Single Subject
Teaching Credential
About this program
The Single Subject Credential Program prepares you to teach a specific subject in middle or high school classrooms. You’ll gain the tools and experience to lead a class in areas like math, science, English, or art. Through coursework and student teaching, you’ll learn how to plan lessons, assess learning, and support diverse students. This program meets California’s requirements for becoming a subject-area teacher in public schools.
Program Curriculum and Requirements
Program Scope
The Single Subject Credential program prepares you to teach a specific subject in California middle and high schools, with training that connects directly to real classrooms. You build skills in lesson design, instruction, assessment and classroom leadership, grounded in equity and excellent teaching.
You will take discipline specific Curriculum and Instruction seminars and complete supervised fieldwork with a student teaching placement in a San Francisco Bay Area partner school. The program offers flexible start options and a thoughtful mix of in person and online classes, so you can plan a schedule that works while still getting strong support from the department.