 Multiple
Subject Streamlined Teacher Education Program (STEP)
An integrated teacher education program allows students to simultaneously
earn a bachelor's degree and the preliminary teaching credential
within 135 units (compared to the usual 120 units for a bachelor's
degree plus 35 or more units for the preliminary teaching credential).
Currently, the Center for Careers in Teaching administers STEP,
an integrated program for Child and Adolescent Development, Liberal
Studies and Religious Studies majors who intend to teach elementary
school.
STEP is divided into three phases:
Phase I/Pre-STEP (45 units): To advance
to Phase II, students must:
- Complete the 45 units of specified coursework.
(Click here to view required courses)
- Earn a minimum GPA of 2.5
- Fulfill the field experience requirement.
(Click here for more information on field
experience)
- Pass the CBEST
- Submit the Phase II/STEP application after all Phase I requirements
have been met.
Phase II/STEP: To advance to Phase III, students must:
- Complete the Phase II coursework.
- Earn a minimum GPA of 2.75
- Pass all three subsets of the CSET.
(Click here for information
on the CSET)
- Pass the EWP
(Click here
for more information)
- Submit a completed application for Phase III.
Phase III/STEP-Credential: Students finish major classes,
begin work in the multiple subject credential program and complete
the requirements for the bachelor's degree.
Admission Requirements for Phase I/Pre-STEP:
- Admission to CSUF as a first time freshman or at a partner
Community College
- Attend New Student Orientation at CSUF
- Submission of the Phase I/Pre-STEP registration form to CCT
Phase I/Pre-STEP
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GE Section
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Units
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GE Oral Communication (HCOM 102 recommended)
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I.A.
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3
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ENGL 101
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I.B.
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3
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GE Critical Thinking
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I.C.
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3
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HIST 110A
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II.A.
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3
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AMST 201, HIST 170A, 180, or 190
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II.B.1.
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3
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POSC 100
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II.B.2.
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3
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GE Mathematics
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III.A.1.
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3
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| CHEM/PHYS 102 |
III.A.2.a.
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3
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| GEOL 102 (or 101)* |
III.A.2.b.
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3
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| BIOL 102 (or 101)* |
III.A.2.c.
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3
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| ART 101, DANC 101, MUS 100, 101 or THTR 100 |
III.B.1.
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3
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| ENGL 110, 111, 211, 212, 221, or 222 ** |
III.B.2.
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3
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| GEOG 100 |
III.C.1.
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3
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| Phase I Non-GE Class |
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Units |
| MATH 303A |
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3
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| CAS 101 (Child & Adolescent Development Majors Only) |
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3
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| ENGL 206 or 303 (Liberal Studies Majors Only) |
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3
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Phase I may be completed at most community colleges.
Click here to identify community
college Phase I courses
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*Students may substitute GEOL 101 for GEOL 102 or BIOL 101 for
BIOL 102; students in STEP must take at least 2 of the "102
science classes".
** Students who have declared the Religious Studies major, are
required to take ENGL/CPLT 110.
More about Field Experience - Students may
complete Pre-Step Field Experience requirement in any of the following
ways:
- Participate in Freshman Future Teachers and complete UNIV 100A/100B.
Click here
to learn more about FFT.
- Take EDEL/SPED 110.
- Earned credit for EDSC 110 while in high school.
- Complete the independent field experience practice (no units
earned).
- Community College students see a counselor for further information.
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