APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION
POLICY STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND CROSS CULTURAL EDUCATION
Single Subject Bilingual cross-cultural, Language and Academic
Development (BCLAD)
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
SEMESTER_____YEAR____
Name :___________________________________________________SS# ____________________________

Mailing Address:___________________________________________________________________________
                                              Street                                                                                     
City___________________________________State_______Zip Code_____________ Phone _____________

Permanent Address:_________________________________________________________________________
                                            
MAJOR:  Please check one:   ART*___INDUSTRIALS ARTS______ BUSINESS______ENGLISH_______
             FOREIGN LANG. (SPECIFY)_____________HEALTH SCIENCE ______P.E.____________
            HOME ECONOMICS_________LIFE SCIENCES_____MATH__________MUSIC_________
            PHYSICAL SCIENCE_____ SOCIAL SCIENCE______

MINOR: _____________Date of Graduation:_______Degree:_( BA__ or __BS)_Institution:________________

Deadlines:  PLC Application deadline for the Fall semester credential program is February 1st.   Application deadline for the Spring semester is October 1st. It is important for you to retain copies of the PLC application for your personal file. Incomplete application swill not be considered for review.   You need to be accepted by SDSU in order for you to be accepted by our  credential program.

____1. GAP - Overall Cumulative ___________(specify)

____ MAJOR ADVISOR'S RECOMMENDATION  OR PRAXIS/SSAT
    a) Advisor's recommendation attached_____.
    b) Praxis/SSAT_____
    c) Date Praxis/SSAT passed_____
    d) Number of times Praxis/SSAT taken______
    e) Will take Praxis/SSAT on________and forward scores to the Policy Studies Department.

____2. CALIFORNIA BASIC EDUCATION SKILLS TEST (CBEST).
    a) Scores attached____
    b) Date CBEST passed ______
    c) Scores: Writing__________Reading__________Math__________.
    d) Will take CBEST on________and forward scores to the Policy Studies Department

____3. SPANISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND CULTURAL AWARENESS TEST
    a) Scores attached_______ (write your scores in the space provided below)
            Sections passed: Oral____Prof. Vocabulary____ Grammar____ Reading____
            Objective____ Critical Incident____
    b). Will take on______.

____4. PREREQUISITE COURSES:

            Courses with C- letter grades can be petitioned. Courses below C- grades are not acceptable
            (Next to "or course" indicate which course was taken in lieu of (PLC400, 515, ED451, LI420,
            and attach course description and grade obtained.)

                                                            
            PLC400  -  Semester______Grade_______or course ________________________
            PLC515  -  Semester______Grade_______or course ________________________
            ED 451   - Semester______Grade_______or course ________________________
            LING420 - Semester______Grade _______or course_________________________                                                                                
                                                    
*Advising in this area is available only to those candidates who had taken one or more courses in the Commission-approved Art subject matter program on or before September 1, 1996.  These candidates
are entitled to complete that program for their Single Subject Teaching Credentials as long as the subject
matter program is complete by September 2000. Candidates who do not meet these criteria will be
required to demonstrate subject matter competency on the designated PRAXIS/SSAT.

ATTACH THE ABOVE AND THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS TO THIS APPLICATION. RETAIN
COPIES FOR YOUR PERSONAL FILE.

____5. Negative TB Test verification_________ Date TB test taken___________
____6. Official transcripts from all colleges/universities
____7. Transcript or test results satisfying U.S. Constitution requirement (please highlight U.S.
                Constitution in your transcripts)
____8. Early Field Experience in the secondary classroom - 45 hours total
____9. One letters of recommendation and two personal references  (Use Recommendation form included
            in the Admission packet or submit regular letter of recommendation in letterhead paper).
___10. Certificate of Clearance:    obtained___, not obtained____, but applied for on: ____________
       Receipt #_________. You can obtain the Certificate of Clearance packet from any college or
                university that has a credential program.
___11. Student teaching application, please fill out and submit seven copies.
___12. Indicate any supplementary subject area qualification, through course work (10 upper division
                 units) or Praxis/SSAT.
___13. Approved Waiver Program Statement from the Credentials Office from the University where the
        waiver program was completed -

If you are requesting a course to be waived, submit a waiver petition (included in your application packet).

_____________________________________________________________________________________
APPLICATION MATERIALS: Applicants should complete application procedures for acceptance to SDSU
and the Policy Studies Department the semester prior to beginning the credential program. If applicant is going
to graduate from SDSU prior to enrolling in the bilingual credential program, student must reapply as a post-
graduate student to the University.

If you are requesting a course to be waived, submit a waiver petition (included in your application packet).
 

Please verify by your signature below that you have read and understand the following:          
It is my understanding that no action will be taken on my admission to the credential          
program until all application materials are completed. I also understand that materials which I have furnished to the Policy Studies Department cannot be returned to me nor copies furnished.          

__________________________ __________          
Applicant's signature                     Date          

Please retain copies for your personal file.

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