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TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 33000-64100›DIVISION 3. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION 35000-45460›PART 25. EMPLOYEES 44000-45460›CHAPTER 2. Teacher Credentialing 44200-44418›ARTICLE 4. Credential Types 44250-44277

§ 44260.1

California Education Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The minimum requirements for the five-year clear designated subjects career technical education teaching credential shall be all of the following:

(a) A valid three-year preliminary designated subjects career technical education teaching credential.

(b) Two years of successful teaching, or the equivalent, as authorized by the designated subjects preliminary career technical education teaching credential.

(c) Completion of a program of personalized preparation as approved by the commission. It is the intent of the Legislature that the program of personalized preparation be consistent with whether the credential holder performs full-time or part-time service.

(d) The study of health education as specified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 44259.

(e) Completion of two semester units or passage of an examination on the principles and provisions of the United States Constitution, as specified in Section 44335.

(f) The study of computer-based technology, including the uses of technology in educational settings.

(g) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the holder of a credential described in this section shall satisfy the minimum experience requirements established by the local educational agency for each course he or she is assigned to teach.

(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 576, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)

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