Education - MED
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Program Description
UCSB's Teacher Education Program (TEP) is a 12-month teaching credential and master’s degree program. Our program is uniquely structured to focus on developing constructive relationships, immersing you in a full year of supported student teaching, and integrating coursework with fieldwork to put theory into practice. Upon completing your year with TEP, you’ll earn a credential to teach either elementary, secondary, or special education. While optional, most students also concurrently earn an M.Ed.
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Graduate and Professional Pathways
K-12 schools
Nonprofit organizations
Top Employers
Local School Districts (Goleta, Buellton, Lompoc, Santa Barbara)
Other CA School Districts
Program Highlights
TEP candidates have the option to complete a Bilingual Authorization in Spanish (BLA)
Former Director of the program, Tine Sloan, went on to chair the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
TEP was 1 of 6 model programs named as "California assets" in a Governor's State Education Excellence Task Force report
UCSB has its roots in a teachers' school: Santa Barbara State Normal School of Manual Arts and Home Economics, established in 1909, eventually became UCSB
Related Disciplines
Mathematics, Sciences, English, History, Spanish (Single Subject Credential Areas)
Sociology, Ethnic Studies, Communications, Linguistics, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Associated Interests
Social justice
Diverse communities
Leadership
Interdisciplinary learning
Cultural sensitivity