Credential Office News

Nicholas Novosel Presents at 2024 NACADA Annual Conference

September 19, 2024

Nicholas Novosel III from our Credential Office will be presenting at the 2024 NACADA Annual Conference in October in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The topic will be “The War for K-12 Education - Who's Fighting, Who's Winning and What Can YOU Do to Help Stop It!”, and has been selected by the Education Majors Advising Community to be one of its sponsored sessions. Read more

Welcoming Dr. Jamie Alea, Director of the Credential Office

July 31, 2024

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jamie Alea as the Credential Office Director in the Michael D. Eisner College of Education. Dr. Alea has been the Director of Student Transition Programs since 2022 and prior to that, the Director of the College of Science Advising Center from 2015-2022, both at California State University, San Jose. She previously held the position of Assistant Director of Student Services and Admissions and Credential Analyst at Santa Clara University. Read more

Bachelor’s Degree as Demonstration of the Basic Skills Requirement

July 5, 2024

On June 29, 2024, Governor Newsom signed a budget trailer bill, SB 153 (Chap. 38, Statutes of 2024), that allow candidates to use their bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education as demonstration of basic skills requirement, effective immediately. Read more

Fall 2024 Applications

January 10, 2024

Both the fall 2024 Credential Program Applications and the Student Teaching Applications will be available on February 26, 2024. Read more

LAUSD Teachers Earn Reading & Literacy Certificates at CSUN

September 28, 2023

This past summer, as part of a Ballmer grant, 51 LAUSD primary grade teachers successfully earned a CSUN Reading & Literacy Certificate by taking 3 summer courses in the Elementary Education Department. The intense summer program included tutoring of 35 elementary school students from the community through the L.A. Times Literacy Center, one of the centers in the Teaching, Learning, and Counseling Consortium. Forty-two teachers will continue this fall and earn their CTC Reading & Literacy Added Authorization. We expect over 100 teachers to participate in the program next summer. Read more

Congratulating Dr. Tina Torres

September 7, 2023

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Tina Torres, who will be leaving CSUN to pursue a career opportunity at Sacramento State University. Tina has been appointed Director of the Sacramento State K16 Project to cultivate regional economies, strengthen education-to-career pathways, and ensure that education, vocational, and workforce programs work together to provide broader access to education and employment opportunities. Read more

Office Hours

December 19, 2022

Holiday Break Office Hours Read more

Free CSET Workshops this Spring

February 18, 2022

CSET prep courses for Prospective math and science teachers

California State University Northridge (CSUN) is offering the following free CSET workshops this Spring. Read more

Trauma Stewardship with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky

November 16, 2021

The Office of the Provost and the Campus Care Recovery Program, are excited to provide an opportunity for resilience and recovery from the stress that the last year has caused from the COVID pandemic and social unrest. Everyone is invited to join us on TUESDAY NOVEMBER 30th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm., for a live virtual presentation by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky on Trauma Stewardship. Read more

ASSEMBLY BILL 130: NEW OPTIONS TO MEET BASIC SKILLS AND SUBJECT MATTER

July 26, 2021

Assembly Bill (AB) 130 was signed by the Governor and became effective July 9, 2021. Provisions of the bill create new options for credential candidates to meet the Subject Matter and the Basic Skills Requirements (BSR). It does not waive the requirement.

Read detailed information about these new options.

Michael D. Eisner College of Education