1. Adult Education Credential Information
- Adult Education
What is Adult Education?
Adult Education programs offer their communities both state-supported general education courses and community education fee-based classes. State-supported classes can include GED / diploma preparation, English as second language and citizenship courses, parent education, vocational education, and courses for older adults. Community education classes cover a wide selection of interests from art, music and dance, to languages, business and finance, and computer education.
What will I be teaching?
Adult education offers state-supported general education instruction in many areas, including:
- Elementary Basic Skills
- English as a Second Language
- High School Subjects
- Citizenship
- Parent Education
- Health and Safety Education
- Adults with Disabilities
- Career Technical Education
- Older Adult Programs
- Home Economics Education
Standardized outlines are available for most courses. These are your guidelines for developing your course curriculum. Community Education course subjects are numerous and varied. They are developed to reflect the needs and interests of the community their program serves.
Adult Education Credential Requirements
Required Coursework for Most Preliminary Credential Candidates
- Early Program Orientation
- Foundations
- Emphasis
Coursework that may also be required, if not previously completed:
- CPR for Infant, Child, and Adults (check with local Community Colleges or Red Cross for offerings in your area)
- Health Education (SDCOE offers this course in conjunction with University of Massachusetts Global)
- U.S. Constitution (SDCOE offers this course in conjunction with University of Massachusetts Global)
Required Coursework for Preliminary Credential Candidates who Already Hold Clear California Credentials
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Core
Steps
- Prior to starting: Obtain employment in credential area
- Year 1: First Half
- Apply for Preliminary Credential (district assigns a mentor)
- Register for Designated Subjects Program
- Begin teaching
- Complete Early Program Orientation (EPO) course OR Core only if you already have a clear CA credential
- Year 1: Second Half
- Complete Foundations course
- Mentor observes candidate; candidate observes mentor
- Year 2
- Complete Emphasis course
- Candidate observes mentor; mentor observes candidate
- Sometime during Year 1 or 2:
- Complete U.S. Constitution
- Complete Health
- Finish program and apply for Clear Credential
Coursework begins after formal recommend or transfer is received, verified, and the candidate is accepted into the program.
- The registration link for the first course is emailed to the candidate once they are recommended for a preliminary credential. As each course is successfully completed, a certificate of completion is emailed to the candidate along with the registration link for the next required course. Course registration will close at 4 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the course start date.
- Candidate may request to withdraw from a course within 48 hours of the course start date / time. Request to withdraw must be received by SDCOE DS within this timeframe.
- Should a candidate enroll and not successfully complete a course, they will not receive a certificate of completion or the registration link to the next course. He or she will be notified by the SDCOE DS program of his or her non-completion status and required to register and pay for future course sessions, until he or she successfully completes the course.
Questions? Email designatedsubjects@sdcoe.net
For questions, please contact designatedsubjects@sdcoe.net.
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other designated subjects credentials
- Adult Education
Adult Education programs offer their communities both state-supported general education courses and community education fee-based classes.
- Career Technical Education
Career Technical Education is one of the fastest-growing areas of education. These courses prepare students, from middle school to adult, for specific trades in 15 industry sectors. Teachers pursuing a CTE credential come directly from those industry areas.
- Special Subjects
The Special Subjects Credential authorizes teaching in programs such as Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), Driver Education, and Aviation. These programs are not offered in all districts, and credential requirements and necessary experience are very specific.
- Adult Education
View application details and learn about the steps Adult Education Preliminary Credential candidates must take.
- Career Technical Education
View application details and learn about the steps CTE Preliminary Credential candidates must take.
- Special Subjects
View application details and learn about the steps Special Subjects Preliminary Credential candidates must take.
- Adult Education
View application details and learn about the steps Adult Education Clear Credential candidates must take.
- Career Technical Education
View application details and learn about the steps CTE Clear Credential candidates must take.
- Special Subjects
View application details and learn about the required steps for additional four year Preliminary Credential candidates.
Designated Subjects Credential Pathway Flowcharts
- Adult Education Credential-New Educators
- Adult Education Credential- Clear Teaching Credential Holders
- Career Technical Education Credential-New Educators
- Career Technical Education Credential-Clear Teaching Credential Holders
- Special Subjects-New Educators
- Special Subjects- Clear Teaching Credential Holder
- Supervision And Coordination Credential (Non-Teaching)