Single Subject Credential Program

A single subject credential authorizes a person to teach a specific subject or subjects in most middle schools and high schools. In some cases it also allows the person to teach a single subject or subjects in other grades including adult education.

Program Mission

The Single Subject program prepares teachers to become leaders in transformative education, an evolutionary process of change by which schooling practices become increasingly effective in promoting learning in urban settings. Inquiry and reflective practice are the foundations of the transformative process, a process that allows teachers to evaluate current school practices and imagine teaching and learning in new ways.
It is our goal to educate teachers who in turn can assist their students develop to their full potential and become reflective, contributing members of local, regional and global communities.

Dr. Juan M. Gutierrez
Single Subject Program Director

What Options does CSUSB Offer?

1. Student Teaching Option

A. Track A (1 year)

B. Track B (2 years)

2. Intern Option

C. Track C (2 years)

The program currently offers subject matter preparation in the following disciplines:

For more information on the Single Subject Credential Program please visit the CSUSB website. For specific information about your Program Admission File (PAF), please visit the CSUSB Program Admissions page.

Interested in the Program?

Applicants interested in the program at the Palm Desert Campus should contact:

Alice Pedersen
Mary Stuart Rogers Gateway Building

Adminstration Office
37-500 Cook Street
Palm Desert, CA 92211
Phone: (760) 341-2883 ext. 78109 or (909) 537-8109
Fax: (909) 537-8186