Applying for:

Multiple Subject Teaching Credential as an educator prepared outside of the United States

Allows you to:

Teach all subjects in a self-contained General Education classroom or in a core setting and is most frequently used in elementary schools, K-8 schools, and middle schools.

A red octagon shape surrounded by a gray border Before You Apply

You will need to obtain your fingerprint clearance specifically for the Commission. If you already have valid fingerprints on file with the Commission, it is not necessary to fingerprint each time you apply for a credential or permit. However, if your fingerprints are expired then you must re-establish fingerprints. Details on how to check your fingerprint status can be found at Check Application Status.

The online application will require you to answer questions related to your professional fitness. Please review How to Complete the CTC Online Professional Fitness Questions before completing the application. If you must answer "yes" to any of the professional fitness questions, please gather all documentation, including any required police reports, certified court records, and miscellaneous documents related to the incident and have them ready to upload as attachments along with the materials for verifying academic requirements listed below. If any of the records have been purged or are otherwise not available, provide an original statement from the agency on its official letterhead verifying that fact.

A green circle surrounded by a gray ring Ready to Apply?

The items below are required for this application. The Commission reserves the right to request the original(s) of any supporting documentation by mail to ensure authenticity.

 

ItemImportant Details and Tips
Out-of-country teaching credential
  • Be sure that when you request your foreign transcript evaluation, you provide the agency with your out-of-country teaching credential as well.
Foreign transcript evaluation from an approved agency

 Must show completion of a bachelor's or higher degree from an institution equivalent to a regionally accredited institution in the U.S.

 Must show completion of a professional preparation program in elementary education, including student teaching, at an institution equivalent to a regionally accredited institution in the U.S.

  • 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 foreign transcript evaluations:
    • Upload a scan of the original, official paper foreign transcript evaluation. Clear photographs will also be accepted. All pages, front and back, must be included in the upload.
  • Submitting electronic foreign transcript evaluations:
    • Upload the original file sent to you by the foreign transcript evaluation agency.
  • NOTE: California does not issue elementary education credentials in specific subjects. You should request either Multiple Subject or the Single Subject area that best aligns with the grade and content area of the pedagogy, methodology, and student teaching in your teacher preparation program. If grade and content area are not listed on your foreign transcript evaluation, then you can request the Multiple Subject credential if your preparation was for elementary teaching. The final determination of eligibility will be made when your application is reviewed.

 

Important Notes:

  • This checklist is ONLY for submission of an online application.
  • This web-based checklist is a guide and does not need to be uploaded with the online application.
  • Full details on qualifying for the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential for educators prepared outside of the United States can be found on CL-871.

 

Updated December 27, 2024