1. Traditional Credentialing Routes for Mandarin Teachers
April 16, 2011
National Chinese Language Conference
San Francisco, CA
Gay Q. Yuen, Ph.D.
Charter College of Education
California State University, Los Angeles
gyuen@calstatela.edu

2. California Basic Credentials

MultipleSubject

3. SingleSubjectSpecial Education
4. Multiple Subject Credential
Allows you to teach in a self- contained
classroom
5. Multiple Subject Credential
Allows you to teach in a self- contained classroom
2. Usually in an elementary setting
6. Multiple Subject Credential
Allows you to teach in a self- contained classroom
2. Usually in an elementary setting
3. Exceptions may be to teach in any self- contained classroom (preschool, K12, adults).
7. Single Subject Credential
Allows you to teach a specific subject (Math, science, art, Mandarin, etc).
8. Single Subject Credential
Allows you to teach a specific subject (Math, science, art, Mandarin, etc).
2. Usuallyin departmentalized classes such as in most middle and high schools.
9. Single Subject Credential
Allows you to teach a specific subject (Math, science, art, Mandarin, etc).
2. Usuallyin departmentalized classes such as in most middle and high schools.
3. Could teach in elementary grades IF only teaching in the subject of authorization.
10. Requirements for the MS & SS Preliminary Credentials
Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements for a Preliminary Teaching Credential:
A baccalaureate or higher degree, from an accredited college or university.
11. Requirements for the MS & SS Preliminary Credentials
Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements for a Preliminary Teaching Credential:
A baccalaureate or higher degree, from an accredited college or university.
(Foreign degrees must be evaluated by an approved
independent agency--- see CTC website)
12. Requirements for the MS & SS Preliminary Credentials
2.Pass the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST).
13. Requirements for the MS & SS Preliminary Credentials
2.Pass the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST).
3.Meet U.S. Constitutional requirement by coursework or by exam.
14. Requirements for the MS & SS Preliminary Credentials
Verify subject matter competence by one of the following two methods:
15. Requirements for the MS & SS Preliminary Credentials
Verify subject matter competence by one of the following two methods:

Pass CSET-Mandarin

16. Or complete a Commission-approved subject-matter program.