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I have a Single Subject Credential, now want a Multiple Subject Credential.

If you have a valid single subject credential earned through a California based credential program and now want a multiple subject credential you must do the following:

  1. Meet subject matter competency. Review the options for meeting the requirement at https://eces.sonoma.edu/admissions/basic-skills-and-subject-matter.
  2. Take an elementary teaching methodology (that is not reading) course at a university with an approved Credential Program; contact the Department Coordinator to obtain permission to take the methods course and instruction on registration.
  3. Take an elementary teaching reading course and take and pass RICA; at Sonoma State you must contact the Program Coordinator to obtain advice and permission to take the course and instructions on registration.
  4. Once you have these requirements met, you can apply directly to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing for your second credential; visit https://www.ctc.ca.gov/. For more information, please email the Credentials & Graduate Admissions Office at credentials.office@sonoma.edu.
  5. If you hold a California credential based on an out-of-state program, these requirements may differ. Go to https://www.ctc.ca.gov/ or email the Credentials & Graduate Admissions Office at credentials.office@sonoma.edu for information.