Traditional Program

Introduction

The Traditional Preliminary Single Subject Program at California State University, Northridge is the most flexible of the credential program options. Qualified candidates may enroll in this post-baccalaureate program on a full-time or part-time basis, completing the credential in a minimum of one year or taking three or more semesters to finish the program. Designed for pre-service candidates, the Traditional Single Subject Preliminary Program leads to a credential in a specific subject area for teaching at the middle school and high school levels.

Features

• Developmentally sequenced program of methods, foundational, and field experience courses
• Highly qualified faculty with strong practical knowledge of students and schools
• Outstanding campus facilities, including computer labs
• Emphasis on working with diverse students in urban schools
• Culminates with the state-required Teacher Performance Assessment, the edTPA.

Program Courses (36 units)

• SED 511 Fundamentals of Secondary Educ in Multiethnic Secondary Schools (3) Must be taken in first semester of enrollment
• EPC 420 Educational Psychology of Adolescence (3)
• SED 525XX Methods of Teaching Single Subject (3) – 525A, 525EN, 525HE, 525HS, 525MA/MAL, 525MU, 525PE, 525S/SL, 525SS, 525WL
• SED 554/554S Supervised Field Experience and Seminar (3+2)*
• SED 514 Computers in Instruction (3). 
• AAS/AFRS/ARMN/CHS/ELPS 417 Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)
• SED 521 Content Area Literacy and Learning in Multiethnic Secondary Schools (3)
• SED 529 Teaching English Learners in Multiethnic Secondary Schools (3)
• SPED 420 Designing Equitable Learning Through Universal Design (3)
• HSCI 466ADO Health Issues of the Adolescent (1)
• SED 555/555S Supervised Practicum and Seminar (4+2)** 

* Pre-requisites for SED 554/554S: CBEST passage, CTC clearance, 100% subject matter competency, and Credential Office clearance. Pre- or co-requisite classes for SED 554: SED 511, EPC 420, SED 525XX. Candidates complete the Preliminary Teacher Performance Assessment (“FRED”) in SED 554/554S.

** Pre-requisite classes for SED 555/555S: SED 511, EPC 420, SED 525XX, SED 554. Pre- or co-requisite for SED 555/555S: SED 521, SED 529, SPED 420, AAS/AFRS/ARMN/CHS/ELPS 417. Candidates complete the Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) and Individual Development Plan in SED 555/555S.

Full-time candidates who meet subject matter and other requirements at application to the program are eligible to complete the program in a single year by enrolling in the first 6-7 classes listed above in the fall semester and the last 6-7 classes listed above in the spring semester. Most candidates complete the program in three or more semesters.

Sample 1: Three-Semester Program

Sample 2: Two-Year Program

Sample 3: Two-Year Program