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Online Single Subject Teaching Credential

Program overview

The Online Single Subject Teaching Credential prepares you to teach a specific subject in California middle and high schools (grades 6-12). The full program runs online, with supervised fieldwork at a school site near you. It's built for two main audiences:

  • Career-changers who hold a bachelor's degree and want to move into teaching.
  • Current educators — substitute teachers, paraprofessionals, and intern-track teachers — who need a clear-credential pathway that fits a working schedule.

You'll graduate ready to recommend for a Preliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Subject areas

Choose the subject you'll be authorized to teach. You'll need to verify subject-matter competence either by passing the appropriate CSET exam or completing a Commission-approved subject-matter program.

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Science
  • World Languages
  • Art
  • Music
  • Physical Education

Cost & financial aid

The credential program is charged at the standard CSU per-unit graduate rate. Many candidates qualify for federal financial aid, state grants, and credential-specific scholarships such as the Golden State Teacher Grant.

Cost and tuition details · Financial aid information