Administrative Preliminary Credential Checklist
Please have all of the following requirements readily available before submitting your Petition for Credential:
Verification of Experience (on district or employing agency letterhead)
Five years of successful, full-time experience in a public school, non-public school, or private school of equivalent status located in California or another state, or a combination of experience earned in California and another state. This experience may be teaching, pupil personnel work, librarianship, health services, clinical, rehabilitative services, occupational therapy or physical therapy, or a combination of teaching and school services equal to five years. Substitute or part-time service does not apply.
Verification of experience must be on the district or employing agency letterhead and signed by the superintendent, assistant superintendent, director of personnel, or director of human resources. School or district personnel other than the applicant must verify all experience.
Copy of Valid Clear Teaching Credential
A copy of your credential can be downloaded from the CTC website
Verification of Employment
This is only required if you are employed as an Administrator. If you are not employed as an administrator, this is not required, and you will receive a recommendation for a Certificate of Eligibility.
Completing the Application Process
Once your Petition for Credential has been submitted and the ECP Student Services team has reviewed of all of your documents, we will recommend you for your credential. At the end of our processing time (10 business days) you are required to log on to your Educator page on the CTC website to pay and have the document issued. If you have questions, please reach out to credentials@scu.edu.