Courses - Schedules - To Apply - Location - Contact
Preliminary Teaching Credentials:
The School of Education offers a specially designed Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree that includes one of the four preliminary teaching credentials approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
The MAT is offered to candidates with a bachelor's degree in two phases:
(1) Phase 1 consists of 23 hours of courses and 10 hours of fieldwork/clinical practice for Multiple Subject candidates culminating in a preliminary teaching credential (33 hours). Candidates have the option of completing phase I and are not required to finish phase 2 of the MAT degree.
(2) Phase 2 occurs after a candidate has earned the preliminary credential and is advised to obtain their first teaching position before completing the MAT coursework in accordance with local employment conditions and hiring preferences. The finishing courses in phase 2 would be 13 hours for Multiple Subject candidates for a total of 46 hours.
Preliminary Credential
The preliminary multiple subject teaching credential (33 units) prepares entry level teachers with a rich blend of research-based learning theory and structured opportunities to apply their learning in field-work and student teaching experiences in K-12 classrooms supported by expert Point Loma faculty and practicing master teachers.
Point Loma preliminary credential candidates develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to be highly qualified, higher performing educators of noble character in an age of assessment and accountability for student learning.
This credential program is ideal for:
- Undergraduates at Point Loma's main campus aspiring to be elementary grade level teachers,
- Post B.A. graduates who are seeking to teach in a K-12 self-contained classroom.
- Private school or charter school teachers seeking a California credential.
- Those seeking a new career in the field of education.
Common Courses required of all Multiple, Single and Special Education preliminary credentials:
- EDU600 Foundations of Education and Learning Theory (3 units)
- EDU600F Fieldwork for Foundations of Education and Learning Theory (.5 unit) This fieldwork course requires 15 clock hours of observation and participation specific to learning theory in a culturally diverse and inclusive school setting.
- EDU601 Language Acquisition and Diverse Populations (3 units)
- EDU601F Fieldwork for Language Acquisition and Diverse Populations (.5 unit) This course requires 15 clock hours of observation and participation specific to culturally and linguistically diverse learners in a culturally diverse and inclusive school setting.
- EDU602 Foundations of Special Education (3 units)
- EDU603 Classroom Assessment and Research Practice (3 units)
TOTAL COMMON COURSES 13 units
Multiple Subject Specific Courses
- EDU610 Methods of Teaching Reading and Writing (3 units)
- EDU610F FIeldwork for Methods of Teaching Reading and Writing (.5 unit) This course requires 15 clock hours of participation in a classroom specific to literacy instruction in a culturally diverse and inclusive school setting. Candidates will work with a small group in the area of literacy under the direction of a cooperating teacher.
- EDU611 Interdisciplinary Approaches in Teaching in the Content Areas (3 units)
- EDU612 Differentiated Mathematics Instruction for all Learners (3 units)
- EDU612F Fieldwork for Differentiated Mathematics Instruction for all Learners (.5 unit) This course requires 15 clock hours of observation and participation specific to math instruction in a culturally diverse and inclusive school setting.
TOTAL MULTIPLE SUBJECT SPECIFIC COURSES - 10 units
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Clinical Practice is the culminating experience where students work full-time in a classroom for an entire semester under the guidance of a cooperating teacher in public or private schools as assigned by the field experience coordinator at the regional center.
- EDU630 Elementary Clinical Practice I (4 units) or
- EDU632 Intern Elementary Clinical Practice I (4 units)
- EDU631 Elementary Clinical Practice Seminar I (1 unit) or
- EDU633 Intern Elementary Clinical Practice Seminar 1 (1 unit)
- EDU634 Elementary Clinical Practice II (4 units) or
- EDU636 Intern Elementary Clinical Practice II (4 units)
- EDU635 Elementary Clinical Practice Seminar II (1 unit) or
- EDU637 Intern Elementary Clinical Practice Seminar (1 unit)
TOTAL MULTIPLE SUBJECT CLINICAL PRACTICE COURSES - 10 units
PHASE II: MAT FINISHING COURSEWORK
This phase of the MAT normally takes place after a candidate has completed the preliminary teaching credential and has completed two years of teaching experience. The courses listed below are the final 13 hours of coursework to complete the MAT degree for a total of 46 hours.
CORE COURSE:
GED672 Philosophy of Education (3 units)
CURRICULUM COURSES:
GED616 Curriculum Development, Innovation and Evaluation (3 units) or
GED 692 Standards, Assessment and Instruction: Comprehending and Composing Written Language (3 units)
DIVERSITY COURSE:
GED641 School Communities in a Pluralistic Society (3 units) or
GED609 Collaborative and Responsive Leadership (3 units)
ACTION RESEARCH:
GED689 Master's Project (3 units) and
GED689P Action Research Project Support (1 unit)
Convenient Class Schedules and Summer Offerings
Class schedules for both credentials are offered at convenient times to accommodate working professionals. There is a full summer schedule for candidates wanting continuous enrollment during the summer months.
For information about courses, please view the Catalog Course Descriptions
For additional admissions information, follow instruction on Admissions page .
Arcadia: Daphne Jones, Graduate Enrollment Counselor:
daphnejones@pointloma.edu (626) 821-8277
Bakersfield: Stephanie Sheffield, Graduate Enrollment Counselor:
stephaniesheffield@pointloma.edu (661) 377-4721
Inland Empire: Pam Estell, Graduate Enrollment Counselor:
pamestell@pointloma.edu (951) 273-7466
Mission Valley: Amanda Bolton, Graduate Enrollment Counselor:
gradinfo@pointloma.edu (619) 563-2810
Point Loma Undergraduate Campus:
Conni Campbell, connicampbell@pointloma.edu (619) 563-2842 or (619) 849-2532