Credential Programs

NSEC minor (joint credential program with UC Berkeley)

Students in STEM (Biology, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, etc) are able to complete both their Bachelor's degree from UC Merced and a single-subject teaching credential in science or math from UC Berkeley. Click here for more information or email calteach@ucmerced.edu!

NSED minor

Students in ANY minor are able to complete their Bachelor's degree from UC Merced and go straight into a credential program after graduation. We have two partnerships but the minor will allow students to get into most credential programs. 

UC Merced Extension Teacher Preparation Program

• Working as a cohort, you can obtain a credential in one year through full-time study combined with fieldwork. UC Merced Extension Teaching Preparation offers both Multiple and Single Subject credential tracks. 
• Complete the NSED minor as an undergrad at UC Merced and save up to $5,400 off your tuition!
• Click here for more information or email teacherprep@ucmerced.edu

Central Valley Teacher Preparation Partnership- Fresno Pacific University (FPU)

• UC Merced undergraduate students can have a reduced time to complete their single or multiple subject teaching credentials if they complete the NSED minor. Candidates can then complete an additional 12 units of post-credential coursework to earn an M.A. in Teaching.
• Click here for more information or click here to schedule an informational meeting with an FPU representative. 
• FPU will be holding office hours! Times and dates will be added soon!
  • These office hours are designed for you to ask any questions you may have about FPU's Master's and teaching credential programs including their partnership with CalTeach for those in the NSED minor. 
  • Check here for the details on the upcoming office hours!

Please call (559) 453-7179 to speak with Elizabeth Torres, FPU Assistant Director of Outreach and Requirement, if you have any questions!

Other Teaching Credential Programs

• There are other teaching credential programs available that include online, private, and public options. Many of the courses under the NSED minor apply to those credential programs.
• Online Programs
  • Alliant International University
  • Grand Canyon University
• Hybrid Programs
  • University of the Pacific
  • Humphrey's University
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • Pepperdine University
• In-Person Programs
  • UC System
    • University of California, Los Angeles
    • University of California, Berkeley (non-NSEC track)
    • University of California, Davis
    • University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Private Schools
    • Stanford University
    • University of Southern California
    • Pacific Oaks College
    • University of San Francisco
    • Loyola Marymount University
    • Santa Clara University
  • CSU System
    • CSU Sacramento
    • CSU Stanislaus
    • CSU East Bay
    • CSU Long Beach
    • CSU Los Angeles
    • CSU Fullerton
    • San Diego State University
• If you would like to view a workshop covering the different credential programs above, please click here.

If you need assistance in looking through other teaching credential options, feel free to come by the CalTeach office (located in SE1, room 270) or email us at calteach@ucmerced.edu