Multiple Subject Credential

 

 

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS

***There is a $250 scholarship to all Spring 2025 admits who enroll in the spring semester.

GREAT NEWS: A Liberal Arts or Elementary Education major will now FULLY meet Subject Matter Competency.  No CSETs are required. Update: 6/29/23

For additional questions about current requirements, email luriecollege-teacheradmissions@sjsu.edu.

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Program Overview

  • Format: Evenings, full time or part time
  • Units: 41 (credential only); 47 (credential and MA in Teaching)
  • Start date: Summer, Fall, or Spring
  • Program length: See program variations below
  • Program cost: See SJSU Bursar's Office for current tuition rates
    • Fall 2024 start: full time (in state): approximately $15,000
    • Fall 2024 start: part time (in state): approximately $18,000+
  • Application windows and deadlines:

IMPORTANT DEADLINES 

Initial Eligibility and Requirements

GPA and Testing Requirements

To ensure the quality of our program and compliance with California standards, qualified candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree with at least a 2.5 cumulative undergraduate grade point average. If your cumulative GPA is below 2.5, you may meet the GPA requirement if your GPA calculated using the last 60 semester units or the last 90 quarter units of college-level coursework that you have taken is 2.5 or above. The GPA requirement for SAGE applicants is 2.75. International coursework will require additional evaluation steps. Visit the SJSU Graduate Admissions website for details.

Program Options + Pathways

Curriculum and Roadmaps

Our Multiple Subject Credential Program requires 16 courses / 46 units. The three (3) semester sequence of courses is here [pdf]. Descriptions of all of the courses are available on the SJSU Catalog website. Those who are also earning an MA in Teaching will take an additional 2 courses / 6 units. View the additional research and culminating experience requirements on the SJSU Catalog website.

Student Teaching

While completing our credential program, teaching candidates will complete student teaching, which is a critical and exciting part of the process of becoming a transformative educator. Learn more about our student teaching resources and requirements on our Student Teaching webpage and learn about about the assessment process on our CalTPA webpage.

Information Sessions

We highly recommend that everyone who is interested in applying to our Multiple Subject Teaching Credential program attend an applicant information session to learn helpful information about admission requirements, the application process, program options, and testing information. If you have any questions prior to or following the info session, email luriecollege-teacheradmissions@sjsu.edu

Join an online info session via Zoom


Steps to Apply

Step 1 | Attend an Applicant Information Session

Our upcoming applicant information sessions create opportunities for you to receive an overview of this program from our advisors, get your questions answered, and meet some of your potential future classmates.

Step 2 | Create Your SJSU Application via CalState Apply

As you go through the application process, keep copies of everything you submit for your entrance application. You will need those documents when you apply for your preliminary credential after completing the program.

Step 3 | Upload Your Program Materials to Your CalState Apply Application for the SJSU Teacher Education Department

In the "Program Materials" section of your CalState Apply application, upload all of the following:

Next Step | Application Review and Possible Admissions Interview

Congratulations - you’ve applied for our SJSU Multiple Subject Credential Program! You can log into your MySJSU account to check the status of your Cal State Apply application and see whether all of your documents have been submitted and received by SJSU Graduate Admissions.

The “To-Do’s” in your mySJSU account only pertain to tasks needed for Graduate Admissions. You may be contacted directly by the Teacher Education Department with additional questions about your application.

Both Graduate Admissions and the Teacher Education Department will review your application, and this process can take several weeks. After this review, you may be contacted to schedule an admissions interview with the Teacher Education Department.

  • During the interview, we’ll want to learn more about why you’d like to become a teacher, what your experiences working with children are, what you hope to contribute to the teaching profession, how you approach difficult situations, etc.
  • If you are applying for the Critical Bilingual Authorization Program in Spanish, your interview will be conducted in Spanish.

Additional Student Resources

For information about advising, financial aid opportunities, registration, and more, visit our Student Resources webpage.