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CSET: Multiple Subjects

• CSET: Multiple Subjects consists of 3 subtests

English

• CSET: English
• CSET: English consists of 4 subtests

Social Science

• CSET: Social Science
• CSET: Social Science consists of 3 subtests

Foundational-Level Mathematics

• CSET: Foundational-Level Math
• CSET: Foundational-Level Math consists of 2 subtests

Mathematics

• CSET: Mathematics
• CSET: Mathematics consists of 3 subtests

Foundational-Level Science

• CSET: Foundational-Level Science
• CSET: Foundational-Level Science consists of 1 subtest

Science

• CSET: Science
• CSET: Science consists of 2 subtests 

Music

• CSET: Music
• CSET: Music consists of 3 subtests

The CSET completed must be in one of the subject areas listed above for either Multiple Subject or Single Subject candidates. 

• Candidates must meet the minimum scores required on the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET) Examination.
• Candidates must provide the program with their official PDF score report listing subtests and date completed.

Academic Degrees Accepted:

• Liberal Studies degrees OR
• Liberal Studies degrees that includes a focus or concentration in the title (e.g., Liberal Studies: Urban Education or Liberal Studies: Elementary Education)

The applicant’s major must be an exact degree/credential match in one of the subjects identified in Education Code §44257(a). These subjects are:

• Agriculture
• Art
• Business
• Dance 
• English
• World Language (in any of the languages for which there is a credential)
• Health Science
• Home Economics
• Industrial & Technology Education
• Mathematics
• Music
• Physical Education
• Science (including Biology, Chemistry, Geoscience or Earth and Space Science and Physics)
• Social Science
• Theater

The academic degree major must be in one of the subject areas listed above for either Multiple Subject or Single Subject candidates. 

• Candidates whose majors are not listed above are not eligible for this option at this time.
• However, the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing is seeking to expand the array of majors that may be used under this option through emergency regulations.
• Master’s or doctoral degree completed by a candidate in the exact area of the credential being sought also count as verification of subject matter competence.
• The law does not limit the recency of the degree earned so candidates may have earned their degree at any point in the past. 

• Some undergraduate institutions offer a Subject Matter Prep Program as part of their undergraduate experience or Bachelor’s degree.
• Subject Matter Prep Programs must be approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC).
• Please contact your undergraduate program to determine if you completed one as part of your education with them.

• The letter needs to be on the undergraduate institution’s letterhead.
• The letter needs to state in which subject matter content area the prep program was completed.
• The letter needs to state when the subject matter prep program was completed.
• The letter needs to be signed by the appropriate university representative.

Completed Prep Program:

• If completed at time of admissions application, please submit as part of your application.

In Progress Prep Program:

• If the program is still in progress at time of admission application, please submit a letter from your Subject Matter Prep Program stating that you are in progress and when they anticipate your completion.
• Once completed, please request an updated letter stating your completion and submit to gradprograms@msmu.edu.

• Earned a grade of “C-” or better (“Pass is acceptable) in the qualifying coursework
• Taken at a regionally accredited college or university (Community College is acceptable)
• Must address each of the domains of the subject matter requirements for the credential you are pursuing

Multiple Subject Domains*

1. Reading, Language and Literature
2. History and Social Science
3. Mathematics
4. Science
5. Visual and Performing Arts
6. Physical Education
7. Human Development

English Domains

1. Reading Literature and Informational Texts
2. Language, Linguistics, and Literacy
3. Composition and Rhetoric
4. Communications: Speech, Media, and Creative Performance

Math Domains*

1. Number and Quantity
2. Algebra
3. Geometry
4. Probability and Statistics
5. Calculus

*Domains 1-4 satisfy the subject matter requirement for the Foundational-level Mathematics credential

Music Domains

1. Artistic Perception
2. Creative Expression
3. Historical and Cultural Foundations
4. Aesthetic Valuing
5. Connections, Relationships and Applications
6. Music Methodology and Repertoire

Science Domains*

1. Scientific Practices, Engineering Design and Applications and Crosscutting Concepts
2. Physical Sciences
3. Life Sciences
4. Earth and Space Sciences
5. Concentration: Life Science
6. Concentration: Chemistry
7. Concentration: Earth and Space Sciences
8. Concentration: Physics

*Domains 1-4 cover the general science content while domains 5-8 cover the candidate’s area of concentration. Domains 1-4 alone satisfy the subject matter requirement for the Foundational-level General Science credentials while the full Science credential in any one of the concentration areas requires Domains 1-4 and the appropriate concentration domain.

Social Science Domains

1. World History
2. U.S. History
3. California History
4. Principles of American Democracy
5. Principles of Economics
6. Principles of Geography

• For detailed information regarding each domain, please review the
• For detailed information regarding the domains assessed by each subject matter subtest, please review .

Multiple Subject
CSET: Multiple Subjects

• CSET: Multiple Subjects consists of 3 subtests

Single Subject
English

• CSET: English
• CSET: English consists of 4 subtests

Social Science

• CSET: Social Science
• CSET: Social Science consists of 3 subtests

Foundational-Level Mathematics

• CSET: Foundational-Level Math
• CSET: Foundational-Level Math consists of 2 subtests

Mathematics

• CSET: Mathematics
• CSET: Mathematics consists of 3 subtests

Foundational-Level Science

• CSET: Foundational-Level Science
• CSET: Foundational-Level Science consists of 1 subtest

Science

• CSET: Science
• CSET: Science consists of 2 subtests

Music

• CSET: Music
• CSET: Music consists of 3 subtests

Education Specialist
The CSET completed must be in one of the subject areas listed above for either Multiple Subject or Single Subject candidates.

