How to meet the U.S. Constitution Requirements
California law requires that all teachers pass a course in the U.S. Constitution before being issued a credential. This requirement can be fulfilled by taking an approved college level course(s) or by passing an approved exam. Below is a list of courses that satisfy this requirement:
San Jose State University Courses| Course Name | Course Description |
|---|
| POLS 1 | American Government | | POLS 101 | Political Institutions in the U.S. | | HIST 171 | Development of the U.S. Constitution | | AFAM 2A or 2B | Afro Americans/
American History & Government | | AAS 33A or 33B | Asian American in U.S. History | | HIST/POLS 15A or 15B | US History/Government | | AMS 1A and 1B | American Civilization | | HUM 1AB and 2AB | Western Culture & Society | | At Bay Area Community Colleges| College | Course |
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| Cabrillo | Pols 1 or 5 | | City College of S.F. | Pols 1 | | DeAnza College | Hist 17A or Pols 1 | | Evergreen College | Pols 1 | | Foothill College | Pols 1 or 7 | | San Jose City College | Pols 1 | | West Valley College | Pols 1 or 1H | |
If you have taken a course at another institution that you believe satisfies the requirement but is not listed please do the following:
- Obtain a course description (preferably a course syllabus) from the college where the course was taken.
- Present the course description and official transcript to the Credentials Office (Sweeney Hall #107) for written verfication that it meets the U.S. Constitution requirement.
U.S. Constitution Exam Option |
Testing Santa Clara Adult School/Lee Clark
For info please call 408.423.3530 ext. 0
Or visit their website www.leeclark.org
$32.00 non-refundable includes study materia | San Jose State University Testing Center
For info please call 408.924.5980
Visit their website https://testing.sjsu.edu/
or email testeval@email.sjsu.edu
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