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Participate in a teacher recruitment program at your community college.
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Gain experience and learn what teaching is like by volunteering in classrooms for different grades, tutoring, or mentoring students. Check out service learning activities. Volunteer with local education foundations.
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Meet the basic skills requirement.
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Research and plan to take teacher preparation-related courses that are transferable to the 4-year or teacher preparation program you plan to complete.
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Complete a baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
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Pass a course (at least two semester units) on the provisions and principles of the U.S. Constitution.
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Pass an examination on the provisions and principles of the U.S. Constitution at a regionally accredited community college, college, or university.
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Complete a California multiple subject teacher preparation program including successful student teaching, and obtain the formal recommendation for the credential by the California college or university where the program was completed.
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Complete a Developing English Language Skills, including Reading course that is research-based and includes the study of phonemic awareness, spelling patterns, early intervention techniques, ongoing diagnostic techniques, and a strong literature, language, and comprehension component.
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Pass the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA).* (Applicants who hold a valid California teaching credential other than internship credentials, internship certificates, and emergency permits are exempt from this requirement.)
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Verify knowledge of the subject to be taught by completing the required test or coursework, or a combination of the two. Learn more!
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Complete computer education coursework that includes general and specialized skills in the use of computers in education settings.
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