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University Graduate Admission Eligibility Requirements:

• Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution

• Be in good standing from your last college/university attended

• Hold a minimum GPA of at least 2.5 in your last 60 semester or 90 quarter units

• Satisfactorily met the professional, personal, scholastic, and other standards for graduate study, including qualifying examinations, as appropriate campus authorities might prescribe.

How to Apply:

1. Complete the graduate application on  for ÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ, Bakersfield.
2. The $70.00 nonrefundable application fee must be paid to process your application.
3. To complete your university application, you must send one official transcript from all colleges or universities attended within 30 days of your application submission or by the transcript deadline (whichever is sooner).
   If the last school you attended was CSU Bakersfield, no transcripts are required. Failure to provide official transcripts to CSU Bakersfield Admissions will delay or withdraw your university application. Electronic transcripts are preferred.

   Electronic transcripts may be emailed from your institution(s) to: incomingtranscripts@csub.edu
   
   If you need to mail official transcripts, send them to:

   ÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ, Bakersfield
   Office of Graduate Admissions, 47 SA
   9001 Stockdale Highway
   Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099

   If you are graduating from your bachelor’s program and your degree is not posted at the time of sending your transcripts, you will need to send another transcript from the institution granting your bachelors degree with the degree posted on your transcript.
   
   International Transcripts:

   ***Any transcript from a college/university outside of the USA will require a course by course analysis. For a list of institutions approved by CSU Bakersfield and the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to perform a course by course evaluation review: ***

University Application Acknowledgement and Evaluation

After your Cal State Apply application is submitted, you will receive a confirmation e-mail from Cal State Apply indicating the receipt of your application. In approximately two weeks, you should receive an acknowledgment e-mail from ÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ which will provide you with your ÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ ID number and information to log on to the one-stop student portal called . This information is sent to the e-mail address you provided on your application so it is very important that the e-mail address you provided is current. 

The status of your application will be reflected in myÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ. Be sure to monitor your "To-Do" list regularly there may be additional documents or requirements you will need to submit.

Upon receipt of all necessary documents, the Graduate Programs Admissions Coordinator will review your eligibility based on the minimum university requirements. If you are deemed eligible, your academic program will be notified. A decision letter will be sent upon completion of the departmental review of your qualifications.

If admitted, students should familiarize themselves with the .

Please note: Admission to the university does not imply or guarantee credential program admission.

Student Resource: 
- written directions explaining step by step on applying as a graduate on Cal State Apply.

 
Information from the Graduate Center on applying to the university and further requirements after admission to the university is received.

To be considered for program admission the following requirements must be met. Meeting the requirements does not guarantee program admission.  Priority admission consideration is given to applicants fulfilling 100% of the requirements.
Failure to follow application submittal directions may be cause for delayed or rejection of an application. Please do not email documents unless requested by a program admissions advisor. Do not submit your application in multiple files, it must be submitting in one PDF file.

Eligibility Requirements For the Program:

1. Obtained admission to the university as a post-baccalaureate
2. Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution 
3. Minimum GPA of 2.75 in last 60 semester or 90 quarter units
4. Successfully completed Early Fieldwork Experience
5. Successfully completed foundation courses 
6. Submit a complete program application and supporting documents by the program deadline
7. Complete a program interview

How To Apply:

• Program application
• Credential service fee receipt
• Basic skills verification
• Subject matter verification
• Character clearance 
• Tuberculosis clearance
• Mandated reporter training certificate
• Letter of good standing (only if you attended another credential program)

• • RECOMMENDATION
    Applicants must submit two recommendation forms. This form should be completed by an individual in a position to evaluate your professional dispositions such as a supervisor, or previous/current instructor. A relative may not make a recommendation.
    Form: Recommendation Form
    
    
  • PROGRAM APPLICATION
    Please carefully read and complete the program application. If you have questions regarding the application, please contact the appropriate admissions advisor.
    To complete the program application, download it to your device. Open it in Adobe Reader, fill in and sign the application. Print or save the application as a PDF to your device. If you do not have Adobe Reader you can download the app for free from any app store.
    Form: Program Application
    
    • Exceptional Admission Application
      If your GPA is below the required 2.75 you may submit an Exceptional Admission Application to apply for exceptional admission, must be included along with program application if applicable. These are considered on a program availability basis only.
  • CREDENTIAL SERVICE REQUEST
    A $30.00 nonrefundable application fee must be submitted with your application to the credential program. Applicants should submit the receipt for this fee with their application. Applications will not be reviewed without the payment of this fee.
    Student Resource: Credential Fee Payment Directions
    
    CTC requires payment separate to this ÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ fee. An additional credential service fee will be required if applying to become an intern or change of program. CTC will also require additional fees.
    
    
  • BASIC SKILLS REQUIREMENT
    Verification of basic skills:
    • Holding a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution. Your admission advisor will verify and add your transcript for your bachelor’s degree, masters degree, or doctorate degree to your application.
    
    
  • SUBJECT MATTER COMPETENCY
    Verification of subject matter by completing one of the subject matter options:
    • ÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ verification of
      • Degree major
      • Degree content areas (coursework lite option)
      • Coursework verification
      • Coursework/exam verification 
    • Subject matter waiver
      • A letter of subject matter waiver from a Commission approved subject matter preparation program.
    • Passage of exam
      • Multiple Subject CSETs
    • Evidence of progressing towards meeting subject matter
      • ÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ verification of subject matter not met:
        • Degree content areas or coursework verification
      • Attempted Multiple Subject CSET results
      • Proof of registration of Multiple Subject CSETs
        
        
• If an applicant, is admitted without 100% subject matter, full subject matter must be met prior to being eligible to complete final clinical practice.
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• Student Resource: Subject Matter Competency
  Information on how to meet subject matter competency
  
  Submit your ÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ subject matter verification, exam results, subject matter waiver letter, or proof of progression towards subject matter with your application.
  
  
• CHARACTER CLEARANCE
  Applicants must provide verification of having met the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) fingerprint character and identification process and the moral and professional fitness standards that CTC requires which meets the established California law standards. Verification can be met by providing a current and valid document issued by CTC.
  
  Student Resource: 
  Information on how to apply and obtain a certificate of clearance or CTC document.
  
  
• TUBERCULOSIS (TB) CLEARANCE
  Applicants must provide a copy of a valid TB clearance. Acceptable documents:
  
  • Negative Skin Test (within 4 years of test date)
  • Negative X-ray or Blood Test (within 2 years of test date)
  • Risk Assessment (within 4 years of assessment date).
    • Risk assessments must have a valid medical professional’s signature/stamp and be on a valid CTCA questionnaire form or medical office letterhead.
      • California TB Risk Assessment College/University Students
      • 
        
        Student Resource: Tuberculosis Clearance
        Information on how to obtain tuberculosis clearance
        
        
• MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING CERTIFICATE
  Applicants must submit verification of completing a Mandated Reporter Training for School Personnel. A certificate of the training must be submitted with your application. A valid certificate is less than one year old. A small fee, $9.00, may be required to obtain the certificate.
• Please note: If admitted to a credential program and your certificate expires before the end of the semester you will be required to complete a new training and receive a certificate before the start of the semester as part of clinical practice clearance.
  Student Resource: Mandated Reporter Training
  Information on how to complete the mandated reporter training.
  
  
• LETTER OF GOOD STANDING – ONLY IF YOU PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED A CREDENTIAL PROGRAM
  A letter of good standing is needed if you previously were attending another institution's credential program as an admitted credential candidate. You must submit a letter of good standing from your previous credential program with your ÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ Multiple Subject program application.