NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION FOR

FUTURE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS

CENTER FOR

CAREERS IN

TEACHING

HUMANITIES

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CENTER FOR CAREERS IN TEACHING

Undergraduate

academic

advising center

for future

teachers

Academic

planning

Provides up-to-

date information

on undergraduate

teacher

preparation www.fullerton.edu/cct

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Bachelor’s Degree

Teaching Credential

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BECOME A TEACHER?

Minimum 120 units (some degrees require more)

*Courses CANNOT be taken from the major department for General Education

Major36-70 units

Minor or Elective

18-24 units

General Education51 units

CSUF Bachelor’s Degree

THERE IS NOTHING “GENERAL” ABOUT THE CSUF GENERAL

EDUCATION

To build a comprehensive foundation of knowledge it is essential to earn 51 units of General Education on the path to your degree from CSUF.

Your 51 units of General Education will be built within the following Categories

A. Core Competencies (9 units)

B. Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning (12 units)

C. Arts and Humanities (12 units)

D. Social Science (15 units)

E. Lifelong Learning and Self Development (3 units)

Z.* Cultural Diversity

* Not an additional 3 units- this category is simultaneously satisfied with a course from C, D or E

TITAN DEGREE AUDIT (TDA)

The BEST way to track your progress towards degree

Provides a list of course options for each GE & Major requirement.

Accessed by: Logging onto your student portal, click TITAN Online, click TITAN Degree Audit

INTERPRETING THE TDA

Covers every General Education Category - A , B, C, D, E & Z & Major.

“-” indicates that the specific area has not been satisfied.

“+” indicates that the area has been met.

IP: A course is In Progress

OK: indicates that the entire category is satisfied.

NO: At least one area has not been satisfied within a category.

Area A:

• 9 units• Needs a “C” or

better

• 1 Oral Communication course

• 1 Written Communication course

• 1 Critical Thinking course

AREA A:CORE COMPETENCIES

Area B:

• 12 units minimum

• 1 Physical or Earth Science course

• 1 Life Science course

• 1 lab experience

• 1 college level math course (needs a “C” or better)

AREA B:SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND

QUANTITATIVE REASONING

Area C:

• 12 units minimum

• 1 Introduction to Arts course

• 1 Introduction to Humanities course

• 1 Explorations in Arts and Humanities course (300+ level)

• 1 Origins of World Civilization course

AREA C:ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Area D:

• 15 units minimum

• 1 Introduction to the Social Sciences course

• 1 World Civilizations and Cultures course

• 1 American History, Institutions and Values course

• 1 American Government course

• 1 Explorations in Social Sciences course (300+ level)

AREA D:SOCIAL SCIENCE

Students are advised to WAIT to complete the following General Education Areas until their Junior and Senior years:

1. B.5: Implications and Explorations in Natural Sciences and Mathematics

2. C.3: Implications, Explorations, Participatory Experience in the Arts and Humanities

3. D.5: Implications, Explorations, Participatory Experience in the Social Sciences

4. E: Lifelong Learning

5. Z: Cultural Diversity

UPPER DIVISION GENERAL EDUCATION (300 OR HIGHER)

– 9 UNITS

DON’T LET YOUR HARD WORK GO TO WASTE

If you scored a 3,4,5 on an AP exam, please review the AP exams CSUF accepts in the New Student Handbook.

You could already have some General Education requirements completed!

Subject Matter How To Teach (Pedagogy)

How do you prepare in these two categories of knowledge?

• Subject Matter– General Education– Major Studies– Electives

• Pedagogy-Credential Program(includes student teaching)

WHAT DOES A TEACHER NEED TO KNOW?

POPULAR MAJORS FOR TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Traditional MajorsChild & Adolescent

Development (CHAD)Liberal Studies (LBST)

Other Possibilities:

American Studies

Anthropology Asian American

Studies Chicano Studies Communications Criminal Justice

English Geography

History Human Services Psychology Religious Studies Sociology

GEMajor

Subject MatterPreparation

CredentialProgramPrereqs

FUTURE TEACHERS FULFILL MULTIPLE SETS OF REQUIREMENTS

MULTIPLE SETS OF REQUIREMENTS

Major

Subject Matter Preparation

Credential Program Prerequisites

For elementary teachers:

GE

SUBJECT MATTER COMPETENCY

All teachers need to prove they “know their stuff” in their subject areas.

• Pass the State Exam (CSET) California Subject Exam for Teachers – Multiple Subject

HOW TO MEET THE BASIC SKILLS REQUIREMENT

CBEST (California Basic Educational Skills Test) http://www.cbest.nesinc.com/

OR

ELM and EPT Score 50 or above on ELM Score 147 or above on EPT You must have taken the tests and received a score. “Exempt does not count!

OR

EAP Taken junior year of high school Must earn “college ready” or “exempt” “Conditionally exempt” does not count NO MIXING AND MATCHING OF SCORES!!!

QUESTIONS?

Website: http://www.fullerton.edu/cct

Email: askcct@fullerton.edu

Phone Number: (657) 278-7130

Location: Humanities 113