Becoming a teacher without a degree in education?

RedDinosaur
Sun, 17 Apr 2011 10:12:56 +0000

I found this through a Google search
[Become a Teacher in California | Teacher Certification in California | Certification Map](About Certification Map)

I don’t know much about becoming a teacher in CA but you’ll need a Master’s in education or go through an alternative route program. For alternative route, you’ll still have to take courses but you will leave with a certificate instead of a degree.

For elementary ed, I think studying developmental or educational psychology would be most helpful. Developmental psych could also open doors for special ed and you could get an ABA certificate (for working with autistic kids). Majoring in English means you could teach ESL. So this all depends on what you what to teach.