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State Of California Commission On Teacher Credentialing
1900 Capitol Avenue Sacramento, CA 95811-4213 Email: credentials@ctc.ca.gov Website: www.ctc.ca.gov

VERIFYING SUBJECT-MATTER COMPETENCE BY EXAMINATION For Single Subject Teaching Credentials
Individuals may verify subject-matter competence for a Single Subject Teaching Credential by passing all portions of the appropriateCommission-approved subject matter examination(s). It is the individual’s responsibility to take the appropriate examination(s) and to contact the Commission when questions arise. Exam titles and passing scores are listed in Table 1. Subjects for which no examinations are available are listed later in this leaflet. Currently, the only Commission-approved subject-matter examinations used to verify subject-mattercompetence for Single Subject Teaching Credentials are the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET), administered by Evaluation Systems, Group of Pearson (formerly National Evaluation Systems [NES] Inc.). Prior to the CSET, the Commission used the Praxis II examinations and the Single Subject Assessments for Teaching (SSAT) to verify subject matter competence. Since passing exam scoresmust be used towards California certification within five years of the individual test date, these scores are no longer acceptable towards initial California certification. Information about CSET Subject matter examinations offered through the CSET program are administered by Evaluation Systems, Group of Pearson. Each test consists of subtests that cover specific domains of subject matter, andeach includes multiple-choice and/or constructed-response test items. Examinees will be provided five uninterrupted hours of testing time in which to complete, in the order of their choice, any or all subtests for which they have registered; subtests will not be separately timed. Please see Table 1 for CSET test content information. Examination Contact Information To obtain a CSET registrationbulletin, fee schedule, and test preparation information, or if you need information about the administration of the examinations, please contact the examination administrator at the phone number, address or link provided below. CSET Program Evaluation Systems Group of Pearson P.O. Box 340789 Sacramento, CA 95834-0789 (916) 928-4003 TDD (916) 928-4191 Fax: (916) 928-6110 Website:http://www.cset.nesinc.com

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Languages Other Than English Latin There are currently no approved subject-matter examinations for Single Subject Teaching Credentials in Latin. To verify subject-matter competence in these single subject credential areas, contact the teacher education department at one of the California colleges or universities listed below to request an evaluation of yourtranscripts. You will receive either a signed subject-matter equivalency letter or a list of classes to be completed before the equivalency letter can be issued. Latin CSU Long Beach San Diego State University San Francisco State University University of California, Irvine

Hebrew, Italian, and Portuguese To verify subject-matter competence in the single subject credential areas of Hebrew,Italian, or Portuguese, you must pass the applicable portion of the CSET subject-matter examination. In addition, completion of a language assessment administered by a Commission-approved assessor agency is required. Please contact the appropriate Commission-approved assessor agency shown below for more information. Hebrew Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion 3077 University Avenue LosAngeles, CA 90007 Michelle Shwartz (310) 210-1157 mshwartz@huc.edu Italian Sacramento Italian Cultural Society 6821 Fair Oaks Blvd Carmichael, CA 95608 Patrizia Cinquini Cerruti (916) 482-5900 italy@winfirst.com Portuguese California State University-Stanislaus 1 University Circle Turlock, CA 95382 (209) 667-3638 Dr. Elmano Costa CSU Stanislaus Center for Portuguese Studies ecosta@csustan.edu...