How to Apply
Application instructions for Fall 2025 admission

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How to apply if you don’t have a teaching credential
Application Opens: Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025
Application Deadline: Friday, Aug. 1, 2025

If you do not currently possess a teaching credential, nor are you currently enrolled in a teaching credential program, you are required to take all three courses in the program. We will next offer these courses starting in Fall 2025. The application below is open for this population only.

If you do not currently possess a teaching credential, nor are you currently enrolled in a teaching credential program, you are required to take all three courses listed below:

  • EDSS 291 - Foundations in Career Technical Education: Bridging Industry to the Classroom.
  • EDSS 392 - Teaching Strategies for the CTE Classroom: Supporting All Students.
  • EDSS 393 - Assessment for Instruction in the CTE Classroom.

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. 

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