Dominican’s multiple and single subject credential programs are equivalent to no more than one year of full-time study at the university. The total number of units required for each program is as follows:
All program students are concurrently given field placement assignments beginning in their first semester, ahead of completing 9 units of coursework. During this first semester of work, and throughout their program, students track observation hours with University approved software. Field Supervisors and the students instructors also evaluate assignments and fieldwork through Taskstream, the University's software for tracking. Data is tracked and evaluated to ensure completion of CTC required field work hours ahead of graduation from the program.
Candidates enrolled in the multiple subject and single subject credential programs enroll in four foundation courses (12 semester units) and three pedagogy and reflective practice courses (12 units) .
The courses are:
Foundation Courses
Pedagogy and Reflective Practice Courses - Single Subject
Pedagogy and Reflective Practice Courses - Multiple Subject
Education Program Catalog Statement of Purpose
Multiple Subject Sample Academic Planner (Full-Time & Part-Time)
Single Subject Sample Academic Planner (Full-Time & Part-Time)
Teacher Preparation Handbook Student Teaching Policies Chapter 2 and 5
Education Website - Program Options
N/A - Reviewed during Program Review and at the Site Visit
N/A
Dominican requires that all applicants to its credential programs demonstrate their responsibility toward meeting the subject matter requirement by one of the following means:
By examination
The candidate provides evidence of having passed the appropriate subject matter examination(s).
The candidate provides evidence of having attempted the appropriate subject matter examination(s).
The candidate provides evidence of registration for the next scheduled examination.
By subject-matter preparation
The candidate provides evidence of having completed a Commission-approved subject-matter preparation program.
Teacher Preparation Handbook - Admission to Supervised Teaching
To be admitted to student teaching and to assume daily student teaching responsibilities, all multiple and single subject candidates must provide evidence of passing the CSET in the appropriate field, or having completed a subject matter preparation program in the appropriate field.
Sample Checklists:
Sample Academic Planners:
Multiple Subject Sample Academic Planner (Full-Time & Part-Time)
Single Subject Sample Academic Planner (Full-Time & Part-Time)
Tracking Sample View:
Taskstream - Evaluator
PowerCampus Sample View
Prior to recommending a candidate for a preliminary teaching credential, a credential analyst ensures that each candidate has completed and provided evidence of all of the following:
Possession of a baccalaureate or higher degree other than in professional education from a regionally accredited institution
Passage of the basic skills requirement
Completion of an accredited professional preparation program
Completion of the subject matter requirement
Demonstration of knowledge of the principles and provisions of the Constitution of the United States
Passage of the California Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA)
Passage of the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) [for multiple subject and education specialist candidates only]