Graduate School of Education

Applications for the teaching credential programs are accepted during the Application Intake Dates. You can submit the documents in person or by mail to Teacher Education Services, Sproul Hall 1124.  Applicants will be scheduled for an interview and writing prompt once the Admissions Officer has determined that all documents have been received. The Teaching Credential Program requires a 3.0 GPA. The M.Ed. General Education Teaching Emphasis Program requires a 3.2 GPA. (The GPA is based on the last two years of your undergraduate record.) Please contact Anita Page at (951) 827-3891 or (951) 827-5225 if you have questions. To apply please provide the following:

M.Ed. General Education Teaching Emphasis applicants apply online through the Graduate Division and download the supplementary forms from the Graduate Division. These forms must be submitted to Teacher Education Services along with your application fee.

All other teaching credential applicants submit the following:

1. An Admissions Application in fillable PDF format
2. Application Fee: Domestic Students — $60.00, International Students — $75.00 payable by check or money order to "Regents UC"
3. CBEST Passage or Multiple Subject candidates can opt to take the CSET Multiple Subject subtests and the Writing skills subtest. Original test scores must be provided.
   
   a. Information if you have not taken the CBEST
4. Three to five letters of recommendation
   
   a.  These letters should provide evidence of your potential to be a teacher. These can be from a K-12 teacher, school administrator, etc.
   
   b.  M.Ed. applicants include two letters from a professor in your undergraduate major who can address your potential for a graduate program.
   
   c.  Intern applicants: include letters verifying your previous teaching experience.
5. Official Transcripts: submit official (unopened) transcripts from each institution attended since high school. If your bachelor degree is in progress, degree posted transcript(s) will also need to be provided after the degree is awarded.
   
   a.  One official transcript for teaching credential program applicants.
   
   b.  Two official transcripts for M.Ed. General Education Teaching Emphasis applicants.
6. Subject Matter Competency: CSET verification or Subject Matter Program Letter. Original test scores must be provided.
7. Certificate of Clearance (COC): fingerprint and character and identification process. Download the LiveScan 41-S form and contact the UCR Police Department at (951) 827-7285 for fee information and to schedule a LiveScan appointment. You must then apply for the COC document through the California Teaching Commission.
8. Optional Forms:
   
   a.  BCLAD Emphasis in Spanish — for students who want to pursue this emphasis along with their Multiple Subject credential
   
   b.  General Petition (Word Document) — to request a review of coursework completed at another university that may waive a required course for our program.