BA/MA Education/Teaching Credential
The Accelerated Degree Program: BA/MA Teacher Education and Teacher Credential Program allows undergraduates to complete their disciplinary major, a master of arts degree in education with an emphasis on teaching, and a teaching credential from the state of California in five years. The Teacher Preparation Program emphasizes teaching practice and racial and gender justice for educational equity and access. The program is designed around praxis as the core endeavor of teaching and teacher education, embracing critical reflection and practice to disrupt dominant ideologies and inequities. We utilize a cognitive apprenticeship model that combines coaching and inquiry and that situates teacher learning in the school classroom. The program relies on lesson study cohorts that are interdisciplinary and cross-grade level for close analysis of teaching practice. We believe that multiple subject teachers attend to the positive development of the whole child by successfully integrating the aims of authority with caring, and the aims of academic rigor with playfulness and mindful joy.
The teaching credential course and field work integrate theory and practice to prepare students to teach in culturally sustaining, anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and universally-designed ways. Relying on in person instruction as well as distance learning modes, we have designed courses, modules, and workshops that introduce students to conceptual understandings, guide them through professional tasks and requirements, and provide them with practical skills. Students join a lesson study cohort in early summer, completing an integrated praxis program made up of conceptual and practical understandings to prepare them for intensive field work experiences during the academic year. The praxis-based sequence of experiences and work continues through the fall semester, Jan-term, and spring semester, concluding with an early summer capstone project. Depending on particular time constraints and circumstances, students may spread out this work over two academic years. All students rely on a lesson study coach for guidance and feedback throughout their stay in the program.
All requirements for the BA are completed during the first four years of the program and during this time students also take courses that serve as part of their preparation for earning a teaching credential and master’s degree. Credential course work, student teaching and master’s course work are completed during the fifth year. The requirements of the senior and fifth years do not allow for a study abroad program during those years. Students can apply to be admitted into the credential/MA program during their junior or senior year at Mills.
Single Subject Credential: Art, English, and Social Studies
26-32 semester course credits
This credential authorizes recipients to teach English, social studies, and art in grades 6–12. This work is completed in conjunction with a master of arts degree in education with an emphasis in teaching.
Course of Study
The course of study begins in the sophomore year, before actual enrollment in the accelerated program. Students interested in the accelerated program should take the sophomore and junior classes listed below and then, upon acceptance to the program, complete the remaining courses and student teaching.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended sequence of course work: | ||
| Sophomore | ||
| EDUC 101 | Social Foundations of Education (Fall) 1 | 3 |
| Junior | ||
| EDUC 120 | Urban Education (Fall/Spring) 1 | 3 |
| EDUC 125 | Inquiry and Action in Urban Contexts (Spring only) 1 | 3 |
| Senior | ||
| Complete all outstanding undergraduate requirements (and any of the above three classes not completed). Note that these three classes will count as credit toward your undergraduate degree. | ||
| Fifth Year | ||
| EDUC 301A & EDUC 301B & EDUC 301C | Curriculum and Instruction: Humanities and Curriculum and Instruction for Secondary Teachers and | 6 |
| EDUC 336A & EDUC 336B | and | 0 |
| EDUC 349 | Perspectives on Disability, Inclusion, and Assessment | 2 |
| EDUC 352A & EDUC 352B | and | 0 |
| EDUC 385A & EDUC 385B & EDUC 385C & EDUC 385D | Pedagogical Content Knowledge Lab: Single Subject and Pedagogical Content Knowledge Lab: Single Subject and and | 4 |
| EDUC 389 & EDUC 389B | Development of Multiliteracies in the Secondary Schools and | 3 |
| EDUC 393 | Topics in Humanities | 2 |
| EDUC 201A & EDUC 210B | and Research and Inquiry Methods in Education: MEET 3 | 3-5 |
| 1 | EDUC 101 and EDUC 120, and EDUC 125 meet content requirements for multiple and single subject credentials equivalent to EDUC 347A/B/C. This substitution for credential, not graduate degree requirements. |
| 3 | Optional (for those completing the masters during their fifth year) |
Single Subject Credential: Math and Science
26-32 semester course credits
This credential authorizes recipients to teach mathematics, life sciences, or physical sciences in grades 6–12. This work is completed in conjunction with a master of arts degree in education with an emphasis in teaching.
