Career & Technical Teacher Education

	Additional Information About VOCATIONAL Teaching Credentials and CAREER/TECHNICAL Teaching Credentials

The VOCATIONAL Designated Subjects Teaching Credential (which has now been replaced by the CAREER/TECHNICAL (now CAREER/TECHNICAL) Designated Subjects Teaching Credential) is required to teach a specific trade, vocation or occupation in Regional Occupational Programs, Correctional Institutions and other secondary or post-secondary institutions.

To qualify for a Preliminary VOCATIONAL (now CAREER/TECHNICAL) Designated Subjects Teaching Credential, one must have at least five years of work experience related to the subject or subjects they wish to teach. One of the years of work experience must have occurred within the last three years. A degree is not required, but all applicants must have graduated from high school or completed a GED.

A Level 1 Vocational (now Career/Technical) Designated Subjects Teaching Credential is needed to teach part time in a ROP or any state funded vocational program. Follow this link to information about required:

Level 1 Designated Subjects Courses

Credential candidates must also meet requirements specified by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing relative to health education and the U.S. Constitution. Follow the links just below for additional information about the:

Health Education Requirement
U.S. Constitution Requirement

A Level 2 Vocational (now Career Technical) Designated Subjects Teaching Credential is needed to teach full time in a ROP or any state funded vocational program. Follow this link to information about required:

Level 2 Designated Subjects Courses

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

For a current list of vocational subjects that one can be credentialed to teach (with appropriate work experience), from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, follow this link to:

CCTC Designated Subjects Credentials

Follow these links for information about:

Distance Learning Option
Traditional In-Class 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) or rpen@mac.com).

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