California Education Code

§ 44259

EDC § 44259 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 25 · Ch. 2 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in clauses (i) and (iii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), a program of professional preparation for multiple or single subject teaching credentials shall not include more than two years of full-time study of professional preparation.

(b)The minimum requirements for the preliminary multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential are all of the following:

(1)A baccalaureate degree or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. Except as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 44227, for single subject teaching credentials, the baccalaureate degree shall not be in professional education. The commission shall encourage regionally accredited institutions of higher education to offer undergraduate minors in education and special education to students who intend to become single subject credentialed teachers.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 46, Sec. 2. (AB 1034) Effective January 1, 2026.