Minor in Education Pre-Teaching Certification Minor
Overview
Students must complete 18-20 credits to receive an Education Pre-Teaching Certification minor. A minimum of 9 credits must also be unique to the minor (not counted toward any other requirements, including minoring in the same department as the major).
The Education Pre-Teaching Certification minor meets the requirements for the California Preliminary Multiple Subject or Single Subject Credential with 12 credits of intensive field practice completed in one semester. This minor is open only to students who have been accepted to the in-person Teacher Preparation program and are working towards meeting other California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) requirements. See the Professional Teacher Preparation section of the catalog under the Liberal Studies, Elementary Education, B.A. program. Students must consult an advisor in the School of Education.
Courses
Below are the course requirements for this academic program. In addition to these program-specific requirements, all majors include Biola's traditional undergraduate core curriculum. For more program details, including a sample course sequence, visit Biola's academic catalog.
Curriculum Requirements
Students must complete 18-20 credits to receive an Education Pre-Teaching Certification minor. A minimum of 9 credits must also be unique to the minor (not counted toward any other requirements, including minoring in the same department as the major).
The Education Pre-Teaching Certification minor meets the requirements1 for the California Preliminary Multiple Subject or Single Subject Credential with 12 credits of intensive field practice completed in one semester. This minor is open only to students who have been accepted to the in-person Teacher Preparation program and are working towards meeting other California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) requirements. See the Professional Teacher Preparation section of the catalog under the Liberal Studies, Elementary Education, B.A. program. Students must consult an advisor in the School of Education.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Courses | ||
| Teacher Preparation Coursework 1 | ||
| LEDU 330 | Psychological Foundations of Education | 3 |
| LEDU 434 | Elementary Curriculum, Differentiation, and Assessment | 3-5 |
| or LEDU 438 & LEDU 433 | Secondary Curriculum, Differentiation, and Assessment and Single Subject Pedagogy | |
| Clinical Practice Coursework - Students must choose one of the following options: 1 | 12 | |
| Elementary Student Teaching I and Elementary Student Teaching II | ||
or | ||
| Secondary Student Teaching I and Secondary Student Teaching II | ||
| Total Credits | 18-20 | |
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In order to apply the Teacher Preparation Coursework and Clinical Practice Coursework classes towards any California credential, students must earn at least a B- in each of these classes.