According to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), teacher candidates must demonstrate Subject Matter Competency in their respective subject areas. Subject matter competency must be met prior to applying for fieldwork, as well as prior to receiving a recommendation for an Intern Teaching Credential or a Preliminary Teaching Credential.
Subject matter competency can be met through the successful completion of a bachelor’s degree or higher in the respective subject area if the following conditions are met:
For candidates who have degree majors in areas that are in the unacceptable column, this means that these majors are not acceptable under the college degree option. However, some of the college-level coursework taken for the completion of the degree may satisfy some subject matter requirements through the coursework review process. Please see the College-Level Coursework accordion below for more information on the coursework reivew process.
For Education Specialist credentials, the major must align with one of the acceptable degree majors for the Multiple Subject credential area or one of the Single Subject credential areas listed on the charts below.
In addition, while the University of Redlands is not accredited for the Dance and Theater Single Subject credential areas, Education Specialist candidates may meet subject matter competency through the acceptable degree majors for those credential areas as listed on the Single Subject chart below.
For Multiple Subject credentials, the major must be one of the acceptable degree majors listed on the chart below.
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For Single Subject credentials, the major must be one of the acceptable degree majors for the credential subject area being sought as listed on the chart below.
Please note that the University of Redlands is not accredited for the Dance and Theater Single Subject credential areas. Only Education Specialist credential candidates may meet subject matter competency through the acceptable degree majors for those credential areas as listed on the chart below.
At this time, the CTC will also accept applied majors in the single subject credential areas (e.g., Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics) and exact majors in one of the single subject areas that may have additional modifiers (e.g., Biology: Environmental Biology; Art: Art History; and Physical Education: Kinesiology).
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Art |
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Business |
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Dance Not offered as a Single Subject credential area option at the University of Redlands
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English |
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Health |
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Home Economics |
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Industrial and Technology Education |
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Mathematics |
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Music |
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Physical Education |
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Science: Biological Science |
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Science: Chemistry |
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Science: Geosciences |
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Science: Physics |
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Foundational-Level General Science |
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Social Science |
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Theater Not offered as a Single Subject credential area option at the University of Redlands |
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World Languages |
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Institutions of higher education may be approved by CTC to offer undergraduate subject matter preparation programs. Completion of a subject matter program offered by a Commission-approved institution satisfies the subject matter requirement necessary to earn a teaching credential.
Students who wish to meet subject matter competency by the subject matter program option must request a letter from their undergraduate subject matter program.
The University of Redlands has a CTC approved subject matter program for Music. Learn more about the University of Redlands' Subject Matter Music program.
Teacher candidates can meet Subject Matter Competency through college-level coursework that they successfully completed at one or more regionally accredited institutions of higher education which addresses each of the subject matter domains adopted by CTC in the content area of the credential.
Within their first semester, teacher candidates must fill out a Subject Matter Domain Chart for their credential area and submit to the Office of Licensures and Credentialing (OLC) for review.
Please allow 5-6 weeks for review.
*Please note that teacher candidates earning an Education Specialist credential can submit a domain chart to meet subject matter competence in either Multiple Subjects or a Single Subject area.
Click to download a fillable Word document:
Subject matter competency can be met through a combination of examination, subject matter program, and college-level coursework in whole or in part, which meet or exceeds each of the subject matter domains adopted by the commission in the content area of the credential.
Within their first semester, teacher candidates must fill out a Subject Matter Domain Chart for their credential area and submit to the Office of Licensures and Credentialing (OLC) for review.
Please allow 5-6 weeks for review.
Review the Example Domain Chart and watch our Video Tutorial to learn how to fill out a Domain Chart for a coursework review.
Download the Domain Chart for your subject matter area.*
*Please note that teacher candidates earning an Education Specialist credential can submit a domain chart to meet subject matter competence in either Multiple Subjects or a Single Subject area.
Click to download a fillable Word document:
Each student must submit evidence of meeting subject matter competency. To submit evidence, follow the steps below:
Identify how you will meet the Subject Matter Competency requirement according to the options listed above.
Obtain official test results, program waiver letter, or official transcripts. Official transcripts must be received by the University of Redlands directly from the accrediting institution. Transcripts provided by students are not considered official. Official transcripts can be sent to registrar@redlands.edu
Complete the Verification of Subject Matter Competency Form.