(Credential Code: 00501)
Successful completion of the credential coursework and fieldwork requirements, including a passing score on the California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA), will qualify candidates for an EDL departmental recommendation for the California Preliminary Administrative Services Credential (PASC).
Admission Requirements: Candidates must be admitted to SDSU and to the Department of Educational Leadership. Admission to the Department of Educational Leadership requires that students possess a master’s degree in education or related field from an accredited university or be concurrently enrolled in a master’s degree program; have three years of teaching, pupil personnel service, librarian, or social work experience, have passed the CBEST; have two letters of recommendation from supervisory administrators and presently be working in a PreK-12 teaching environment where they can accomplish the needed fieldwork/practicum experiences.
Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in all credential coursework with no less than a grade of C+ in any course. Only three units of coursework with a grade of C+ will count towards the certificate. A maximum of three units of coursework can be repeated.