Mission Statement

The Mission of the Single Subject Credential Program at California State University, Long Beach is to:

Prepare effective and successful teachers for California public schools who

1. are reflective and deliberative practitioners;
2. have mastered the content of their discipline, and
3. are able to link content and pedagogy;

Integrate research, theory, and best educational practice in the preparation of teachers;
Recruit and retain a culturally diverse student population;
Provide professional and career advisement for students in the program; and
Monitor and modify the quality of the program to address the changing needs of a diverse public school community.

The Single Subject Credential Program at California State University, Long Beach is accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). As required by the CCTC and NCATE the program periodically reviews the roles and evidence of fulfillment thereof of all participants in the program.

Last update: 3/16/06