Department of Education and Leadership
Cal State Apply - Application Tips
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Under Personal Information Tab
Under Credentials:
- Under Intern: CSUMB Does not require the Intern Application as part of the Application
- Under Subject Matter/CSET: If you are satisfying subject matter via major or Subject Matter Program, choose the subject area and enter the approximate date of your degree conferral or Subject Matter Program completion.
- Under Personal Narrative: CSUMB does not require the personal Narrative. There will be an essay prompt under Program Materials
Under Academic History:
- Under Transcript Entry: Credential & MAE + Credential Students do not need to enter their courses since you will be uploading an unofficial transcript in the Program Materials Section. You can choose I am not entering any college transcripts
- Under Standardized Tests: You do not need to enter any standardized tests.
Under Supporting Information:
- Under Experiences: Please only enter relevant experiences working with youth or children. We will also be asking for a resume in the Program Materials section so you can keep this brief.
- Documents: Please upload All relevant Credential Documents.
- CSUMB Does not require the Intern Application
- If you have a subject Matter waiver please upload for Subject Matter/CSET
- If you have signed up for an exam and have not received the results yet please upload your confirmation e-mail so we can see that it was scheduled.
- If you have only partially passed an exam please upload the results you have so far.
- Please remember that a degree from a regionally accredited college in the USA now satisfies the CBEST.
Under Program Materials:
- Under Documents: You only need to upload the documents relevant to your program as listed first in the documents section. Typically it’s the Essay, Unofficial Transcripts, Resume, and First Aid/CPR. Please ignore the other documents in the upload section below unless you are an international student who has been instructed to include them. (Example of documents not required: Bank Statements, passport, etc.)
- Under Evaluation Forms:
- This section takes the place of the letter of recommendation. If you already have a letter you want to include upload it under supplemental materials in the Document section of the Program Materials Tab
- Evaluation forms going to a public school or district e-mail account might be blocked so please ask your references for personal e-mail address if possible.
- Under Questions: If you are not an international student answer NA or it will look incomplete