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Early Program Completer Option

The Early Completion Intern Option (ECO) is intended to provide individuals who have requisite skills and knowledge an opportunity to challenge the course work portion of a Multiple or Single Subject Intern Program and demonstrate pedagogical skills through a performance assessment while in a Commission-approved intern program. All Commission-approved intern programs (both university and district) must offer early completion options to qualified candidates.

Individuals must satisfy all of the following requirements:

  1. Bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally-accredited college or university
  2. Basic skills requirement. Passing scores on the CBEST or a BSR-41 waiver (email your Academic Advisor if you feel you qualify for the waiver)
  3. Passage of one of the following assessments:
    1. 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 (See Terms and Definitions)
  4. Completion of the initial edTPA task(s) 1-3 for Multiple Subject and 1-4 for Single Subject. Students must pass their edTPA on their first attempt to qualify for the Early Program Completer Option.
  5. 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
  6. Verify knowledge of the subject to be taught by one of the following two methods:
    1. Passing the Appropriate CSET exam(s)
    2. Completion of a CSET waiver (email your Academic Advisor if you feel you qualify for this waiver via a direct degree match or coursework evaluation)
    3. Passing the RICA exam (Multiple Subject Candidates only)
  7. Certificate of Clearance - Fingerprint processing by Live Scan (form 41-LS), if not previously completed for the Commission
  8. Clear Tuberculin Skin test or X-Ray
  9. Covid Vaccination Card or Declination Form
  10. Valid Internship Credential

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. Applications must be submitted to the Commission through the Commission-approved intern program sponsor.