Credential Requirements

Summary of Credential Requirements 

As per the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), the PK-3 Early Childhood Education Specialist Instruction Credential requires the applicant to have completed all of the following requirements:

  1. Possession of a bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. 
  2. Completion of the subject matter requirement.
  3. Completion of a Commission approved PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential preparation program.
  4. Passage of Commission approved Teaching Performance Assessment.
  5. Passage of the Foundations in Literacy or a Commission approved literacy assessment aligned with the requirements of Education Code section 44320.3.