Please complete this form to apply for the Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential through the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD). This application will prepare you to complete the requirements for the credential through the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC).

Please note that CTC will collect a $100 fee.

The form will allow you to save at any time.

Please email the Adult Education Credentialing Program at [email protected] or call (408) 423-3503 if you have any questions.

I already have a preliminary credential and am interested in enrolling in the courses through SCUSD to complete the requirements for the clear credential. Please note: If you plan to work with your original program sponsor, LACOE, SCCOE, Ventura COE or CSU San Bernadino to clear your credential, you must have their approval of the course work provided by SCUSD prior to enrolling in the courses.

I have been referred by an adult school supervisor or administrator to participate in the Adult Education Credential Program.

Required for applicants who are applying for a credential for the first time. You do not need to submit you high school transcripts or high school equivalency certificate if you already have a sub credential or other type of credential, or you are submitting college or university transcripts with your application.
Please indicate how you will have your high school transcripts delivered to the Adult Education Credentialing Office:

On the Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential CTC Webpage under Appendix A, I would like to have my work experience, associated documents and/or transcripts evaluated for the following subject areas:

On the Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential CTC Webpage under Appendix A, I would like to have my work experience, associated documents and/or transcripts evaluated for the following CTE subject areas:

The Non-Academic General Subject areas require work experience. Experience may be paid or not paid. No more than one year of experience shall apply toward meeting designated subjects credential requirements during any twelve calendar month period. One-thousand (1000) clock hours shall be the minimum required for each year of experience. Part-time experience may be cumulated to equate to the required one-thousand clock hours of experience. Verification of experience means written confirmation of the applicant’s qualifying experience, signed by the applicant’s past or present employer(s) on company letterhead that attests to and/or includes all of the following:

1. Employer’s name, address, and telephone number.
2. The working relationship of the person signing the verification to the applicant.
3. Beginning and ending dates of employment.
4. Complete description of duties.
5. A statement as to whether or not the employment was full-time (If employment was less than full-time, an accounting of the number of hours the applicant was employed is required).

If the applicant was self-employed or if the applicant’s experience was avocational, verification shall include a statement, signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury, detailing the information described in 1–5 above, and must be further substantiated, in writing, by other person(s) having firsthand knowledge of the applicant’s self-employment or avocation, such as the applicant’s accountant, major supplier of goods, or major user of goods or services.

Applicants for the Three-Year Preliminary Adult Education Teaching Credential in a general subjects area must have at least one year of actual work experience directly related to the subject to be named on the credential. At least one year of the required work experience must be within the last five years, or two years within the last ten years, immediately preceding the issuance of the preliminary credential.

Please upload your work experience and related documents below.

On the Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential CTC Webpage under Appendix A, I would like to have my transcripts evaluated for the following Academic Subject - ESBS to teach Arithmetic, Reading, Individualized high school learning lab/G.E.D./contract class settings, Citizenship.

I possess a bachelor’s or higher degree completed at a regionally-accredited college or university and completion 20 semester units with at least 3 units in four of the following six areas:

• English
• Fine Arts
• Life Science & General Science
Social Science
• Mathematics
• Languages Other than English

On the Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential CTC Webpage under Appendix A, I would like to have my transcripts evaluated for the following Academic Subjects -

• Languages Other than English (specify)
• English
• Fine Arts
• Life Science, including General Science
• Mathematics
• Physical Science, incl. General Science
• Social Sciences

I possess a bachelor's degree or higher completed at a regionally-accredited college or university and completion of 20 semester units or 10 upper division semester units in the subject to be taught.

On the Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential CTC Webpage under Appendix A, I would like to have my transcripts evaluated to have English as a Second Language listed as a sbject areas on my adult education credential.

I have a bachelor’s degree or higher completed at a regionally-accredited college or university which includes a degree major, certificate, OR completion of 20 semester units OR 10 upper division semester units in one or any combination of the following:

• Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
• Second Language Acquisition
• Language other than English, Linguistics
• Bilingual/Bicultural Subjects.

Please note there are no expections to these requirements.

In order to expedite the applicaton process, please upload a copy of your unofficial transcripts to show your eligibility for the Academic Subject area you've indicated above. These transcripts will be evaluated by credentialing staff to determine eligibility for the subject area: English as a Second Language, Elementary and Secondary; Basic Skills, etc. or one of the other academic areas listed above.

Select a method to submit your official college and/or university transcripts:

All teacher candidates must create or reactivate a Educator account at the CTC Online Login.

All teacher candidates must submit a copy of their fingerprints to the CTC. Please see the How to Apply - California Residents Section on the CTC's Certficate of Clearance website for more information.

All teacher candidates must apply for a Cerificate of Clearance. Approximately 48 hours after you complete the fingerprinting, please login to your educator account and follow the instructions on the Apply for a Certificate of Clearance. Complete the process of creating a new certificate.

All teacher candidates must completed an Adult Education Early Orientation Unit within 30 days of receiving their preliminary credential.

If you'd like to enroll in the Evergreen Valley College Adult Education Pathway at this time, please upload the completed application. The application should be downloaded to your computer, opened, completed, saved and then uploaded.

I have reviewed the information on the CTC's DS Adult Education webpage. I understand that after I receive my preliminiary credential, I have 3 years from the date of the credential issuance to complete the following and clear the credential.

Download the Credential Verification Form. The form should be downloaded to your computer, opened, completed, saved with a different name and then uploaded.

Adult School and School District personnel sometimes reach out to us regarding information about your credential status. It is typically done to expedite your employment. Your Social Security Number will never be shared.