Future Elementary School Teachers Transfer Student Orientation

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Future Elementary School Teachers Transfer
Student Orientation
Center for Careers in Teaching
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About the Center for Careers in Teaching (CCT)

• Its a complicated path to become a teacher CCT
  is an undergraduate advising center specifically
  for future teachers!
• CCT provides academic advising to help coordinate
  your multiple goals and requirements.
• We will help you streamline the process by
  recommending the specific classes you need.
• CCT is an Information Management Service The
  world of teaching changes constantly and we can
  help you keep up to date.

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What does it take to become an elementary school
teacher?

• Bachelors Degree
• Multiple Subject Teaching Credential

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What does it take to earn a bachelors degree?
Bachelors Degree Minimum 120 Units (Some degrees
require more)
Bachelors Degree Minimum 120 Units (Some degrees
require more)
General Education 51 units
Major 36-70 units (Most are 36-51)
Minor or elective units
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Completing the General Education Program

• All students must complete at least 9 units of
  approved GE courses at CSUF.
• This applies to you EVEN IF you
• Are GE certified.
• Are IGETC certified.
• Earned an AA degree.
• Completed all sections of GE at a community
  college.
• Attended another 4-year institution, including a
  different CSU campus.

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GE Program Overview

• The GE Program is organized into 5 categories for
  a total of 51 units minimum
• I. Core Competencies (9 units)
• II. Historical Foundations (12 units)
• III. Disciplinary Learning (27 units)
• IV. Lifelong Learning (3 units)
• V. Cultural Diversity (3 units)
• Not an additional 3 units as this category is
  simultaneously satisfied with a course from
  either III or IV.

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General Education Program Requirements (pg. 33 in
Schedule of Classes)

• GE Program requires 51 units, including
• 9 units of upper division approved GE courses
• 9 units of approved GE courses taken at CSUF
• 3 units in cultural diversity ( courses)
• 9 units maximum from a single dept, excluding
  units associated with Category I, Core
  Competencies, requirements
• Each course counts in one category only, except
  those meeting Category V, Cultural Diversity
• Usually the same 9 units

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Little Known GE RuleThe 12, 12, 12 Requirement

• All students must accumulate
• 12 units of GE Science and Math
• 12 units of GE Arts and Humanities
• 12 units of GE Social Science
• Transfer GE certification is based on
• 9 units of GE Science and Math
• 9 units of GE Arts and Humanities
• 9 units of GE Social Science
• Students who transfer GE certified are still
  held to the 121212 rule!

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Common Transfer Scenarios

• Student transfers GE certified with 10 units of
  GE science
• 3 units of GE Math
• 3 units of GE Life Science
• 3 units of GE Earth or Physical Science
• 1 unit GE science lab
• This student must earn at least 2 more GE science
  or math units to meet the graduation requirement.
• Solution Take a 3-unit upper division GE
  science/math course from the approved list to
  complete the 12 units and earn upper division
  credit at the same time.

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TDA Review Process

• Initially, the TDA is produced on the basis of
  the program reading your scanned transcriptsthis
  is the preliminary TDA.
• Some time in your first semester, you should
  receive a postcard indicating that your TDA has
  been reviewed and, if necessary, corrected.

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Keeping Track of Your Progress Toward the Degree

• Check your TITAN Degree Audit (TDA) before and
  after you register for classes.
• The TDA is an automatic system that reads your
  community college transcripts and sorts the
  classes into the various GE categories and Major
  requirements.
• As you take courses at CSUF, those courses appear
  on your degree audit.
• Utilizing this resource will help you stay on
  track and avoid surprises as you approach
  graduation.

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Graduation Requirements

• Consult the Bachelors Degree Worksheetp. 26 of
  the class schedule
• Complete your GE and Major requirements
• Accumulate at least 120 units (or more, depending
  on your major)
• At least 40 units of upper division (300-400)
• At least 30 units in residence (24 upper div 12
  of the 24 in the major)
• Satisfy the Upper Division Writing Requirement
• Apply for a grad check two semesters before
  graduation
• Finish with a 2.0 cumulative, CSUF, major GPA
• Review the restrictions on the various kinds of
  units (e.g. CR/NC, etc)

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Q Why is it so important to pick your GE
classes carefully?
A There may be opportunities to double count
classes--to use one class for GE and the major
OR for GE and subject matter knowledge (test
preparation).
G.E. Rule A class may not be used for GE if
the class is housed in the students major dept.
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What does a teacher need to know?

• Subject Matter
• Pedagogy (how to teach)

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How do you prepare in these two categories of
knowledge?

• Subject Matter
• General Education
• Major Studies
• Electives

• Pedagogy
• Credential Program (including student teaching)

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Future Teachers Fulfill Multiple Sets of
Requirements
GE
Major
Subject Matter Preparation
Credential Program Prereqs
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Multiple Sets of Requirements
For elementary teachers
GE
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Popular Majors for Teaching Elementary School

• Traditional Majors
• Child 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

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Subject Matter Competency

• Teachers need to know their stuff in the
  subject(s) they teach.
• The state requires proof of subject matter
  knowledge by
• State-approved exam
• California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET)

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CSET

• The CSET is offered in three subtests which may
  be taken together or separately
• Literature, Language Arts and Social Sciences
• Math and Science
• Human Development, Physical Education, and Visual
  and Performing Arts
• All subtests must be passed prior to admission to
  the credential program.
• Students prepare for this exam through the
  general education, major and/or elective courses
  they take.

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Credential Program Prerequisites

• Courses
• Human Development (may have been completed at a
  community college)
• EDEL 315 (B or better)
• EDEL 325 (B or better)
• Exams
• CSET Multiple Subjects with Writing Skills
• Or
• - CSET Multiple Subjects PLUS CBEST
• Completed application, including background
  check, autobiography and recommendations

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What About Teaching Special Education?
The Specialist Credential allows you to teach
K-12 special needs students. You can enter the
Special Education Credential Program with the
option of following the same subject matter
competency for multiple subject or single subject
credential programs.

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What steps shouldI take next?

• Explore the Center for Careers in Teaching web
  site.
• Attend an orientation for your major.
• Attend a full CCT seminar during your first
  semester for further information.
• See your major advisor.
• Call the CCT for an appointment for one on one
  advisement and an academic map [phone].

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Center for Careers in Teaching

• Visit the CCT web site at
• http//www.fullerton.edu/cct
• Sample academic plans
• Teaching news and information
• CCT Seminar dates
• Important web links