Other Specifics

• Candidates must meet the minimum scores required on the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET) Examination.
• Candidates must provide the program with their official PDF score report listing subtests and date completed.

How do I know if I qualify for a Subject Matter Prep Program Letter?

• Some undergraduate institutions offer a Subject Matter Prep Program as part of their undergraduate experience or Bachelor’s degree.
• Subject Matter Prep Programs must be approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC).
• Please contact your undergraduate program to determine if you completed one as part of your education with them.

What needs to be included in the signed letter?

• The letter needs to be on the undergraduate institution’s letterhead.
• The letter needs to state which subject matter content area the prep program was completed in.
• The letter needs to state when the subject matter prep program was completed.
• The letter needs to be signed by the appropriate university representative.

How and where do I submit my signed letter?

Completed Prep Program:

• If completed at time of Admissions application, please submit as part of your application.

In Progress Prep Program:

• If the program is still in progress at time of admission application, please submit a letter from your Subject Matter Prep Program stating that you are in progress and when they anticipate your completion.
• Once completed, please request an updated letter stating your completion and submit to gradprograms@msmu.edu

Coursework must meet the following conditions

• Earned a grade of “C-” or better (“Pass is acceptable) in the qualifying coursework.
• Taken at a regionally accredited college or university (Community College is acceptable). 
• Must address each of the domains of the subject matter requirements for the credential you are pursuing

Multiple Subject & Education Specialist
Multiple Subject Domains*

1. Reading, Language and Literature
2. History and Social Science
3. Mathematics
4. Science
5. Visual and Performing Arts
6. Physical Education
7. Human Development

*Domains listed may have several subdomains. You may need multiple courses to satisfy each domain area listed. For information regarding subdomains, see Appendix 1.

Single Subject
English Domains

1. Reading Literature and Informational Texts
2. Language, Linguistics, and Literacy
3. Composition and Rhetoric
4. Communications: Speech, Media, and Creative Performance

Math Domains*

1. Number and Quantity
2. Algebra
3. Geometry
4. Probability and Statistics
5. Calculus

*Domains 1-4 satisfy the subject matter requirement for the Foundational-level Mathematics credential Single Subject Continued

Music Domains

1. Artistic Perception
2. Historical and Cultural Foundations
3. Aesthetic Valuing
4. Creative Expression
5. Connections, Relationships, and Applications
6. Music Methodology and Repertoire

Science Domains*

1. Scientific Practices, Engineering Design and Applications, and Crosscutting Concepts
2. Physical Sciences
3. Life Sciences
4. Earth and Space Sciences
5. Concentration: Life Science
6. Concentration: Chemistry
7. Concentration: Earth and Space Sciences
8. Concentration: Physics

*Domains 1-4 cover the general science content while domains 5-8 cover the candidates area of concentration. Domains 1-4 alone satisfy the subject matter requirement for the Foundational-level General Science credentials while the full Science credential in any one of the concentration areas requires Domains 1-4 and the appropriate concentration domain.

Social Science Domains

1. World History
2. U.S. History
3. California History
4. Principles of American Democracy
5. Principles of Economics
6. Principles of Geography

Other Specifics

• For detailed information regarding each domain, please review the Domains of the Subject Matter Requirements
• For detailed information regarding the domains assessed by each subject matter subtest, please review Subject Matter Domains and CSET Examination by Subtest.

• Language and Linguistics (Language Structure, Language Development & Acquisition, Literacy, and Assessment)
• Non-Written and Written Communication (Conventions of Language, Writing Strategies, Writing Applications, Non-Written Communication, and Research Strategies)
• Reading Comprehension and Analysis (Reading Literature, Reading Informational Text, and Text Complexity)

• World History (Ancient Civilizations and Medieval and Early Modern Times)
• United States History (Early Exploration, Colonial Era, and the War for Independence, The Development of the Constitution and the Early Republic, Civil War and Reconstruction, and The Rise of Industrial America)
• California History (The Pre-Columbian Period through the Gold Rush and Economic, Political, and Cultural Development Since the 1850’s)

• Number Sense (Numbers, Relationships Among Numbers, and Number Systems and Computational Tools, Procedures, and Strategies)
• Algebra and Functions (Patterns and Functional Relationships and Linear and Quadratic Equations and Inequalities)
• Measurement and Geometry (Two- and Three- dimensional Geometric Objects, Representational Systems, Including Concrete Models, Drawings, and Coordinate Geometry, and Techniques, Tools, and Formulas for Determining Measurements)
• Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability (Collection, Organization, and Representation of Data, Inferences, Predictions, and Arguments Based on Data, and Basic Notions of Chance and Probability)

• Physical Science (Structure and Properties of Matter and Principles of Motion and Energy)
• Life Science (Structure of Living Organisms and Their Function [Cell Biology], Living and Nonliving Components in Environments [Ecology], and Life Cycle, Reproduction, and Evolution [Genetics and Evolution])
• Earth and Space Science (The Solar System and the Universe [Astronomy], The Structure and Composition of the Earth [Geology], The Earth’s Atmosphere [Meteorology], and The Earth’s Water [Oceanography])

• Dance
• Music
• Theatre
• Visual Art

• Movement Skills and Movement Knowledge (Basic Movement Skills, Exercise Physiology: Health and Physical Fitness, and Movement Forms: Content Areas)
• Self-Image and Personal Development (Physical Growth and Development and Self-Image)
• Social Development (Social Aspects of Physical Education and Cultural and Historical Aspects of Movement Forms)

• Cognitive Development from Birth through Adolescence (Cognitive Development)
• Social and Physical Development from Birth through Adolescence (Social Development and Physical Development)
• Influences on Development from Birth through Adolescence (Influences on Development)