Teaching Credential Admissions Prerequisites

Prerequisites

Overview

To increase your chances of admission, you should complete as many prerequisites as possible before submitting your application. In the online application, you have an opportunity to indicate when you completed or plan to complete all prerequisites. See the Application Guide below for helpful tips to complete the online application!

It is highly recommended that the classroom experience requirement be met or near completion by the time you apply. You must submit all supporting documentation in a timely manner as indicated in the Application Submission Process handout (see below). 

The prerequisites and handouts shown below apply only to the 2025-2026 admissions cycle. 

For information on testing please see: https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/ or https://home.pearsonvue.com/coronavirus-update

THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES ARE LISTED IN PRIORITY ORDER:

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4. Basic Skills Requirement (BSR)

Your bachelor’s degree can now be used to meet the Basic Skills Requirement!

Basic Skills Mix and Match Chart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are applying to the Teacher Education Program, we will use your official degree-posted transcripts (submitted after you are admitted) to verify that you have met the Basic Skills Requirement. There are no additional steps you need to take.

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5. Subject Matter Requirement

It's Not Waived -- You Just Have More Ways to Meet It

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