Career & Technical Teacher Education

	Preparation for COMMUNITY COLLEGE Teaching

While a credential is not required to teach in California Community Colleges, Training Academies or Private Vocational Schools (community colleges make their own determination about the suitability of an applicant's preparation for teaching), our Preparation for Community College Teaching courses will insure that people interested in teaching at a community college, or any institution that has adult students, are well prepared to teach.

In California, what community college administrators want to know is what "formal preparation for teaching" (teacher preparation courses) candidates for teaching positions have had. Each individual college will determine if that meets the requirements that college has established for whatever particular teaching position is under consideration. A number of community colleges have actually referred teacher candidates to us to take (at least) our EVOC 501 (teaching methods) course. The EVOC 504 (adult education) course is also recommended. The more EVOC courses one has completed the better their "formal preparation for teaching" will be.

Anyone interested in teaching at a community college is encouraged to start by enrolling in EVOC 501. At least one section of this course is offered every quarter. Follow the link just below for specific information about:

EVOC 501 (teaching methods)

All of the EVOC Teacher Preparation courses are available via Distance Leaening.

Additional courses that have proven to be beneficial to people interested in teaching at a community college are:

EVOC 504 (adult education).
EVOC 502 (instructional support).
EVOC 503 (instructional support).
EVOC 518 (field experience).
EVOC 519 (computer applications).
EVOC 520 (curriculum development).
EVOC 521 (testing and evaluation).

All of these courses can also be applied toward either our:

Bachelor of Vocational Education (BVE) Degree
OR
MA Degree in Education, Voc.Ed. Option.

It is important to apply for admission to California State University, San Bernardino, as soon as possible. Follow this link for specific information about

How to Apply for Admission to CSUSB

Follow these links for information about:

Distance Learning Option
Skills Documentation Option

To find the answers to frequently asked questions, follow this link to:

Frequently Asked Questions

For a list of program faculty and staff with links to their Web pages, follow this link to:

Program Faculty and Staff

To find out what people who have completed the EVOC teacher preparation courses have to say about them, follow this link to:

Teaching Credential Program Graduates

If you run in to any unusual problems, contact Dr. Ron Pendleton by e-mail (rpen@csusb.edu).

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August 2007