- Complete a baccalaureate from a regionally accredited
college or university. Foreign degrees require a
Foreign Transcript Evaluation.
- GPA of 2.75 in the last 60 units or 2.67 overall
- Application fees
- Credential Application Evaluation fee: $30.00
- Cal State Apply Application fee: $70.00
- Statement of Intent
- Current and pervious California State University,
Stanislaus Child Development majors applying to the Early
Childhood Education Credential do not require a Statement of
Intent.
- Applicants applying to program with a degree outside
Child Development must follow the Statement of Intent prompt
on Form II on the credential application.
- Two Recommendations - The two recommendations are
sent through Cal State Apply in the fourth quadrant.
- Current Tuberculosis Clearance or TB Risk Assessment
Clearance.
- TB Clearance must be valid through the duration of the
program. TB clearances are valid for 4 years maximum.
- Livescan and Certificate of Clearance
- Applicants who hold a current substitute permit do not
need to complete a new Livescan process. To check other
valid documents to substitute the Certificate of Clearance,
visit the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
online at http://www.ctc.ca.gov
- 50 hours of Early Field Experiences
- Applicants must complete 50 hours of documented early
field experience. Applicants can complete their early field
work while working with children from birth to 3rd
grade.
- Applicants may complete their hours working at the Child
Development Center, substitute teaching, PK-3 tutoring, US
Pk-3 classroom observations. For other alternative methods to
satisfy the Early Field Experience, contact Dr. Adam Devitt,
Program Coordinator.
- Verify subject matter competence by one of the following
methods:
- *Possession of a bachelor’s degree from a regionally
accredited institution of higher education with a degree
major in one of the below fields; or, completion of any bachelor of
arts degree with units 24-semester units or 36-quarter
units of non-remedial, degree-applicable coursework at a
regionally accredited institution of higher education in
early childhood education and/or child
development.
- Child Development
- Child and Adolescent Development
- Human Development
- Early Childhood Education
- Child and Family Studies
- Early Childhood Studies
- Family Science
- Human Development and Family Science
- Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies
2. *Completion of any bachelor of arts degree
with units 24-semester units or 36-quarter units
of non-remedial, degree-applicable coursework at a regionally
accredited institution of higher education in early childhood
education and/or child development.
* Need to be complete before starting program or by the end
of the semester in which they complete the application
process.