Developmental Teacher Education

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Please consult our Frequently Asked Questions page before calling the DTE office with admissions questions. Thank you!

Visit the Graduate School of Education's Admissions page for more details and admission forms.

Requirements for admission to the DTE program include:

• Strong interest in understanding child development as a basis for elementary teaching.
• Desire to explore the interplay between theory and reflective practice.
• Experience working with elementary school children, preferably in a public school setting.
• 3 letters of recommendation - including one academic and one describing work with elementary age children (mandatory).
• Undergraduate degree with 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) or better in the junior and senior years.
• Applications to the UC Berkeley Graduate Division.
• Basic Skills Requirement (Required of all applicants to programs leading to a credential; 3 options for passing)
  
  • Pass the CBEST (California Basic Educational Skills Test)
    Web Site: www.cbest.nesinc.com (Applicants residing outside CA and OR may take CBEST after admission and arrival in CA.)
    
  • Pass a Basic Skills Examination from Another State
    
  • For DTE applicants only: Pass CSET Multiple Subjects Examinations plus CSET Writing Examination
    
• For incoming students that want to be considered for summer financial aid packages, we strongly encourage you to file FAFSA forms for 2011/12 AND 2012/13.

CSET (California Subject Examinations for Teachers) Required of all applicants to programs leading to a multiple or single subject teaching credential. Please include a photocopy of your score report with your application if possible. Your application will not be considered for admission if you have not taken the CSET by end of January 2012 .

Other qualifications that may enhance your application:

Since we believe that our students learn as much from one another as they do from the faculty, we strive to attract a class which is diverse in every way, including undergraduate major, outside interests and life experience. The qualifications below may enhance an applicant's chances for admission.

• Inclusion of a personal/professional resume with your application.
• Devotion to examining and rethinking personal assumptions.
• Cross-cultural living experience in the US or abroad.
• Fluency in a language other than English.
• Familiarity with educational technology, web design.
• Personal experience in the visual or performing arts