Application Opens: Aug. 8, 2024 

Application Deadline: Dec. 20, 2024 

We will ONLY accept applications for currently credentialed teachers (or those enrolled in a teaching credential program) to take EDSS 291: Foundations in CTE in Spring 2025. 

Step 1: Please complete the application at this link.

Step 2: Upon completing the application, check your email for a link to upload the required documents for work experience verification, including:

• Resume/CV

• Transcripts from all institutions attended. High school, GED, bachelor’s, or master’s are sufficient. (Please upload un/officials using the link. DO NOT submit to Sacramento State Admissions).

• Any licenses or credentials

• Evidence of 3 years’ work experience directly related to CTE sector you’re seeking. Can be paid or unpaid, part-time, or full-time, employed or self-employed.

  • Evidence of work experience should be written and include:

    • Employer’s name, address, and phone number

    • The working relationship of the person signing the verification to the applicant

    • Beginning and end dates of employment

    • A complete description of duties

    • Statement confirming full-time or part-time work. (If employment was less than full-time, the number of hours the applicant was employed is required)

    • A signature by the applicant’s past or present employer(s) on company letterhead

  • Please check out the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing website for full details regarding CTE credential issuance and work experience verification definitions. 

    • Please email program coordinator Jessika Morrison at jessika.morrison@csus.edu for work verification sample letters for employment or self-employment.