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State Profile
Alternative Teacher Certification Routes in the State
District Intern Certificate
(A)
Early Completion Intern Option
(A)
University Intern Credential
(D)
Eminence Credential
(H)
Sojourn Credential
(H)
Individualized Intern Certificate
(G)
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Number of Teaching Licenses Issued
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Information
Institutions of higher education that have developed alternative teacher preparation programs leading to a teaching license
School-District Based Alternative Programs
Institutions of higher education that have any teacher preparation programs leading to a license to teach
Contact information for persons interested in finding a teaching position in the state
Where can I get certified to teach through an alternative route in California?
Alameda County Office of Education Intern Program
Alhambra/ CSULA/ LAUSD Special Education
Alum Rock Union Elementary School Teacher Intern Program
Bakersfield City School Intern Program
Cal State TEACH Intern Program
California Lutheran University/ Ventura County Special Education Internship Credential
California State University Fresno Alternative Certification Project
Compton District Intern Program
CSU, Dominguez Hills Alternative Teacher Certification Program
CSU Dominguez Hills - Special Education
CSU Fullerton Special Education
CSU Fullerton Single Subject
CSU Hayward Special Education
CSU Long Beach/ Long Beach Unified School District
CSU Long Beach/ Long Beach USD Education Specialist
CSU Los Angeles/ Montebello USD
CSU Monterey Bay Consortium
CSU Northridge Special Education Intern Program
CSU Northridge-Los Angeles USD University Multiple Subject Internship Credential Program
CSU Northridge/Los Angeles USD Secondary Intern Program
CSU San Bernardino - Education Specialist
CSU San Bernardino - Special Education
CSU San Bernardino/ Riverside County Mild/ Moderate Disabilities/ CLAD Program
CSU Stanislaus/ Merced Consortium
CSU Stanislaus/ San Joaquin Consortium
Fairfield/ Suisun USD
Fontana Unified School District
Fullerton Intern Program
I-15 Intern Consortium Program
Imperial County SELPA Alternative Certification Program
Kern County Superintendent of Schools Intern Consortium
Kern High School District Intern Program
Long Beach Alternative Certification Program (District Intern)
Los Angeles Unified School District (LISTOS)
Loyola Marymount University
National University (MS/SS)
New Haven Multiple and Single Subject
North Coast Beginning Teacher Program
North/East Bay Intern Project
Northeastern CA Partnership for Special Education
Northstate Consortium for Alternative Teacher Certification
Oakland Intern Partnership Program
Oakland USD - John F. Kennedy University Intern Partnership Program
Ontario-Montclair School District Intern Academy
Orange County Dept. of Education District Intern Program
Pacific Oaks College
Patten College/Newark USD
Patten College/ Oakland USD
Peninsula New Teacher Project
Point Loma Nazarene University Internship Program
Project Pipeline
Riverside County Office of Education/ CSU San Bernardino
Sacramento City USD
San Diego City USD/ Education Specialist
SDSU/Imperial Valley Alternative Certification Internship Program
San Diego Teaching Fellows District Intern
San Diego Unified Elementary Education
San Diego USD - Single Subject
San Francisco USD Intern Program
San Gabriel Valley Consortium
San Joaquin County Office of Education Special Education
San Joaquin District Intern (IMPACT)
San Jose State/ School University Partnership Internship Program
SJSU Single Subject Intern Program
San Jose USD
Santa Clara County Office of Education (Silicon Valley Intern Program - SVIP)
Santa Clara USD
Santa Clara University
Stanislaus County Office of Education - Special Education
Sweetwater Union High School/ SDSU
Teacher Education Institute
TeachLA Urban Intern Multiple Subject Credential Program
The Win Win Internship Consortium - Cal Poly Pomona
UC Berkeley Ext.-Cal Partnership Intern Program
UCLA Extension Intern Credential
University of La Verne
Ventura County Multiple Subject Internship Program Partnership
West Contra Costa USD
Whittier College Internship Program