Partner Units and Support Offices

Partners with the Department of Teacher Education in offering various programs include many sister units and support offices.  Personnel from these office may be contacted in person, by phone, or via email. Additional information about their services is available on their respective websites.

Partner Departments & Offices

• Liberal Studies Department - offers an integrated teacher preparation program (ITEP) for college freshmen deciding to become elementary teachers as well as the Liberal Studies Track I major and it provides advisement for ITEP candidates in the Multiple Subject Credential Program
• Single Subject Credential Programs Office - coordinates programs in many CSULB departments which prepare teachers specializing in one subject area and typically teaching at the high school or junior high levels,
• Educational Psychology, Administration, and Counseling (EdPAC) Department - houses the Education Specialist Programs which prepare teachers to work with students with special needs, and
• Science Education Department - provides faculty for science methods courses for MSCP programs.

Support Offices

• Credential Center - recommends candidates who complete our programs to the California Commission for Teacher Credentialing
• Educational Career Services (ECS) - provides information about job opportunities in education and assists condidates in preparing for employment
• Teacher Preparation Advising Center - provides initial advisement information for becoming a teacher, coordinates admissions processing for the Multiple Subject Credential Program and Educational Specialist programs, and provides advisement for fifth-year candidates admitted to the Multiple Subject Credential Program
• Field Programs Office - handles the student teaching phase of the Multiple Subject Credential Program
• Graduate Studies and Research Office - assists candidates in various masters programs (procedures related to application, advancement to candidacy, etc.) and coordinates College of Education scholarships
• SERVE Office - coordinates the field work placements and record-keeping requirements for many of the courses in Multiple Subject Credential Program and the Department of Liberal Studies

Last update: 2/6/07