Early Completion Option

The Early Completion Intern Option does not apply to Education Specialist Intern Programs. 

The Early Completion Intern Option is intended to provide individuals who have requisite skills and knowledge an opportunity to challenge the course work portion of a Multiple Subject or Single Subject Intern Program and demonstrate pedagogical skills through a performance assessment while in a Commission-approved intern program. 

The Early Completion Intern Option is available to officially admitted internship candidates who meet the following requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally-accredited college or university 
2. Basic skills requirement (CBEST)
3. Subject matter competency (Multiple Subject CSET I, II, III)
4. Passage of the National Evaluation Series ( NES) Assessment of Professional Knowledge (APK): Elementary (Test code 051) for Multiple Subjects candidates or Secondary (Test code 052) for Single Subject candidates
5. Completion of the edTPA
6. Pass the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA)
7. Completion of a course (two semester units or three quarter units) in the provisions and principles of the U.S. Constitution, or passage of an examination in the subject given by a regionally-accredited college or university 
8. Fingerprint processing by Live Scan (form 41-LS), if not previously completed for the Commission on Teacher Credentialing
9. Individuals must have an offer of employment and be enrolled in a District Intern Program or a college or university with a Commission-approved intern program
10. Complete foundational computer technology course work that includes general and specialized skills in the use of computers in educational settings