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Grow as a Teacher While You Teach
Once you’ve earned your preliminary credential, the Clear Induction Credential Program at Concordia University Irvine helps you refine your practice without stepping away from the classroom. Working in partnership with school districts, the program supports you as you strengthen your instructional strategies with diverse learners, sharpen your classroom management, and develop your leadership potential right where you already teach. Courses are delivered in a synchronous online format, and you can apply up to six units toward a master’s degree in education.
Clear Induction Credential Program
Once you have a preliminary credential, you must complete the requirements for the Clear Induction Credential Program. The credentials you must clear include:
- Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential
- Preliminary Single Subject Credential
- Preliminary Education Specialist Credential
The Concordia program partners with school districts to offer new teacher support for preliminary credential holders. You’ll learn to improve your teaching strategies with diverse learners, enhance your classroom management strategies, and develop your leadership potential within the context of your current teaching setting.
Here’s what you’ll need to know about the program:
- 12-unit program (2 years) for credentialed teachers with fewer than three years of experience
- 8-unit program (1 year) for those who meet one or more of the following conditions to be considered an early completer:
- Completed one year of a commission-approved BTSA or induction program
- Completed a minimum of two years of teaching experience in California with documented satisfactory teacher performance evaluations.
- Has a Master’s degree in education and at least one year of teaching experience with documented satisfactory teacher performance evaluations.
- Has a teaching credential from another state and a minimum of two years of teaching experience with documented satisfactory teacher performance evaluations.
- Apply up to six induction program units to the MEd or MAEd in Curriculum and Instruction degrees
- Courses delivered in online, synchronous format
- Provides ongoing resources for implementing the Core Common Standards and new English language standards
See the Clear Induction catalog page for required courses.Concordia offers several options to help you meet your goal of becoming a teacher.
Teaching Credential & Induction Student Handbook
This handbook provides an overview of credential programs, coursework, field experience, and requirements for earning and clearing a California teaching credential at Concordia University Irvine.
Information Sessions
Attend an Information Session online to learn more about our program, the application process, financial aid, payment plans, and more.
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