Which CSUs offer Four-Year Integrated Teacher Education Programs? I believe they are also called “blended programs”.
These articles have some information, but could someone provide a better resource or list?
https://www2.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/teacher-education/Pages/4-Year-Programs-and-Teacher-Shortage-Fields.aspx
https://www2.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/teacher-education/Pages/teacher-educator-degrees-credentials.aspx
I think you’ll need to dig on each of the 23 web sites to find the full list. I know Sonoma and Sac offer them so, they would be a good place to start.
I thought I would have to dig around. Thanks for the start. The first link reports that 20 of the 23 will have the programs by 2018-19, so maybe I should ask which three don’t!
“By the academic year 2018-19, the Colleges and Schools of Education at the California State University will offer 40 Integrated Teacher Education Programs on 20 campuses. Thirty of these will be in the high-shortage teaching fields of mathematics and science, bilingual education, and special education.”
…I would love to see a table inserted after this statement with the 20 campuses listed, the 40 ITEP programs, and a third column with details on the high-shortage teaching fields.
Well, the CSU Maritime Academy in Vallejo is probably a “No.” So that’s one down, two to go.
In December 2016, 17 of the 23 CSU campuses received state grants to develop new integrated 4-year teacher education programs, or to expand their existing programs, with the goal of opening these programs in fall 2018. The list is here:
https://www2.calstate.edu/csu-system/news/Pages/CSU-Garners-New-Grant-Funding-to-Expand-Four-Year-Teacher-Preparation-Programs.aspx
Northridge isn’t listed, but the article indicates that CSUN already had an integrated program. So that makes 18 of the 23 CSUs.
San Bernardino isn’t listed, but they are currently advertising an integrated program, so they may have developed one without a grant. So that makes 19 of the 23 CSUs.
http://bulletin.csusb.edu/colleges-schools-departments/arts-letters/liberal-studies-office/liberal-studies-integrated-track-ba/
The 4 other campuses are East Bay, Maritime, San Jose, and Cal Poly-SLO. Maritime is the only CSU without education programs, so no surprise there. If there are 20 CSU campuses with integrated programs, then we need one more. Should be either CSUEB, CP-SLO, or SJSU.
Cal Poly has a “4 plus 3 quarters” program for Liberal Studies/Multi-Subject Credential. Since most students only take three quarters per school year, this seems to be a five year program. So it seems CP SLO is one of the three outliers. Here’s a blurb and a link:
B.S. in Liberal Studies / Multiple Subject Credential
To teach elementary school in California, you need a bachelor’s degree and a credential. Liberal Studies at Cal Poly is the undergraduate degree that offers competency in all subject matters as well as pre-requisites for the multiple subject credential program. There are many routes to obtaining a multiple subject credential. Most of these involve an extra year of study at the graduate level. At Cal Poly, students who make an early career decision to seek a multiple subject credential will typically be credentialed in four plus 3 quarter years of educating(15 quarters) rather than the 4 or more quarters the process usually takes.
The Cal Poly Liberal Studies Department specifically targets top-quality early deciders who apply to Cal Poly as freshmen. While attending the university, these students will:
Develop a deeper association over a longer time with faculty, staff and fellow students who share an interest in elementary education.
Have the opportunity to build a deeper understanding of the K-8 community.
Be more effectively socialized in their profession.
https://liberalstudies.calpoly.edu/content/students/integrated-program
It looks like East Bay has an accelerated “Bachelors Plus: Early Pathway Liberal Studies/Credential Program (BPEP)”
http://catalog.csueastbay.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=4914
So if 20 of the 23 CSUs have integrated programs by Fall 2018, my guess is that the three outliers are Cal Maritime, Cal Poly SLO, and San Jose State.
Thank you!
@university2go, here is a thread that discusses integrated teacher education programs.
i’ve perused the info in detail, am i right in that the 4 year program including credential is limited in subject/scope? that is, my DD is interested in multi-subject credential, which i don’t see listed in the program. i see lots of Math, ESL etc. I guess i’m trying to comfort myself that we didn’t miss something. when we visited SDSU the advisor mentioned that there is a program but it basically squeezed the BS into three years then adding the credential in the last year. I’ve contacted her again to clarify, and DD’s other admission to CP Slo - we’re heading down there next Friday and will talk to Liberal Studies directly. I’m pretty sure that they don’t offer. after all this, we should all be College Advisors! thanks so much @AMCdad and all!
@university2go, I did not look too far into the details, so I would trust your reading. I did look into CP SLO’s program and posted the information I found in post #5 above. My son is a freshman at Cal Poly right now, so I was curious as to what they offered.
One thing to note about Cal Poly is that it is possible for Liberal Arts and Liberal Studies majors to graduate on time or even finish a term early. If that happens, the 4 years + 3 quarters program might be squeezed down to just a little over 4 years if the school is flexible in credential class enrollment. I have no idea how they pace or sequence the program, but it might be worth a question or two to find out.
Good luck.