Requirements (Part-time Credential 12 units, Full-time Credential 20 units)
Admission to the Program
Appropriate work experience and a high school diploma (or the equivalent) are required for admission to the Designated Subjects Teaching Credential Program. Applicants should have at least five years of verifiable work experience in the vocation, skill, or trade to be taught. Appropriate academic course work may be counted for up to two of the five years of required work experience. At least one year of the work experience must have been completed within the three years immediately preceding application for the credential.
Additional information is posted on the program web site at HTTP://VE.CSUSB.EDU.
Credential Requirements
Part-time Credential (12 units)
1. EVOC 501. Principles and Methods for Teaching Designated Subjects (4)
2. EVOC 518. Field Work in Designated Subjects (4)
3. EVOC 519. Computer Applications for Vocational Education Teachers (4)
Full-time Credential (20 units)
1. EVOC 501. Principles and Methods for Teaching Designated Subjects (4)
2. EVOC 502. Instructional Support for Teaching Designated Subjects (4)
3. EVOC 503. Contemporary Issues in Teaching Designated Subjects (4)
4. EVOC 518. Field Work in Designated Subjects (4)
5. EVOC 519. Computer Applications for Vocational Education Teachers (4)
Additional Requirements
(Full-time Credential)
Students must also complete:
1. One of the following to fulfill the United States Constitution requirement (or successful completion of an examination administered through the College of Extended Learning):
HIST 146. American Civilization (4)
HIST 200. United States History to 1877 (4)
HIST 540. Constitutional History of the United States (4)
PSCI 203. American Government (4)
PSCI 410. American Constitutional Law (4)
PSCI 411. The Bill of Rights (4)
In both, part-time and full-time credentials, a "preliminary" credential is issued on the basis of documented work experience, and the "clear" credential issued after the applicant has completed the indicated course work, met the health education requirement (listed below) and actually taught under the "preliminary" credential.
Applicants having questions about designated subjects credentials should contact the Coordinator of the Vocational Education Program. For information concerning the Bachelor of Vocational Education and the Bachelor of Science in Vocational Education
Health education requirement
(Full-time and Part-time Credentials):
1. One of the following to fulfill the health education requirement:
HSCI 332. Health Education in the Elementary School (4)
HSCI 440. Family Health Issues for Educators (4)
Undergraduate course listings can be found on the following pages. Graduate course listings can be found on the page numbers indicated below.
EDUC Education (general and core courses)
EADM Educational Administration (listed on Page 432)
EDCA Correctional and Alternative Education
ECLG Educational Counseling (listed on Page 378)
EDCI Curriculum and Instruction
EDSC Science Education (listed on Page 424)
EELB Elementary Education
EENV Environmental Education (listed on Page 423)
EESL English as a Second Language
ERDG Reading Education (listed on Page 423)
EREH Rehabilitation Counseling (listed on Page 489)
ESEC Secondary Education
ESPE Special Education
ETEC Instructional Technology
EVOC Vocational Education (listed on Pages 334, 430)