Urban Dual Credential Program ITEP Pathway

The Urban Dual Credential Program is a two-year, clinical program that combines the study of academic subjects aligned to Common Core State standards for the K-8 curriculum with professional preparation courses and clinical practice experiences leading to both a Multiple Subject Credential and an Education Specialist Credential. Candidates with these dual credentials are authorized to teach all students in K-8 general and special education settings.

Upon successful completion of the program, students will earn a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, a Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential and a Preliminary Education Specialist Credential in Mild/Moderate Support Needs and/or Extensive Support Needs. Within the Integrated Teacher Education Program there are 84 units of required baccalaureate-level coursework and 51 units of credential-specific coursework.

Further information about the Urban Dual Credential Program can be obtained from the Teacher Preparation Advising Center (EED-67) in the College of Education at (562) 985-1105 or online on the TPAC Website.

Admission

Students should apply during the Spring semester prior to beginning UDCP coursework. Pre-program advisement and brochure materials are available in the Teacher Preparation Advising Center (EED-67). Applicants must:

1. Submit Urban Dual Credential Program application by the posted application deadline.
2. Attain a grade point average of at least 2.67 in all baccalaureate course work or a grade point average of at least 2.75 in the last 60 semester or 90 quarter units attempted.
3. Complete and pass an interview with program faculty.
4. Submit two letters of recommendation educational training, relevant teaching, and other related experiences.
5. Submit a typed personal statement describing why you have chosen teaching as a career, the training, talents and experiences you bring to teaching all students including those with disabilities, what you hope to accomplish as a dually credentialed teacher, and how you view the role of the teacher.
6. Submit a negative tuberculosis skin test taken within the last four years or chest X-ray taken within the last eight years. Tuberculosis clearance must be valid through student teaching.
7. Submit one photocopy of all university and/or college transcripts.
8. Submit proof of having taken the California Basic Requirement Educational Skills Test (CBEST). Note: You must take all three parts of the test. (Passage of the exam is required to advance to student teaching.) For alternatives to CBEST contact the Teacher Preparation Advising Center.
9. Attach a copy of a Certificate of Clearance, or a photocopy of a California emergency/substitute teaching permit
10. Demonstrate ability to communicate orally in English at the level required of public-school teachers by demonstration of English production skills through an oral interview with program faculty.
11. Demonstrate character and personality traits that satisfy the standards of the teaching profession and suitable aptitude for teaching in public schools through the application documentation and personal interview. Candidates must continue to demonstrate appropriate character and personality traits through completion of the program.
12. Please visit the program website for the program application form and list of required materials to be submitted.