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Bachelor’s Degree Teaching Credential W HAT DOES IT TAKE TO BECOME A TEACHER ?

Minimum 120 units (some degrees require more) *Courses CANNOT be taken from the major department for General Education Major units Minor or Elective units General Education 51 units CSUF Bachelor’s Degree

T HERE IS N OTHING “G ENERAL ” A BOUT THE CSUF G ENERAL E DUCATION To build a comprehensive foundation of knowledge it is essential to earn 51 units of G eneral E ducation on the path to your degree from CSUF. Your 51 units of General Education will be built within the following Categories A. Core Competencies (9 units) B. Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning (12 units) C. Arts and Humanities (12 units) D. Social Science (15 units) E. Lifelong Learning and Self Development (3 units) Z.* Cultural Diversity * Not an additional 3 units- this category is simultaneously satisfied with a course from C, D or E

T ITAN D EGREE A UDIT (TDA)  The BEST way to track your progress towards degree  Provides a list of course options for each GE & Major requirement.  Accessed by: Logging onto your student portal, click TITAN Online, click TITAN Degree Audit

I NTERPRETING THE TDA  Covers every General Education Category - A, B, C, D, E & Z & Major.  “-” indicates that the specific area has not been satisfied.  “+” indicates that the area has been met.  IP: A course is In Progress  OK: indicates that the entire category is satisfied.  NO: At least one area has not been satisfied within a category.

Area A: 9 units Needs a “C” or better 1 Oral Communication course 1 Written Communication course 1 Critical Thinking course A REA A: C ORE C OMPETENCIES

Area B: 12 units minimum 1 Physical or Earth Science course 1 Life Science course 1 lab experience 1 college level math course (needs a “C” or better) A REA B: S CIENTIFIC I NQUIRY AND Q UANTITATIVE R EASONING

Area C: 12 units minimum 1 Introduction to Arts course 1 Introduction to Humanities course 1 Explorations in Arts and Humanities course (300+ level) 1 Origins of World Civilization course A REA C: A RTS AND H UMANITIES

Area D: 15 units minimum 1 Introduction to the Social Sciences course 1 World Civilizations and Cultures course 1 American History, Institutions and Values course 1 American Government course 1 Explorations in Social Sciences course (300+ level) A REA D: S OCIAL S CIENCE

Students are advised to WAIT to complete the following General Education Areas until their Junior and Senior years: 1. B.5: Implications and Explorations in Natural Sciences and Mathematics 2. C.3: Implications, Explorations, Participatory Experience in the Arts and Humanities 3. D.5: Implications, Explorations, Participatory Experience in the Social Sciences 4. E: Lifelong Learning 5. Z: Cultural Diversity U PPER D IVISION G ENERAL E DUCATION (300 OR HIGHER ) – 9 UNITS

D ON ’ T L ET Y OUR H ARD W ORK G O TO W ASTE If you scored a 3,4,5 on an AP exam, please review the AP exams CSUF accepts in the New Student Handbook. You could already have some General Education requirements completed!

Subject Matter How To Teach (Pedagogy) How do you prepare in these two categories of knowledge? Subject Matter –General Education –Major Studies –Electives Pedagogy -Credential Program (includes student teaching) W HAT DOES A T EACHER N EED TO K NOW ?

P OPULAR M AJORS FOR T EACHING E LEMENTARY S CHOOL Traditional Majors  Child & Adolescent Development (CHAD)  Liberal Studies (LBST) Other Possibilities:  American Studies  Anthropology  Asian American Studies  Chicano Studies  Communications  Criminal Justice  English  Geography  History  Human Services  Psychology  Religious Studies  Sociology

GE Major Subject Matter Preparation Credential Program Prereqs F UTURE T EACHERS F ULFILL M ULTIPLE S ETS OF R EQUIREMENTS

M ULTIPLE S ETS OF R EQUIREMENTS Major Subject Matter Preparation Credential Program Prerequisites For elementary teachers: GE

S UBJECT M ATTER C OMPETENCY All teachers need to prove they “know their stuff” in their subject areas. Pass the State Exam (CSET) California Subject Exam for Teachers – Multiple Subject

H OW TO M EET THE B ASIC S KILLS R EQUIREMENT  CBEST (California Basic Educational Skills Test) OR  ELM and EPT  Score 50 or above on ELM  Score 147 or above on EPT  You must have taken the tests and received a score. “Exempt does not count! OR  EAP  Taken junior year of high school  Must earn “college ready” or “exempt”  “Conditionally exempt” does not count  NO MIXING AND MATCHING OF SCORES!!!

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