<p>Hello! I'm a bit curious.
Let's say someone wants to major in Biology, or Anthropology, or even Women's Studies.
Can they become Elementary Teachers? Does majors matter when becoming an elementary teacher?
In California, I know you need a bachelor's degree, so basically what I'm asking is, does it matter what Bachelor's degree it is? All that matters is the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, correct? You don't NEED an education degree, correct?</p>
<p>It might be helpful! Depends on what you want to teaching. Like Bio, math etc. </p>
<p>It speeds your progress substantially. At some point, you have to complete the coursework to get credentialed. A number of pre-reqs will be required before you move on to the advanced material. Students who’ve met the requirement previously won’t have to take them again.</p>
<p>Sonoma (and i think other CSUs) offer accelerated 4 year bachelor/credential. For students that know they want to teach, that’s an awesome opportunity.</p>
<p>If you want to teach Math or Science in high school, you need a bachelors degree or better in the feild.</p>
<p>You also have to be approved to be a student teacher and are required to complete a number of hours under the supervision of another credentialed teacher through the Teacher Ed department. It’s not just taking classes and automatically getting a credential and then going into teaching. California also is requiring a cultural sensitivity awareness certificate/credential: CTEL-California Teachers of English Learners, since we have large numbers of 2nd language learners. No certificate, no job. </p>