Course of Study
The course of study begins in the sophomore year, before actual enrollment in the accelerated program. Students interested in the accelerated program should take the sophomore and junior classes listed below and then, upon acceptance to the program, complete the remaining courses and student teaching.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Sophomore | ||
| EDUC 101 | Social Foundations of Education | 3 |
| Junior | ||
| EDUC 120 | Urban Education | 3 |
| EDUC 125 | Inquiry and Action in Urban Contexts | 3 |
| Senior | ||
| Complete all outstanding undergraduate requirements (and any of the above three classes not completed). Note that these three classes will count as credit toward your undergraduate degree. | ||
| Fifth Year | ||
| EDUC 301A & EDUC 301B & EDUC 301C | Curriculum and Instruction: Humanities and Curriculum and Instruction for Secondary Teachers and | 4 |
| EDUC 336A & EDUC 336B | and | 0 |
| EDUC 349 | Perspectives on Disability, Inclusion, and Assessment | 2 |
| EDUC 352A & EDUC 352B | and | 0 |
| EDUC 385A & EDUC 385B & EDUC 385C & EDUC 385D | Pedagogical Content Knowledge Lab: Single Subject and Pedagogical Content Knowledge Lab: Single Subject and and | 4 |
| EDUC 389A & EDUC 389B | and | 0 |
| EDUC 394 | Topics in STEM | 2 |
| EDUC 210A & EDUC 210B | Research and Inquiry Methods in Education: MEET and Research and Inquiry Methods in Education: MEET 1 | 6-10 |
| 1 | EDUC 101 and EDUC 120, and EDUC 125 meet content requirements for multiple and single subject credentials equivalent to EDUC 347A/B/C. This substitution for credential, not graduate degree requirements. |
| 3 | Optional (for those completing the masters during their fifth year) |
Elementary Multiple Subjects Credential
25-31 semester course credits
Although this credential authorizes recipients to teach in any self-contained K–12 classroom, it is recommended specifically for those interested in teaching grades K–6. This work is completed in conjunction with a master of arts degree in education with an emphasis in teaching.
Course of Study
The course of study begins in the sophomore year, before actual enrollment in the accelerated program. Students interested in the accelerated program should take the sophomore and junior classes listed below and then, upon acceptance to the program, complete the remaining courses and student teaching.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Sophomore | ||
| EDUC 101 | Social Foundations of Education 1 | 3 |
| Junior | ||
| EDUC 120 | Urban Education 1 | 3 |
| EDUC 125 | Inquiry and Action in Urban Contexts 1 | 3 |
| Senior | ||
| Complete all outstanding undergraduate requirements (and any of the above three classes not completed). Note that these three classes will count as credit toward your undergraduate degree. | ||
| Fifth Year | ||
| EDUC 300A & EDUC 300B & EDUC 300C | Curriculum and Instruction: Multiple Subject and Curriculum and Instruction: Multiple Subject and | 6 |
| EDUC 336B | 2 | |
| EDUC 349 | Perspectives on Disability, Inclusion, and Assessment | 2 |
| EDUC 352A & EDUC 352B | and | 0 |
| EDUC 373A & EDUC 373B & EDUC 373C & EDUC 373D | Pedagogical Content Knowledge Lab: Multiple and Single Subjects and Pedagogical Content Knowledge Lab: Multiple Subject and and | 4-14 |
| EDUC 379A & EDUC 379B & EDUC 379C | Multiliteracies: Reading and Writing the World in the Elementary Classroom and Multiliteracies: Reading and Writing the World in the Elementary Classroom and | 6 |
| EDUC 201A & EDUC 210B | and Research and Inquiry Methods in Education: MEET 3 | 3-5 |
| 1 | EDUC 101 and EDUC 120, and EDUC 125 meet content requirements for multiple and single subject credentials equivalent to EDUC 347A/B/C. This substitution for credential, not graduate degree requirements. |
| 2 | For multiple subject, EDUC 036/136 fulfills most of EDUC 336 credential requirements. This substitution for credential, not graduate degree requirements. |
| 3 | Optional (for those completing the masters during their fifth year) |