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Clear Induction Credential Program

Credential Program Outcomes

Teachers who have the SB2042 Preliminary Credential must complete California’s requirements to clear their credential within five years. Concordia University Irvine offers an induction program, approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), to clear the following:

  • Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential
  • Preliminary Single Subject Credential
  • Preliminary Education Specialist Credential

Concordia University's Clear Induction Credential Program partners with employing school districts to offer dynamic new teacher support for California Preliminary Credential holders. We serve teachers working in public and private schools.

Concordia will provide multiple professional development opportunities 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. Multiple levels of new teacher support provide the foundation for the Induction Program for fulltime or part time teachers.

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Blended Instruction

Blended courses feature both face-to-face and online learning.

Our Block I blended schedule allows students to come to campus two evenings a week for face-to-face classes (three evenings a week for summer session I). Block I classes are paired and alternate between face-to-face and synchronous, online content each week.

Online Instruction

This delivery system was designed to meet the needs of students who prefer the flexibility provided by an online program.

  • Ability to interact with content, your instructor, and with other students.
  • No required face-to-face sessions within the course.
  • No requirements for on-campus activity.
  • Both synchronous and asynchronous lessons. Credential courses provide synchronous sessions every other week, and non-credential courses are asynchronous throughout the program.
  • Both formal and informal learning communities.

Concordia's Clear Induction Credential 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 Curriculum and Instruction MAED degrees
  • Courses delivered in online (synchronous and asynchronous) format
  • Provides ongoing resources for implementing the Core Common Standards and new EL Standards.
  • Application Deadline for our Fall Induction cohort is August 1. Application files must be completed by August 15th to be considered for Fall acceptance.
  • Students enrolled or planning to enroll in Clear Induction Credential Programs at Concordia University can apply for a private alternative loan. Concordia University Certificate Program does not participate in Title IV Federal Financial Aid programs.

Criteria for Admission

  • Hold a Preliminary Teaching Credential (SB2042)
  • Provide proof of teaching full time or part time in the subject/area authorized by Preliminary Credential. Submit an official letter on letterhead written and signed by your School Administrator/HR Department verifying years of employment, teaching assignment, and full time or part time placement
  • Two letters of recommendation (for those who did not complete Preliminary Credential courses at Concordia within the last two years or currently enrolled in an MAED program at Concordia)
  • Complete Application for Admission
  • $50.00 Application Fee (waived for any current or alumni student at Concordia)

Once students are admitted to the Induction Program they will attend an advising meeting with the Coordinator of the Induction Program to:

  • Secure a mentor with a credential that is congruent to the one they seek to clear within the school or district they are teaching. If one is not available, the Coordinator of the Induction Program will assign one.
    • Identify those students who can apply for “early completer” status.
    • Advise on appropriate course selection

Program Courses for Traditional Student: (12 Units)

An Orientation is provided prior to the start of fall courses.  Once admitted, you will be advised of that meeting date.

Year #1
EDUI 592: Assessment of Induction (Part I) 3 Units Online Fall Semester
EDUI 507: New Teacher Support Seminar 2 Units Online Fall Semester
EDUI 593: Assessment of Induction (Part II) 3 Units Online Spring Semester
EDUI 508: New Teacher Support Seminar 2 Units Online Spring Semester
Year #2
EDUI 509: New Teacher Support Seminar 1 Unit Online Fall Semester
EDUI 510: New Teacher Support Seminar 1 Unit Online Spring Semester

Program Courses for Early-Completer Student: (8 Units)

Year #1
EDUI 592: Assessment of Induction (Part I) 3 Units Online Fall Semester
EDUI 509: New Teacher Support Seminar 1 Unit Online Fall Semester
EDUI 593: Assessment of Induction (Part II) 3 Units Online Spring Semester
EDUI 510: New Teacher Support Seminar 1 Unit Online Spring Semester

Contact Us

To learn more or to apply to Concordia's Clear Induction Credential Program, please contact our Admissions Counselor, Kristen Ginn.

Kristen Ginn

Kristen Ginn
Graduate Admissions Counselor
949-214-3657
[email protected]

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