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Internship Program

To be eligible for the CSULB Internship Program, an individual must be subject matter competent*, have a recommendation from the Director of Music Education, and have a job offer from a district with an internship agreement with CSULB. The following districts have intern agreements (9/03):

  • ABC Unified
  • Anaheim Unified
  • Bellflower Unified
  • Centinela Valley Union High School District
  • Compton Unified
  • Downey Unified
  • El Rancho Unified
  • Fullerton School District (K-8)
  • Garden Grove Unified
  • Long Beach Unified
  • Los Alamitos Unified
  • Los Angeles Unified (Sub-districts G, H, I, J, K; those districts within the CSULB service area, between the Harbor and Long Beach Freeways)
  • Montebello Unified
  • Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
  • Orange Unified
  • Palos Verdes Unified
  • Paramount Unified
  • Saddleback Valley Unified
  • Torrance Unified
  • Tustin Unified
  • Whittier Unified
  • Pending: Fullerton Joint Union HSD and Lynwood Unified.

*Complete a CTC approved undergraduate program in music education, pass the required exams (PRAXIS, SSAT/CSET), or demonstrate competency through transcript review.

This is a two-year program. Students must complete the required coursework (29 units) during the first year of the internship and successfully complete student teaching during the second year.