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2. Career Technical Education Preliminary Credential Candidates: Application Materials

  • Career Technical Education
2. Career Technical Education Preliminary Credential Candidates: Application Materials

Step 1

Step 2

Complete and Collect:

  • Certificate of Clearance, applicants must complete Live Scan fingerprinting (41-LS) and then apply online at the Commission of Teachers Credentialing website. The fee for this document is $52.50 (fee waiver applies). Once the Certificate of Clearance is granted, the applicant may apply for their regular credential/permit through our office and claim a $50 fee credit by submitting a copy of the Certificate of Clearance

  • CCTC CTE Credential Fee: The $100 application fee to the CTC will be paid online through the educator profile by the candidate, following the submission of a formal online recommendation for the credential by the program. (4.25.2024)

    • The candidate has 90 days to complete the credential recommendation. The SDCOE DS program will charge a $60 re-recommend fee if the application is canceled by the CTC and the program re-recommends the same credential.

  • DS Candidate Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

  • High School Diploma or equivalent verification

  • Three years (*3,000 hours) of work experience needed, with at least one year of hands-on experience, and recency of one year in the last five years, or two years within the last 10 years. 

Step 3

Turn in all documentation to your employer's Human Resources Credential Technician. They will mail the packet to our Credentials Office for processing.

DO NOT SCAN AND EMAIL APPLICATIONS. SDCOE CANNOT ACCEPT SCANNED APPLICATIONS DUE TO THE SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION.

Mailing Address:

SDCOE Designated Subjects
6401 Linda Vista Rd., Ste. 103
San Diego, CA 92111

If at any time you have questions about this application process, please contact the credential technician at your employing school district, designatedsubjects@sdcoe.net or the SDCOE DS Credential Technician Nancy Mora at nancy.mora@sdcoe.net.

Collect all application materials. Apply early; the usual processing time is about four weeks after our office receives your application. We cannot expedite applications. 

For questions, please contact designatedsubjects@sdcoe.net.

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other designated subjects credentials

  • Career Technical Education
1. Career Technical Education (CTE) Credential Information

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
1. Special Subjects Credential Information

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. 

Designated Subjects Credential Pathway Flowcharts