California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 8 - Commission on Teacher Credentialing › Chapter 1 - Credentials Issued Under the Teacher Preparation and Licensing Law of 1970 › Article 2 - Credential Types, Authorizations, and Requirements › Section 80048.8 - Specific Requirements for the Preliminary Education Specialist Instruction Credential

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The minimum requirements for the
				  five-year preliminary Education Specialist Instruction Credential includes (1)
				  through (11):
(1) a baccalaureate or higher
				  degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education;
(2) the completion of a Commission-approved
				  preliminary Education Specialist program of professional preparation, as
				  appropriate to the specialty area(s) sought; as provided in Education Code
				  Section
				  44373(c).
(3) meet the basic skills requirement as
				  described in Education Code Section
				  44252,
				  unless exempt by statute;
(4)
				  subject-matter knowledge by one of the following:
(A) passage of examination(s) as provided in
				  Education Code Sections
				  44280,
				  44281, and
				  44282 as
				  appropriate for the multiple subject credential, or for the single subject
				  credential or
(B) by completion of
				  a subject matter program as provided in Education Code Section
				  44310 as
				  appropriate for the multiple subject credential, or for the single subject
				  credential.
(C) Successful
				  completion of coursework at one or more regionally accredited institutions of
				  higher education that addresses each of the domains of the subject matter
				  requirements adopted by the commission in the content area of the credential
				  pursuant to Section
				  44282, as verified by a
				  commission-approved program of professional preparation.
(D) Successful completion of a baccalaureate
				  or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education
				  with either a major in one of the subject areas in which the commission
				  credentials candidates or a liberal studies or other major that includes
				  coursework in the content areas pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section
				  44282.
(E) Demonstration that the candidate, through
				  a combination of the methods described in clauses (A), (B), and (C) in whole or
				  in part, has met or exceeded each of the domains of the subject matter
				  requirements adopted by the commission in the content area of the credential
				  pursuant to Section
				  44265.
(F) holders of a California clear,
				  professional clear, preliminary, Level I, or life teaching credential requiring
				  a baccalaureate or higher degree, verification of subject-matter competence,
				  and a program of professional preparation, including student teaching, are
				  exempt from the subject matter knowledge requirement.
(G) candidates for the education specialist
				  credential in Early Childhood Special Education are exempt from the subject
				  matter knowledge requirement.
(5) demonstration of the study of alternative
				  methods of developing English language skills, including the study of reading,
				  as described in Education Code Section
				  44259(b)(4)
				  and passage of the reading instruction competence assessment as provided in
				  Education Code Section
				  44283;
(6) knowledge of the Constitution of the
				  United States, as specified in Education Code Section
				  44335;
(7) completion of the study of health
				  education, as described in Education Code Section
				  44259(b)(3)(B)(i);
(8) completion of the study of computer based
				  technology, including the uses of technology in educational settings, as
				  described in Education Code Section
				  44259(c)(4)(C);
(9) completion of the study of English
				  learners as described in Education Code Section
				  44259.5(c)
(10) The preliminary Education Specialist
				  preparation program must develop a Transition Plan for each candidate prior to
				  the completion of the preliminary program that will assist the developers of
				  the Individual Learning Plan (ILP) ; and
(11) Education Specialist Teaching Credential
				  candidates who enroll in a Commission-approved program of professional
				  preparation based on the Program Standards in section
				  80612 and the credential specific
				  Teaching Performance Expectations in section
				  80613, on or after January 1, 2022
				  shall be required to pass a Commission-approved education specialist teaching
				  performance assessment in the specialty area to be authorized by their
				  Education Specialist Teaching Credential prior to issuance of the preliminary
				  credential.