Dr. Robin Duncan
Dean

Dr. Rosenda Pike
Associate Dean

Ms. Raequel Patterson
Administrative Assistant
Phone 951.343.4448
FAX 951.343.4553
rpatterson@calbaptist.edu

Faculty Information

The School of Education offers a full range of programs in education and leadership, including state approved credential programs leading to careers in elementary, secondary, special education, School Psychology, School Counseling, and Administration. Programs leading to a credential are approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

In addition to the Preliminary Multiple Subject and Single Subject Teaching Credentials, students may also seek additional credential programs and a Master’s degree through the School of Education. The Elementary Subject Matter Program allows candidates to complete course work in a Liberal Studies program that provides the requisite knowledge and skills to teach in a multiple subject classroom. Students seeking a Single Subject Credential are encouraged to major in the area they plan to teach. Single Subject Candidates may satisfy Subject Matter Competence by completing an approved subject matter program at the university or by passing the appropriate state examination.

The credential programs offered by California Baptist University are state approved programs and are subject to revision at any time by state or federal law. Please contact the School of Education for more information. The university and the School of Education reserve the right to modify the teacher credentialing requirements when directed to do so by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The Liberal Studies for Teachers major in the Bachelor of Arts degree program is designed for, but not limited to, students interested in preparing for the Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential Program and teaching in an elementary school.

It is the mission of the Dr. Bonnie G. Metcalf School of Education of California Baptist University, a Great Commission University, to prepare professionals of high moral character and ethical behavior to serve throughout the world.

As part of the Great Commission, the faculty and staff are dedicated to their Christian responsibility outlined in Matthew 28: 19-20:

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations…and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

Integrated Credential Program Admission Requirements

A student who is admitted to the University is not automatically admitted to the Integrated Credential Program and must meet the following requirements:

1. Demonstrate basic skills competency
   • Take the California Basic Education Skills Test (CBEST); OR
   • Demonstrate competence through an alternate route
2. Demonstrate subject matter competency
   • Enrolled in an approved subject matter competency program; OR
   • Take the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET) for the appropriate credential area
3. Meet U.S. Constitution requirement
4. Grade Point Average (GPA)
   • Minimum GPA of 2.75 for acceptance
   • Maintain a GPA of 3.0 for all methods courses while in the program
5. Verification of Certificate of Clearance
6. Three Recommendations, completed on forms provided, from professional sources who can address your potential for success. Family members and friends may not complete recommendations.
7. Satisfactory interview with an Education Committee faculty member
8. Literacy sample completed at the interview

Programs

• Early Childhood Studies, BA
• Leadership Studies, BA
• Liberal Studies, BA

• Early Childhood Studies Minor
• Leadership Studies Minor

• Leadership Studies Certificate

• Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential
• Preliminary Single Subject Credential