ETRAC is located in Humanities 235
Telephone: (415) 405-2454
Email: etrac@sfsu.edu

ADVISING IS Generally DROP-IN: NO APPOINTMENTS REQUIRED! HOWEVER, you may certainly call or email to make an appointment.

SFSU no longer has advising days as of fall 2006

DROP-IN HOURS Fall Semester, 2006,
ETRAC office, HUM 235:
Mondays 12:00-2:00 p.m. and Wednesdays 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Additional advising available by appt.

If these times are not possible for you, you may request an appointment by calling 405-2454 or emailing etrac@sfsu.edu and specifying your available times.

The California Subject Exam for Teachers (CSET) may be your most efficient way to clear the subject matter requirements and does not require an appointment with us. Click here for a link to their Web site.

Before requesting an appointment for transcript evaluation, please be advised

No matter how wonderful your background and experience, if you wish to clear your Subject Matter Competency by transcript evaluation, you will need to have coursework that offers equivalents for all the courses on one of our state-approved programs for the Single Subject Matter in English.

SFSU offers seven approved programs. Click here for more information on them.

For students expecting to graduate after January of 2009 (those beginning college in Fall 2005 or after), the program is different. New requirements will be posted as soon as they are approved. Until then, make an appointment.

NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE OF THESE MAJORS PLUS EXTENSIVE COURSEWORK IN ENGLISH, PLEASE MAKE THE FOLLOWING DECISION BEFORE REQUESTING AN APPOINTMENT OR BEFORE PLANNING A TRIP TO SFSU FOR DROP-IN ADVISING.

 

KEY QUESTION: Am I willing to spend one to two semesters completing the coursework that will prepare me to teach English in high school?

Some required courses for the approved program that are typically missing from English majors' transcripts include

• Applied Linguistics (How secondary students and adults acquire a second language; how dialect differences affect academic writing performance)
• Advanced Grammar (More than an editing course)
• Advanced Composition (Upper division)
• Literature and the Adolescent Reader
• Advanced Speech Performance (Or upper division Theatre Arts, Drama or Broadcast Communication training)

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If your answer to KEY QUESTION is no, please go to the CSET link.

If your answer to KEY QUESTION is yes, you are a good candidate for an advising appointment. Please note that because of budget cuts the last day to apply for admission has been changed. Please check SFSU for dates.

Both the department application and the University Graduate Admission Application are due:

For information about applying to the credential program, visit the Credential Services Teacher Preparation Center, http://www.sfsu.edu/~cstpc/.