UC Davis offers both Multiple and Single Subject teaching
credentials as well as Bilingual Authorizations in Spanish or
Mandarin.
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.
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
elementary or secondary credential are in great demand in the
public schools.
