in Subject-Matter Competence under the section Terms and Definitions on CL-621a.
  

A 3 semester unit or 4 quarter unit course in methodology directly related to teaching in a self-contained classroom, excluding the methods of teaching reading

• To find Commission-approved methodology courses, you may check here, under the Self-Contained Pedagogy page. Only the approved courses on that list are guaranteed to be accepted, but institutions may have updated the course names and numbers without notice. You will need to contact programs on the list to ask them any questions regarding the methodology course.
• Please note that other courses not on the list can also be accepted. Any course that meets the guidelines will be considered. If a course that is not on the Commission’s approved list is being used, upload the course description from the college or university's website or course catalog.

• Submitting transcripts: 
  • For 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. 
  • For electronic transcripts or foreign transcript evaluations: 
    • Upload the original file sent to you by the college, transcript service provider, or foreign transcript evaluation agency.

• NOTE: If you are having trouble finding a methodology course offered by a Commission-approved program in California, courses from states outside of California may be accepted toward meeting this requirement, if the course is completed at a regionally accredited institution with a state-approved professional teacher preparation program. See Coded Correspondence 13-17 for more information.

Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA)

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

U.S. Constitution (unless this requirement was previously satisfied for another teaching credential issued by the Commission)

 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 the bullet Submitting Transcripts under Important Details and Tips for the methodology 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.

Course in developing English language skills for beginning readers

• The 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 the bullet Submitting Transcripts under Important Details and Tips for the methodology item on this checklist.

Possession of an English Learner Authorization 

• The English Learner Authorization must be of a level that authorizes service in English Language Development (ELD) and Specially Designed Academic Instruction delivered in English (SDAIE). See CL-622 for more information.

A professional level teaching credential issued by another state or U.S. Territory with an elementary education or self-contained classroom teaching authorization

• Scanned copy, image, or screenshot of your full, professional-level teaching license from another state showing a comparable teaching authorization to the California credential requested.

Possession of an English Learner Authorization issued by the Commission

• The English Learner Authorization must be of a level that authorizes service in English Language Development (ELD) and Specially Designed Academic Instruction delivered in English (SDAIE). See CL-622 for more information.

Possession of National Board Certification in one of the acceptable content areas

• Scanned copy, image, or screenshot of your certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).
• The National Board Certification must be in the area of Early Childhood (ages 3-8)/Generalist or Middle Childhood (ages 7-12)/Generalist.

Elementary subject matter competence

• The options for meeting subject matter competence can be found in Subject-Matter Competence under the section Terms and Definitions on CL-621a.