Admission Requirements In order to be accepted into CalStateTEACH, students must demonstrate evidence of:

• A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university (unless you are an undergraduate with senior standing).
• A grade point average of 2.67 overall or 2.75 in the last 60 semester or 90 quarter units (Petition for Exceptional Admission available).
• Two letters of recommendation.
• One official, sealed copy of university transcripts.
• Certificate of Clearance more info
• Writing proficiency as shown in an autobiographical statement.
• A successful interview with a CalStateTEACH faculty member.
• Passage of an approved basic skills test:
  • CBEST (California Basic Educational Skills Test) more info or
  • CSET and Writing (California Subject Examination for Teachers). more info
  • Note: applicants for the Student Teaching Option must have taken CBEST or CSET and Writing Skills.
• Passage of CSET (California Subject Examination for Teachers). Applicants who have not yet passed the CSET may begin the program in a pre-professional split-term one. The CSET must then be passed prior to enrolling in term two of the program. more info
• Employment in a multiple-subject classroom if applying for the Employed Teacher Option.

If you wish to enroll in the Employed Teacher Option, and a job is the only requirement you are lacking, it is best to submit all of your materials so that you may be conditionally admitted prior to confirming employment as a teacher. This will speed up the admissions process once you are employed. However, you must show proof of employment before the program begins, otherwise you will automatically be enrolled in the Student Teaching Option.

For important dates and details, including application deadlines for the next term, see the Dates and Deadlines page.

Ready to apply? You can do it online!

Your application will be submitted immediately, and your supporting documents can follow in one packet.

Not quite ready? Keep reviewing the website and downloading materials, or request hard copies of some website materials by completing the request form. You will then be notified of any updates about the program by mail or e-mail for the upcoming term. If you have a bachelor's degree and you have taken or will be taking the CBEST before the fall program begins, you may also receive a follow-up call from one of our faculty to discuss the program in more detail. (If you are a school administrator requesting information for your staff, please fill out the administrator form instead.)

CalStateTEACH applicants can check the status of their applications online (coming soon--please contact regional office for application status).