WJU offers programs leading to careers in public, private and charter school systems. It is the goal of the department to prepare teachers by encouraging character development and demanding ethical behavior teaching in schools throughout the world to meet the needs of the people.
The multiple subject credential Credentials with Character (CWC) program is designed with a core of Christian values. The degree in Liberal Studies features strong curriculum in Bible and Theology. Preparation for teaching in the elementary classroom includes completion of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing-approved program designed to meet subject matter competence. The individual obtaining a multiple subject credential is authorized to teach all subjects in kindergarten through grade twelve in self-contained classes.
Students seeking a single subject credential must satisfy subject matter competence requirements by passing the appropriate state examination/s and coursework. Please contact the CWC office for details.
Graduates from the Credentials with Character program are well-equipped, highly-principled individuals who understand diversity as a strength and who provide for individual differences in order to help their students prepare for a diverse and rapidly changing world. The faculty members in the Department of Education maintain high standards and expectations for themselves and the students who wish to serve in building a better world by entering the teaching profession.
Credentials with Character Admissions
Please contact the CWC office for admission information and requirements.
Articulation Agreements
Graduates from the CWC program will:
- Educate others with clarity and compassion.
- Assess student learning.
- Engage and support student in learning.
- Plan instruction and design learning experiences for students in K-12 self-contained classrooms.
- Create and maintain effective environments for student learning.
- Develop as a professional educator.
- Possess the necessary subject matter comprehension to teach the California State Framework and subject matter requirements.
- Meet all of the requirements to be recommended for California State Multiple Subject Preliminary Teaching Credential.
The credential program offered by William Jessup University is a state-approved program subject to revision by state or federal law. Therefore, this program requires completion of specific benchmark assessments in addition to the successful completion of WJU coursework. Please consult the Credentials with Character Handbook for specific current requirements. Current law requires all candidates for a California teaching credential to successfully complete the following examinations, preparation for which WJU has incorporated into our program:
- CBEST - California Basic Educational Skills Test
- CSET 101 - Reading, Language and Literature, History and Social Science
- CSET 102 - Science, Mathematics
- CSET 103 - Physical Education, Human Development, Visual and Performing Arts
- RICA - Reading Instruction Competence Assessment
- TPA - Teaching Performance Assessment Tasks 1,2,3,4
The Liberal Studies Program at William Jessup University seeks to:
- Instill faith in the Bible, Jesus Christ, the Church, an in other human beings that guides, informs and supports teaching as a profession and a lifestyle.
- Encourage personal growth in students toward character attributes that demonstrate clear and positive relationships to truth, to people, to service and to excellence.
- Instill a love of knowledge and an appreciation for wisdom gained by humanity through the centuries.
