Single Subject Credential Intern Program

Earn Your Credential While You Teach

Already hired as the teacher of record in a middle or high school, but still need your credential? The Single Subject Credential Intern Program lets you keep teaching while you complete credential coursework with support from SF State.

This program is built for working educators who want a structured path to a California Single Subject credential while gaining real experience in Bay Area public schools. You will follow a clear sequence of courses across a two year pathway, or you can start earlier with a spring entry option that helps you complete key preparation before fall. If you have strong prior preparation, you may also qualify for an Early Completion Option that can shorten the coursework portion while still meeting all credential requirements and CTC standards. Plan ahead, because the application deadline for the Multiple and Single Subject Intern Programs is August 1 and accepted candidates attend a mandatory orientation in early August.

What You Need to Know

Who is eligible for the Intern Program

An intern is an employed teacher who has applied for and been granted an Internship Credential. Requirements for an Internship Credential include:

Having a teaching position in a school district with which SF State has an Internship partnership. SFSU currently has partnership agreements with the following districts: San Francisco Unified School District, Oakland Unified School District, San Mateo County school districts, and some Marin school districts.
Being enrolled in a credential program
Meeting the U.S. Constitution requirement
Completing the 120-hour pre-service preparation requirement
You must pass CBEST and CSET to be hired as an Intern in a school district.

Applicants must be the "teacher of record", teaching in their own classroom and not a substitute or paraprofessional.

If you are:

A Single Subject applicant, you must be teaching at least two courses in your area of subject matter competency at the 6th through 12th grade levels. You cannot teach any course outside your proven subject matter area. School must be located within a twenty mile radius of San Francisco.
A Multiple Subject applicant, you must be teaching in a self-contained classroom.

Will the Intern Program help me find me a teaching job?

The Intern Program does not place anyone in a teaching position. The Intern Program staff helps teachers who are already employed, or about to be employed, apply to either the multiple or the single subject credential program and apply for an Internship Credential.

What is the deadline to apply to the Intern Program?

The deadline for the Multiple & Single Subject Intern Programs is: August 1

This is an absolute date and your Intern Credential Program application must be complete with all requirements met by this date.

Applications will be considered after this date ONLY if the potential Intern Candidate has met all requirements by the first day of classes fall semester. NO applications will be considered once the semester has started.

Should either of these dates fall on a weekend or holiday, the credential program application will be accepted the next business day.

How long does it take to complete the Intern Program?

The program is usually four semesters long and depends on when Interns enter the program and upon availability of courses. Interns attend classes in the evening and fulfill student teaching requirements in their own classrooms.

How much does the program cost?

See the bursar's website for fees. Semesters can be full- or part-time depending of course availability and unit count of class.

Single Subject Credential Intern Program - 2 Year Pathway

Course Pathway Table
	Fall	Spring
Year 1	SED 751 Classroom Environment and Management, 3 Curriculum and Instruction 1— Course differs by content area, 3 SED 640: Supervised Observation / Participation in Public Schools, 3	SED 790: Second Language Development, 3 SED 701: Teaching for Equity in Secondary Schools, 3
Year 2	SED 720: Literacy Across Content Areas, 3	SED 752: Professional Perspectives and Practices, 3 Curriculum and Instruction 2—Course differs by content area, 3 SED 660: Student Teaching- Single Subject, 9

Intern Program - Spring Start to 2 Year pathway

Spring Start Course Pathway Table
Program Sequence
4 semesters of tuition (plus optional summer)
over 2.5 years of employment
Spring
Teaching for Equity in Secondary Schools	S ED 701	3 Units
Second Language Development	S ED 790	3 Units
Summer (or next Fall)
Literacy Across All Content Areas	S ED 720	3 Units
(required if you want to activate your intern credential for fall)
Fall
Curriculum & Instruction I	C&I 1	3 Units
Classroom Environment	S ED 751	3 Units
Student Teaching 1_Observation & Participation	S ED 640	3 Units
Spring
Curriculum & Instruction II	C&I 2	3 Units
Student Teaching 2	S ED 660	9 Units
Professional Perspectives/Practices	S ED 752	3 Units
		36 Units total

Early Completion Option (ECO)

This option is intended to provide individuals who have requisite skills and knowledge an opportunity to challenge the course work portion of a Single Subject Intern Program. The Early Completion Option does not waive the entire program but allows for an expedited pathway by waiving preparation program coursework for those candidates who meet the criteria. Fulfillment will be determined and evaluated by Department Chair and/or Credential Analysts. All program requirements must be met and aligned to CTC standards.