Applicants must provide two professional recommendations. Recommendations must be completed by a faculty member, employer, or someone that is knowledgeable regarding the applicant鈥檚 personal qualities and ability to work with children. Recommendations from family members and friends are not acceptable.
Please be advised that your application will be considered incomplete until a minimum of 2 letters of recommendation are submitted by the application deadline. To ensure your application is complete, confirm that your recommenders have successfully completed their Likert scale evaluation and uploaded their letter of recommendation. Your application may not be reviewed and may be withdrawn if these requirements are not met by the deadline.
Once you have saved an electronic recommendation, an email request will automatically be sent to the recommender on your behalf. Please advise your recommender to look for this email in their inbox, as well as their spam or junk-mail folder, as emails do occasionally get filtered out.
Recommenders must complete their Letters of Recommendation by the published application听deadline.
Essay up to 300 words:听Discuss your interest in teaching preschool through 3rd grade students in racially and culturally diverse classroom at under-resourced schools in the Los Angeles area.
Certificate of Clearance, Child Development Permit, Emergency, substitute permit, or intern credential issued by the CTC. Please note, the application for a Certificate of Clearance includes:
- Completing the fingerprint process
- for the Certificate of Clearance
- Submitting your certificate with your online application.
For instructions on how to apply, please visit the听. Apply as soon as you can since it takes over a month to process.
Applicants must provide proof of valid CPR certification, which satisfies criteria established by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. These areas include infant, child and adult CPR. Online certification is acceptable.
- Submit a copy of your signed CPR card (front and back) or PDF certification, with your online program application. Your CPR certification must be valid for the duration of the program.
Applicants must provide verification of freedom from active tuberculosis. The TB test report or a letter from a physician must have been administered within the last year and clearly indicate a negative result with date, as well as applicant name, DOB, and clinic information or stamp. This test may be completed at any health facility. Chest X-Ray results will be accepted if there is a documented history of a positive PPD skin test result.
If the applicant is a current CSUDH student, they may contact the CSUDH Student Health Center for a tuberculosis test. The telephone number is (310)-243-3629.
Progress toward Subject Matter is required at acceptance. Once you are accepted, you will complete a Qualtrics survey regarding Subject Matter. We will include a link to the survey in your acceptance letter. Candidates must meet subject matter prior to starting clinical practice. For more information, and for the Qualtrics survey link, please visit the .听
For additional information regarding the Subject Matter Requirement please see
Candidates will be conditionally admitted pending successful completion of their first documented field experience within the program, as well as Phase I coursework.
This requirement can be met by coursework (grade C or better) or by听
If providing an unofficial transcript where you completed this requirement, highlight the course on the transcript.听
For more information on this requirement, please visit the .
Required for admission to Clinical Practice
(Clinical practice application must be submitted one semester prior to enrolling in clinical practice courses)
Please review the听quick process guide for submitting your Clinical Program Application. When completing the Clinical Program Application, you will select one of the following program codes:
PK3_E: Clinical Student Teaching
PK3_I: Clinical Intern
Verification of meeting subject matter competence must be submitted with your clinical practice application. For additional information regarding the Subject Matter Requirement please see .
Candidates must submit an approved program plan prior to admission to clinical practice. Candidates are required to meet with an advisor to complete the program plan. Please provide ample time to schedule an appointment with your academic advisor. Academic advisor鈥檚 schedules are available in Dept. offices.
Please upload documentation verifying one of your required clinical practice settings, showing either:
- An in-progress or completed ECE 469/470 Clinical Practice Hours Log, signed by mentor teacher, OR
- Completion of 200 hours with Clinical Practice Equivalency
Candidates must provide a copy of their valid Intern Credential.
Candidates must submit a copy of current employment contract as an Intern from the appropriate agencies (school district, charter school).
Bilingual Authorization Requirements (if applicable)
- Bilingual Authorization: Candidates may complete a preliminary Credential with Bilingual Authorization in Spanish simultaneously. Please contact Elexia Reyes McGovern, emcgovern@csudh.edu for any questions.
NOTE:听Incomplete applications will not be processed