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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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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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Meet the basic skills requirement.
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Satisfy one of the following requirements for subject-matter competence:
Provide verification of subject-matter competence by either passing the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET).
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Complete a Commission-approved single subject-matter program or its equivalent and obtain certification of completion from the authorized person in the education department of a California college or university with an approved program in the subject area.
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Pass the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA).
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Complete a course or pass an examination on the U.S. Constitution.
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Complete a Commission-approved [Education Specialist Credential Program](http://www.ctc.ca.gov/reports/data/app-edu-prep-prog.html) in an education specialist category resulting in formal recommendation by the Commission-approved program sponsor.
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Note: Verification of RICA and subject-matter competence are not required for the area of Early Childhood Special Education, nor is it required of individuals who hold a valid California Clear, Life or Clear teaching credential based upon possession of a bachelor's degree and completion of a professional preparation program, including student teaching.
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