Multiple Subject Credential Program ITEP Pathway

The Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) is designed for undergraduate students in Liberal Studies, which combines the study of academic subjects aligned to California standards for the TK-8 curriculum with professional preparation courses and clinical experiences leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and a Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential, Education Specialist Credential, or both. 

A teacher with a Multiple Subject Credential is authorized to teach grades TK through 8 in self-contained classrooms. CSULB’s Multiple Subject Credential Program ITEP Pathway prepares students to be credentialed in the State of California for elementary instruction with an equity-minded focus.  MSCP candidates gain experience in urban classroom settings by engaging in daytime clinical practice experiences, taking subject-matter methodology courses, and completing one or two semesters of student teaching practica. The program can be completed in four to five years, depending upon when prerequisites and corequisites are taken, when the candidate begins the program, and whether a part-time or full-time schedule is followed. Program requirements must be met within seven years of the date of admission to the program. 

The Liberal Studies Department currently has three Preliminary ITEP Multiple Subject Credential Program (MSCP) Pathways: 

• Multiple Subjects Credential Program ITEP Pathway 
• UTEACH Multiple Subject Credential Program ITEP Pathway 
• ITEP Bilingual Authorization in Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, and Vietnamese (available for each pathway) 

Student Teaching 

The final phase of the ITEP MSCP is student teaching. For some candidates, student teaching is a full-time five days per week experience for the length of the university semester. Candidates in alternative pathways (i.e., UTEACH) may have different student teaching schedules. All student teachers will have placement in public school TK-8 classrooms. For more information on student teaching assignments, please visit the Multiple Subject Credential Program website. A separate application is required to advance to student teaching. Applications for student teaching must be submitted to the CED’s Student Success & Advising Center one semester prior to the first assignment. Application packets are available at www.csulb.edu/mscp. Firm deadlines for submitting applications to student teach are: 

• March 15 - for Fall Student Teaching 
• October 1 - for Spring Student Teaching 

Advancement to Student Teaching Requirements 

Students must meet the following requirements to advance to student teaching: 

1. Completion of all program prerequisite, corequisite and subject specific pedagogy requirements. Students must complete all five subject specific pedagogy (methods) courses with a 3.0 grade point average and no grade lower than “C.” A grade of “D” or “F” in a program course will result in being placed on academic warning. In addition, the prerequisite and corequisite courses must be completed with a “C” grade or better. The overall grade point average must continue to meet the program admission standard. 
2. A negative tuberculosis skin test or chest x-ray valid through completion of student teaching. 
3. Valid CTC Clearance (Certificate of Clearance, Activity Supervisor Permit, or Child Development Permit). 
4. Bilingual Authorization candidates must meet additional bilingual authorization pedagogy and culture of emphasis requirements (see BILA Pathway, below). 
5. Submission of a student teaching application by the appropriate deadline.