Private School Preliminary Pathways

The Department of Education offers two programs for multiple and single subject candidates teaching in private and /or Catholic school settings.

Private school or Catholic school educators may complete the appropriate multiple or single single subject program coursework followed by all MATTC students. In lieu of student teaching, candidates must complete three years of full-time teaching in the subject area(s) authorized by the Preliminary credential the candidate is seeking.

Excellence in Catholic Education and Leadership (ExCEL) in an innovated program that creates pathways for outstanding individuals to teach in K-12 Catholic school, while earning a Master of Arts in Teaching and fulfilling the requirements for a Preliminary Multiple Subject or Single Subject Teaching credential. The program is a partnership between the Department of Education, the Diocese of San Jose, and The Sobrato Family Foundation.