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. Hold a Bachelor’s degree and be admitted to the University as a post-baccalaureate (credential) student. (Note that application to the University is a separate process. Apply through https://www2.calstate.edu/apply)
2. Submit Urban Dual Credential Program application by the posted application deadline.
3. 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.
4. Complete and pass an interview with program faculty.
5. Submit two letters of recommendation from individuals who are well acquainted with your educational training, relevant teaching, and other related experiences.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Submit one photocopy of all university and/or college transcripts.
9. Submit proof of having taken the California Basic 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.
10. Attach a copy of a Certificate of Clearance, or a photocopy of a California emergency/substitute teaching permit.
11. Provide documentation of a structured field experience of at least 45 hours in a K-12 general education classroom setting.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. Please visit the program website for the program application form and list of required materials to be submitted.
