Single Subject Credential

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The Credential in Single Subject is offered by the Department of Teacher Education .

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

At SJSU, students must pass the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) .

Core Courses (35-39 units)

EDSC 182 - Assessment and Evaluation 3 units
EDSC 184X - Student Teaching I 2-6 units (6 units required)
EDEL 294 - Research and Practices in Health and Special Education 3 units
EDTE 208 - Educational Sociology 3 units
EDTE 224 - Seminar in Educational Psychology 3 units
EDTE 260 - Critical Perspectives on Schooling for a Pluralist Democracy 3 units
EDTE 262 - Classroom Issues in the Language/Literacy Development of L2 Learners 3 units

Methods (3-4 units)

Complete one of the methods course listed below:

ARED 238 - Principles of Art Education 3 units
ENED 353 - Methods of Teaching English 4 units
FLED 380 - Teaching Foreign Languages 3 units
KNED 339 - Instructional Materials and Procedures in Physical Education 3 units
MTED 394 - Secondary School Mathematics 3 units
MUED 370A - Methodology for Music Educators: Elementary K-8 2 units
MUED 370B - Methodology for Music Educators: Secondary 2 units
SCED 273 - Secondary School Science 3 units
SSED 378 - Social Science Methods 3 units

Student Teaching Phase II (4 units)

Complete one of the student teaching phase II courses listed below:

ARED 184Y - Student Teaching II - Classroom Teaching 4-6 units (4 units required)
ENED 184Y - Student Teaching II - Classroom Teaching 4 units
FLED 184Y - Student Teaching II - Classroom Teaching 4-6 units (4 units required)
KNED 184Y - Student Teaching II: Classroom Teaching 4-6 units (4 units required)
MTED 184Y - Student Teaching II - Classroom Teaching 4-6 units (4 units required)
MUED 184Y - Student Teaching II - Classroom Teaching 4-6 units (4 units required)
SCED 184Y - Student Teaching II - Classroom Teaching 4 units
SSED 184Y - Student Teaching II - Classroom Teaching 4-6 units (4 units required)

Student Teaching Phase III (4-5 units)

Complete one of the student teaching phase III courses listed below:

ARED 184Z - Student Teaching III - Classroom Teaching 4-6 units (4 units required)
ENED 184Z - Student Teaching III - Classroom Teaching 4 units
FLED 184Z - Student Teaching III - Classroom Teaching 4-6 units (4 units required)
KNED 184Z - Student Teaching III - Classroom Teaching 4-6 units (4 units required)
MTED 184Z - Student Teaching III - Classroom Teaching 4-6 units (5 units required)
MUED 184Z - Student Teaching III-Classroom Teaching 4-6 units (4 units required)
SCED 184Z - Student Teaching III - Classroom Teaching 4 units
SSED 184Z - Student Teaching III - Classroom Teaching 4-6 units (4 units required)

Seminar (0-2 units)

Complete one of the seminar course listed below:

ARED 365 - Field Experience Seminar in Art Education 1 units
ENED 365 - Seminar in English Education 2 units
FLED 285 - Student Teaching Seminar In Foreign Language Education 1 units
MTED 184S - Math Education Phase II Seminar 1 units
SCED 375 - Colloquium in Science Education 2 units

Total Units Required (35-39 units)

Elective courses must be selected in consultation with the Graduate Advisor.

Upon completion of the credential requirements, students must have achieved a SJSU Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in order to be recommended for a credential.