Clear Your Credential
If you are looking to grow your teaching practice and earn your clear credential, Antioch University offers a highly individualized program directly connected to your work in the classroom. Designed to develop socially just educators, Antioch’s Induction Credential program combines field support with university support to help new and experienced teachers grow their practice and clear their Preliminary Credential. Through an Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) candidates design their own growth goals and a plan for meeting those goals in concert with faculty and a school site mentor.
The primary purpose of Antioch University’s Induction program is to support candidates in growing their practice around the California Standards for the Teaching Profession. Antioch’s Induction program sets itself apart from others through personalized learning and its emphasis on social justice.
This certificate is offered by AU Los Angeles.
Benefits of Our Program
- Early completion option
- Affordable compared with other induction programs
- Grounded in candidates’ teaching practice
- Highly individualized
Program Information
Schedule
The Induction Credential is a 2-year program offered over 6 quarters (Fall, Winter and Spring). Students attend class on Monday afternoons and evenings during Spring and Summer quarters and Wednesday afternoons and evenings during Fall quarter.
Early Completion Option
Those who have taught 2 or more years may be eligible for the Early Completion Option. This option allows a candidate to complete the Induction program in 3 quarters.
Courses
Quarter 1: TEP 6221 Professional Inquiry and Collegial Observation (PICO) I
Quarter 2: TEP 6222 Professional Inquiry and Collegial Observation II
Quarter 3: TEP 6223 Professional Inquiry and Collegial Observation III
Quarter 4: TEP 6224 Professional Inquiry and Collegial Observation IV
Quarter 5: TEP 6225 Professional Inquiry and Collegial Observation V
Quarter 6: TEP 6226 Professional Inquiry and Collegial Observation VI
This course of study has been approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Admissions
How to Apply
- Complete the Online Application, including:
- Two letters of recommendation
- Current resume
- Admission Essay
- Submit the $50 non-refundable Application Fee.
- Official transcripts that post the Bachelor’s degree conferred from a regionally accredited college or university are required and request that they be sent to the Admissions Office. A student copy of a transcript may be submitted with your application, but official transcripts are required upon admission.
- Interview with Regional Director
- CBEST test scores, proof of registration, equivalencies (see list below), or proof of enrollment in Teacher Test Prep program,
- CSET: Multiple Subjects exam, proof of registration or scores, proof of completion of subject matter waiver program (for preliminary credential programs only) or enrollment in Teacher Test Prep program.
Please submit all materials to:
Admissions Office
400 Corporate Pointe
Culver City, CA 90230
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All application materials submitted become part of an applicant’s file and cannot be returned.
AULA and AUSB campuses, of a one-system university, offer mission consistent options that are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Admission Essay
In 4-6 pages, please respond to the following questions. Question #10 is only required if your undergraduate GPA is below 2.8. Please use the following format guidelines: 12-point type, double-spaced, 1″ margins, top right header on every page (in all capital letters): first and last name, Teaching Credential, page number.
- What factors led you to undertake this education program at this time and how will the degree impact your professional goals?
- Describe your leadership skills and how they are used in the classroom, school, community, and/or other life situations.
- What reforms do you see needed in education today, and what visions do you have for achieving necessary changes?
- Describe a difficult situation you have had related to education or schools. Evaluate your handling of the situation, revealing any personal characteristics that enabled you to be an effective part of a solution.
- Describe any community action or organizing that you have been involved in, and how it impacts your perceptions of yourself as an educator.
- What experiences have you had that prepare you to work as an educator with people who differ from yourself?
- Please comment on your experience or interests in working toward or organizing for social change.
- Please describe in some detail your experiences in working and/or being with children. What were your roles, responsibilities? Who were the children? For applicants to the mild/moderate disabilities credential, please specifically highlight experiences with children with disabilities.
- What is your motivation to become a teacher/special education teacher?
- If your Bachelor’s degree cumulative GPA is below a 2.8: Discuss the factors that contributed to your current GPA and how, specifically, you will mitigate those factors to be successful in graduate-level coursework at Antioch University.
Additional Admissions Information
Contact Deborah Magana at [email protected] or call 310.578.1080 x.303 for information on the Induction Credential application, requirements, and deadlines.
Cost
| Quarter | Cost |
|---|---|
| First & Fourth Quarters (half-time) | $4,499 |
| Second & Third Quarters (full-time) | $7,498 |
Please note: Additional fees for all AULA programs may include (but are not necessarily limited to) charges for materials, late registration, enrollment maintenance, parking, graduation, transcripts, tuition payment plan, late payments, late registration, and returned checks.