Credential/MA

Credentials/Master’s Degree Overview

Overview
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UC Davis offers Multiple and Single Subject teaching credentials as well as Bilingual Authorizations in Spanish or Mandarin, and a master’s degree.

Multiple Subject Teaching Credential

A Multiple Subject teaching credential authorizes you to provide instruction in all subjects in a self-contained class for students in grades twelve and below, including preschool, and in classes organized primarily for adults. However, most multiple subject teachers in California teach in grades K-6.

Single Subject Teaching Credentials

You will earn a Single Subject teaching credential in your specific subject which authorizes you to provide instruction in only that subject to students in grades twelve and below, including preschool, and in classes organized primarily for adults. However, most single subject teachers in California teach in grades 7-12.

At UC Davis, Single Subject credentials are offered in:

Credential with a Bilingual Authorization in Spanish or Mandarin

A Bilingual Authorization allows elementary and secondary teachers to provide instruction to English learners communicating in the target language of Spanish or Mandarin:

  • Content instruction delivered in the student’s primary language
  • Academic instruction delivered in English designed specifically for English learners
  • Instruction for English language development

Teachers who earn the Bilingual Authorization in addition to the Multiple Subject or Single Subject credential are in great demand in public schools.

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