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:
- Meet subject matter competency. Review the options for meeting the requirement at https://eces.sonoma.edu/admissions/basic-skills-and-subject-matter.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.