Secondary Teacher Preparation Preliminary (Single Subject Credential) and M.S. Degree in Education

Committed to social justice, inclusiveness, and leadership, the SecondaryTeacher Preparation Program offers in-depth coursework that leads to a Preliminary Single Subject teaching credential. The program is approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing under SB 2042 standards. Coursework, grounded in the California Standards for the Teaching Profession, emphasizes a cycle of planning, teaching, and reflecting that provides credential candidates with an ever-deepening understanding of how to provide all students with rigorous academic learning. The program prepares teachers who are committed to working with diverse student populations in urban settings and empowers them to make the best possible choices for their students.

Theory and practice are infused throughout the courses which are carefully constructed to build one upon the other. All professional preparation courses include early fieldwork in exemplary teachers’ classrooms in Mount St. Mary’s College associated schools. During early fieldwork experiences and supervised teaching, candidates work with diverse student populations to develop effective teaching skills and strategies. Candidates learn how to provide equal learning opportunities for children learning English and for children with special learning needs. In-service candidates complete some early fieldwork in their own classrooms and some with master teachers in collaborating schools.

The following coursework has been carefully planned to provide multiple opportunities to meet the state requirements for the SB 2042 Single Subject preliminary credential and to prepare students for successfully completing the Teacher Performance Assessment, a State assessment embedded in supervised teaching. Please contact the Director of Secondary Education for additional information.

Prerequisite Courses (14 units)
EDU 206 School & Society (3)
EDU 251 Development & Learning Across Cultures (3)
EDU 252 Diversity & Schools (3)
EDU 253 Language Competence Education (3)
EDU 213A Health-Related Issues in Education (1)
EDU 270A Introduction to Special Needs Students (1)

Professional Preparation Courses (12 units)
EDU 266 Principles of Secondary Education & Content Area Modules (4)
EDU 267 Principles of Secondary Curriculum & Content Area Modules (4)
EDU 268 Content-based Reading Instruction & Content Area Modules (4)

Supervised Teaching (2-14)
EDU 364 Supervised Teaching: Secondary Fieldwork (6 or 12)
EDU 323 Culminating Seminar (2)

Additional Requirements for the M.S. Degree in Conjunction with the Secondary Teacher Preparation Program (6 units)
EDU 200 Research Methods (3)
EDU 296A Master's Project Proposal (1)
EDU 296B Master's Project (2)

Application Procedures

Goals and Learning Outcomes for the Single Subject Preliminary Credential Program

You can be confident that your MSMC program will benefit you and your future students. Mount St. Mary's College is proud to be part of a culture of assessment. As part of our Mount family, we will ensure that you achieve the skills necessary to successfully enter the education profession. You will be joining a team that adopted the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) process early and has an outstanding record of candidate success. You will be guided every step of the way and enjoy personal advisement and attention.

By the end of your program you will…

Goal 1: Engage and Support Students in Learning (CSTP 1)

• Make content comprehensible for all of your diverse students, including those with special needs (TPE 4)
• Engage your students (TPE 5)
• Employ developmentally appropriate teaching practices (TPE 6)
• Teach English learners (TPE 7) 

Goal 2: Create and Maintain Effective Environments for Student Learning (CSTP 2) 

• Use instructional time to its full advantage (TPE 10)
• Create a positive social environment in your classroom (TPE 11)

• Use subject-specific pedagogical skills to teach your chosen content area (TPA 1B)

Goal 4: Plan Instruction and Design Learning Experiences for Students (CSTP 4)

• Recognize and use various means to learn about your students in order to improve academic outcomes (TPE 8)
• Create and implement logical, culturally relevant, differentiated, and engaging instructional plans (TPE 9)

Goal 5: Assess Student Learning (CSTP 5)

• Monitor your students’ learning during instruction in order to assess student progress (TPE 2)
• Choose, employ, and interpret appropriate assessments in order to assess learning and plan future instruction and intervention (TPE 3)

Goal 6: Develop as a Professional Educator (CSTP 6)

• Know and understand various professional, legal, and ethical obligations you are responsible for upholding as a teacher in the state of California (TPE 12)
• Evaluate your own teaching practices through cycles of reflection and feedback in order to formulate and prioritize your future goals for increasing your students’ success and your teaching effectiveness (TPE 13)