Who we are
Mission and Vision
The mission of CalStateTEACH is “Empower and Equip Teacher Candidates to Support Diverse Learners for California’s Future.” Our vision is to prepare educators to cultivate learning and ensure equity for all students, regardless of race, ethnicity, language, immigration status, socio-economics, ability status, sexual identity, gender, gender identity or expression.
It all started with ...
An innovative idea and a severe teacher shortage across the state of California. With funds provided by the California Legislature, a system-wide vision, and a team of dedicated teacher educators, CalStateTEACH, online site-based program was launched in 1999. Since 2001, the program has credentialed 6,143 multiple subject teachers.
Multiple Subject Program
CalStateTEACH is the CSU’s system-wide online Multiple Subject Program and one of 23 California Commission on Teacher Credentialing approved teacher preparation programs in the CSU System. The curriculum is delivered online and candidates are placed in classrooms with site mentors in all three terms of the program. Candidates are assigned in cohorts with CalStateTEACH faculty. The program is divided into three terms, each containing 15 semester units of coursework and clinical experience.
The program offers three pathways to the credential: Student Teaching Option, Intern Teacher Option and Employed Private Teacher Option.
Find out about the Intern Early Completion Option (ECO)
The CalStateTEACH Intern Early Completion Program Application (ECO)
Attend a CalStateTEACH Teacher Preparation with CalStateTEACH Faculty
Residency Programs
CalStateTEACH partners with the Oakland Unified School District, Fresno Unified School District, and the ISANA Academies to offer exciting teacher residency programs. A teacher residency closely integrates a yearlong clinical experience with your coursework and offers financial incentives to offset the costs of earning a teaching credential. As a teacher resident, you’ll be part of a team invested in your development as a teacher in an environment dedicated to diversity, equity, and social justice. Teacher residents enjoy priority in hiring with the goal of teacher residents becoming permanent members of the school community as permanent district employees. To learn more about Teacher residencies in general, please visit the following website: https://nctresidencies.org/about-nctr/our-residency-model/
Induction Programs
The program is designed for participants who have a Multiple Subject, Single Subjects or Educational Specialist Preliminary Credential and wish to clear their teaching credential but do not otherwise have access to a district/county office or university Induction Program. Based on current CalStateTEACH Preliminary Credential enrollment, it is expected that Induction participants will live in rural areas where it takes a long time to travel to a traditional program or in urban areas where traffic and parking add too much time to their commute to an LEA or university campus.
Collaboration and communication occur both on-site and online with faculty and school-based support. Candidates gain significant personalized support from their assigned faculty Lead Mentors, who orient them and school site personnel to the program, provide Colleague Coach training for effective support, and review their growth in the California Standards for the Profession (CSTP). In addition to the virtual mentoring and collaboration, they receive an average of not less than one hour per week of individualized support at their school site. Their on-site Colleague Coaches, who are credentialed teachers at their school site, provide valuable support and assistance to CalStateTEACH participants.
To learn more or Apply to the Program, go to our The CalStateTEACH Induction Program website.
OUR COMMUNITY
The CalStateTEACH "campus" also includes the school site where candidates work. Candidates gain significant personalized support from their assigned faculty member, who observe them at their school site and through videoconferencing. Additionally, cooperating and master teachers and on-site mentors provide valuable assistance to CalStateTEACH participants.
CalStateTEACH has regional centers that serve students throughout the state: the Central and Southern Regions.
Although there is no physical campus, CalStateTEACH candidates, faculty, and Regional Directors build a campus community, just as traditional candidates do. The difference is that the community is online. There candidates develop strong bonds with faculty and peers.
The online environment provides multiple opportunities to build community. Faculty, candidates, and mentors participate in collaborative communities, engage in "real-time" chats, communicate through email, videoconferencing, and social media such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
CalStateTEACH Accreditation
All Common and Program Standards Met
On October 22, 2019, the Committee on Accreditation accepted the recommendation of the Bureau of Institutional Reviewers. The Program was deemed exemplary and commended for its mentoring of candidates and the organization of the accreditation website and site visit.
CalStateTEACH Full Accreditation Report 2019-20
CalStateTEACH 7 year letter accreditation
Annual Report Card on California Teacher Preparation Programs for the Academic Year 2021-22