Kristen Horton ’19 and Celia Castro ’19 are among the graduate students who travel each week to the San Bernardino Juvenile Detention Center for an unusual course.
University of Redlands’ innovative Multiple and Single Subject programs, which prepare students to teach in an elementary school setting, feature student teaching, internships, and the use of theory to inform educationally just practices and create confident and competent teachers. These dynamic programs orient prospective teachers to a social justice view of the world.
All candidates leave the programs with a transformed view of teaching, knowing how to purposefully engage students of diverse backgrounds. Our graduating teachers are sought out by school districts across Southern California.
The Preliminary Teaching Credential: Multiple or Single Subject programs are the longest-running programs in the School of Education and are the foundation upon which the school’s educational curriculum evolved.
Preliminary Teaching Credential: Multiple Subject prepares students to teach multiple subjects in Pre-K–12 schools.
Preliminary Teaching Credential: Single Subject prepares students to teach single subjects in Pre- K–12 schools.
A Multiple Subject or Single Subject Teaching Credential can be obtained by students seeking only the credential as well as those pursuing the Master’s in Education: Learning and Teaching degree, providing two pathways to tailor to individual professional goals. The program is offered in a hybrid format, with certain class meetings conducted in-person and others held online synchronously.
Important Deadline Information: Please refer to the Application and Enrollment Calendar for deadlines.
The School of Education's innovative teacher preparation programs are accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC). Credential courses are offered in the evenings, with access for individuals of different backgrounds.
Teacher candidates have multiple options for fulfilling the fieldwork requirement.
Student Teaching
During student teaching, teacher candidates will be paired with a cooperating teacher in one of our partnered school districts, full-time for 14 weeks. Student teachers are supported by a university program supervisor.
Internship
Interested students may be eligible for a teaching internship to fulfill their fieldwork experience. To intern, the student will obtain employment as a full-time employee of a public school district or charter school with a classroom of their own. The University of Redlands will oversee the student for at least 14 weeks in this position. Students must be prepared to take on this immense responsibility and it is only recommended to those who have prior teaching experience. Interns are supported by a district-assigned mentor teacher and a university program supervisor.
Teacher Residency
The School of Education’s teacher residency pathway is designed to provide aspiring teachers with a high-quality practical experience while working towards a California teaching credential.
The coursework and field experience segments of the Preliminary Teacher Credential program are delivered in a prescribed sequence. For course descriptions, please view the most recent university catalog.
The coursework and field experience segments of the Preliminary Teacher Credential program are delivered in a prescribed sequence. For course descriptions, please view the most recent university catalog.
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Kristen Horton ’19 and Celia Castro ’19 are among the graduate students who travel each week to the San Bernardino Juvenile Detention Center for an unusual course.
As PRIDE month wraps up, we took a moment to catch up with some of our faculty in the University of Redlands School of Education, which trains future educators, administrators, school counselors, and mental health counselors, to discuss the ways LGBTQ+ issues are, or could be, handled in school and counseling settings.
It is not uncommon to hear mathematics described as boring, difficult, abstract, confusing, or irrelevant. Coupled with worry, discomfort, and other negative views toward numbers, these feelings could be attributed to mathematics anxiety.