Education, Humanities & Social Sciences

New and Popular Programs

Teacher Induction–CA Clear Credential Programs

For Multiple Subject, Single Subject and Education Specialist teachers, UCLA Extension’s Teacher Induction California Clear Credential program is a two-year, individualized, job embedded system of mentoring, support, and professional learning for newly credentialed teachers. Two program tracks are available: the School Mentor Track, for teachers that have a site-based mentor selected and approved by their school administrator, and the University Mentor Track, where UCLA Extension will match participating teachers with a highly qualified mentor teacher. Both program options offer a fully online course format; ability to clear multiple preliminary credentials; Early Completion Option (ECO); and BTSA Waiver

Early Childhood Education

Continue your education to advance your career and become an ECE (Early Childhood Education) Lead or Master Teacher. The certificate is for students who have an Associate Teacher permit or certificate and are ready to earn the 24 ECE/CD semester units for professional advancement. Elementary school teachers can use these units to teach in Transitional Kindergarten. NEW courses include an ECE practicum, Dual Language Learners, STEM and Reggio-based approaches.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Join our top-tier TESOL program and learn to teach English to all age groups: 21 units, 1 core course per quarter (part-time), 4 quarters.

NEW course: TESOL Summer field experience.

Career Technical Education

Work with your employer to chart a unique pathway into the teaching profession. The CTE credential program offers school districts the opportunity to recruit and hire talented and committed professionals, with at least 3 years of qualified industry experience, to fill critical teaching positions in designated subjects. Candidates document previous work, coordinate mentored teaching employment, apply to UCLA Extension and obtain a preliminary credential through the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

K-12 Methods Courses

These fully online courses are approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and satisfy the California requirements for teachers who want to add a single subject or multiple subject credential to an already existing general education credential. Please contact an advisor prior to enrollment.

Explore all of our courses and certificates, in person, hybrid, or online: uclaextension.edu

College Counseling Certificate

The certificate is designed for secondary school counselors, teachers, career counselors, admissions personnel and others who want to develop their professional competencies or are interested in establishing an independent educational consulting practice. This program is also ideal for college admissions professionals who want to help high school students identify post secondary options.

Patricia Murphy, MS ED

College Counseling Mentorship Program

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Journalism Certificate Information Session

September 14, 6–7pm

Contact journalism@uclaextension.edu for details on how to join this session online.

This program is geared toward new or continuing certificate students, as well as program graduates who seek additional guidance on topics related to college admissions and who can extend their strong connection with individual instructors through personalized, one-on-one mentorship. Mentees can purchase two-hour to four-hour blocks of time with their identified instructor. Scheduled meetings with the selected mentor take place through our learning management system.

College Counseling Bootcamp Courses

Our career highlight belongs to Patricia Murphy, a lifelong educator of gifted and neurodiverse children from birth through grade 12, and an instructor and mentor to new teachers. Pat recently retired as the Director of our Teacher Education credential programs, where she redesigned the Clear credential Induction program to support candidate engagement, reflective practice, and knowledge of underserved students. Our credential programs passed CTC accreditation with flying colors. Pat is known for her compassion, deep commitment to the needs of others, and optimism for the future in teaching. Pat is a brilliant educator who thinks that, “Induction is a really exciting field!”

The purpose of these short, intensive courses is to introduce potential counselors, who are new to this professional field, to numerous aspects of the college admissions process. During the course, students develop an understanding of key factors such as financial aid and the impact of standardized test scores. Upon completion, students are prepared to continue their studies in counseling or pursue advanced topics via enrollment in the full College Counseling certificate program. The ideal student for this course is an aspiring college advisor, current school counselor, CBO advisor or other professional working in college advising.

Transfer Credit Courses

UCLA Extension courses with XL 1–XL 199 in the course number are equivalent to undergraduate courses offered by UCLA regular session and provide credit toward bachelors degrees across all campuses of the University of California (unit and subject credit) and the California State University system (up to 36 units of credit, subject and grade credit). They are also accepted at many universities nationwide. Always check your receiving institution for transferability, as limits may apply.