Credentials & Certificates
Multiple Subject Teaching
Credential (CA)
An accelerated California teaching credential program designed for prospective K-8 teachers.
Program Overview
Launch your career as a credentialed K-8 teacher. For those already possessing a bachelor’s degree, this California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential is a 34-credit stand-alone post-baccalaureate certificate that meets requirements for teaching within the state of California.
Program Highlights
- Complete your Multiple Subject Teaching Credential in as little as one year
- LAPU’s Online Multiple Subject Teaching Credential program is approved by the California Commission for Teacher Credentialing (CTC).
- Program is CTC approved for paid Internship Pathway for student teaching (vs. unpaid student teaching)
- Candidates with a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies, Liberal Arts, or Elementary Education do NOT have to take the CSET Multiple Subjects exam to meet the subject-matter competence requirements for the credential.
- Use your understanding of strengths, learning styles, and temperaments to meet K–8 student needs
- Integrate principles of Christian faith and learning into a variety of subject matters
Additional Information About the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential Program
- The program is designed to meet the requirements for a multiple subject teaching credential in California.
- 500-level courses carry graduate credit.
- Los Angeles Pacific University is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
34
Credits
$515
Cost per Credit
$17,510
Est Cost of Credential
Course Requirements
Students must complete the following degree components at LAPU or via applicable transfer credits.
See the catalog for more details.
Multiple Subject Credential Requirements 34 CREDITS
| EDUC 501 | Introduction to Teaching and Learning | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 505 | Diversity and Inclusive Schooling | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 515 | Learning Theory and Instructional Strategies | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 530 | Methods in Teaching Language and Literacy (K-8) I | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 535 | Methods in Teaching Language and Literacy (K-8) II | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 550 | Methods in Teaching Arts and Social Sciences (K-8) | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 560 | Methods in Teaching Mathematics (K-8) | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 570 | Methods in Teaching the Sciences (K-8) | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 580 | Teaching Practicum I – Elementary | 2 Credits |
| EDUC 581 | Student Teaching I – Multiple Subjects | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 590 | Teaching Practicum II – Elementary | 2 Credits |
| EDUC 591 | Student Teaching II – Multiple Subjects | 3 Credits |
TOTAL CREDITS
34 credits