Credential Programs

Advising Plans, Forms, and Curriculum

Advising Plans

All pages of the advising plan will be signed and submitted to the Single Subject Program Coordinator during the Single Subject Registration Orientation (see task 1 on the Admitted Students page).
With the exception of Agriculture Teacher Candidates, 3 semester advising plans require Single Subject Program Coordinator approval.

Traditional Evening Pathway

Fresno Teacher Residency Program

FTRP Single Subject Advising Plan (available soon)

Program Forms

Course Substitution Request:

Applicants will submit this form at the time of admissions to request course(s) from previous institutions be applied to their Single Subject Credential Program course requirements (excluding initial or final student teaching courses).

Course Substitution Request Form

Program Revision Request:

Candidates interested in returning to the Single Subject Credential Program after an absense of two more semesters, and whose previous classes are within the five year limit, need to complete the Prorgam Revision Request Form and obtain prior approval from the Single Subject Credential Coordinator.

Program Revision Request Form

Curriculum

The Single Subject Credential program contains a total of 34 units of coursework. All coursework in our program can be completed in two or three semesters. If you wish to learn more about the Single Subject Credential program, watch our informative video or attend an information session.

Program Coursework (34 units)

Phase 1: Initial Phase (17 units)


Course Number	Course Title	Description	Units
CI 151	Social Contexts of Teaching and Learning	Foundations of education contemporary issues; legal responsibilities; effective involvement with family and community.	3 units
CI 152	Adolescent Learning and Development	Psychological theories of teaching and learning, growth and development of adolescents, motivation, classroom management, and student performance and assessment issues.	3 units
LEE 157	Teaching English Learners in Secondary Classrooms	Educational issues, methodologies, and materials to improve students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing in content areas at the secondary level (7-12). Special emphasis on skills necessary to deliver comprehensive instruction to English learners.	3 units
CI 161	Methods in Secondary Teaching	Planning, delivering, and assessing content-specific instruction; academic and common core standards; identifying specific standards that require literacy strategies. Fall offering: Agriculture, Art, English, Foreign Language, Industrial Technology, Math, Music, Science, Social Science. Spring offering: English & Physical Education	3 units
EHD 155A	Initial Student Teaching	Student teaching under clinical supervision; assignment requires 15 hours per week, preferably three (3) consecutive hours per day, M-F, or 3.75 hours per day, M-Th. This course is CR/NC grading only.	4 units
EHD 154A	Initial Student Teaching Seminar	Seminar to accompany initial student teaching that provides opportunities for candidates to investigate and discuss a variety of topics and strategies and to reflect on issues that surface during their student teaching experience. CR/NC grading only.	1 units
Phase 1 Notes: Phase 1 coursework must be successfully completed prior to beginning Phase 2 coursework. Grades of “I”, “WU”, “D”, or “F” on transcripts will prevent a candidate from moving forward. All Single Subject Credential Candidates are expected to remain in EHD 155A student teaching placements until the end of the semester regardless of accumulated clinical practice hours as all student teaching classes (EHD 155A and EHD 155B) are earmarked as regular class attendance courses. CI 161 must be taken concurrently with EHD 155A/EHD 154A.

Phase 2: Final Phase (17 units)


Course Number	Course Title	Description	Units
SPED 158	Differentiated Instruction in Secondary	For the purpose of establishing an inclusive community of teachers and learners, teacher candidates will appreciate their responsibilities related to IDEA/ADA, and design instruction and learning environments that provide differentiation and choice to meet the needs of all learners, with focus on special populations.	3 units
LEE 156	Content Area Literacy and Communication in Secondary Classrooms	Research-based literacy strategies; vocabulary development; academic language; reading comprehension; writing using discipline-specific formats. Teaching content-based reading and writing skills to a full range of students.	3 units
EHD 155B	Final Student Teaching	Supervised teaching in single subject classroom; assignment is for the full day; five days per week. CR/NC grading only.	10 units
EHD 154B	Final Student Teaching Seminar	Seminar to accompany final student teaching that provides opportunities for candidates to investigate and discuss a variety of topics and strategies and to reflect on issues that surface during their student teaching experience. CR/NC grading only.	1 unit
Phase 2 Notes: All Single Subject Credential Candidates are expected to remain in EHD 155B student teaching placements until the end of the semester regardless of accumulated clinical practice hours as all student teaching classes (EHD 155A and EHD 155B) are earmarked as regular class attendance courses.

Program Updates:

Due to the changes in CCTC Teacher Performance Expectations (TPE's) resulting in the Single Subject's Teacher Credential Program’s redeisgn of the teacher performance assessment, the Fresno Assessment of Student Teaching (FAST) and the revamping of the Single Subject Teacher Credential Program core courses, all courses taken before 2017 can no longer be validated.