Private School Teachers Pursuing a Preliminary Teaching Credential Program

Eligibility Requirement Details:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution

  • If a bachelor’s degree has not been posted to your transcript, you must provide a letter from your academic institution on letterhead (from the Registrar or appropriate designee), stating that you have completed all requirements for the degree and the date that the degree will be officially conferred.

  • If your degree was completed at an institution outside of the US, you must get your transcripts evaluated from an approved agency confirming an equivalent degree. View Approved Agencies

• Subject Matter Competency Completion | View Details, View Subject Matter informational video

• United States Constitution Requirement | Learn More

• Verification of Experience Letter (verifying at least one-year of full-time teaching at a WASC accredited private school)

• Private School WASC accreditation verification

If all eligibility requirements are met, apply online at https://apply.teacherscollegesj.edu/.

Multiple Subject Program (30 Units)

• EDUC200A Teaching for Learning 1: Multiple Subjects (4)

• EDUC 232 Universal Lesson Design in STEM (3)

• EDUC221A Planning & Assessing for Learning 1 (1)

• EDUC201A-B Support Supervision: Multiple Subjects (2)

• EDUC202A-B Practicum: Multiple Subjects (4)

• EDUC230B Foundations of Reading (3)

• EDUC223B Examining Belief Systems as a Professional Educator (2) 

• EDUC231 Integrated Literacy (3)

• EDUC 250 Inquiry Driven Curriculum Integration (2)

• EDUC201C-D Support Supervision: Multiple Subjects (2)

• EDUC202C-D Practicum: Multiple Subjects (4)

Single Subject Program (28 units)

• EDUC210A Teaching for Learning 1: Single Subject (4)

• EDUC211A-B Support Supervision: Single Subject (2)

• EDUC212A-B Practicum: Single Subject (4)

• EDUC220A-L Content Specific Pedagogy (3)

• EDUC221A Planning & Assessing for Learning 1 (1)

• EDUC250 Inquiry Driven Curriculum Integration (2)

• EDUC221B Planning & Assessing for Learning 2 (2)

• EDUC223B Examining Belief Systems as a Professional Educator (2)

• EDUC222 Teaching for Learning in a Global Society (2)

• EDUC211C-D Support Supervision: Single Subject (2)

• EDUC212C-D Practicum: Single Subject (4)

Subject Matter Coursework Evaluation Details*:

* For your subject matter coursework to be evaluated, you must be a currently enrolled TCSJ student or were a TCSJ student within the last three terms. 

TCSJ conducts our own Subject Matter coursework evaluation. External evaluations may also be considered within our review process at the College’s discretion.

To have your coursework evaluated for subject matter competency by TCSJ, follow these steps: 

1. Submit a private school application. 

2. Students who are eligible for Subject Matter review will be notified by their program coordinator via email containing the petition link.

3. Before completing the petition, we recommend you review your college coursework to see if it meets the following requirements:

a) Domains of the Subject Matter Requirements for each credential area and the chart by subtest.

b) The courses must be completed with a “C-” or better.

c) The courses must be degree applicable (AA degree applicable is OK).

d) For foreign transcripts, course syllabi is highly recommended for a more accurate review.

4. Please note that there is a Subject Matter coursework evaluation fee. (See the Tuition & Fees page for the cost.)

5. Your evaluation will be finalized within 15 days once we have received the following: your submitted petition for subject matter review, payment of the $145 coursework evaluation fee, and official transcripts of the coursework you wish to have evaluated.

Questions? Contact our admissions department at tcsjadmissions@sjcoe.net. 

• Single Subject (coursework offered at the Stockton & Ceres campus): Art, English,  Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Science, Social Science, World Languages 
• Multiple Subjects (coursework offered at the Stockton & Ceres campus)

Candidates must be employed as a teacher located within San Joaquin or Stanislaus County at a WASC accredited private school.

Please visit the Tuition & Fees page for full details.