School of Education at Sonoma State University

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sonoma State University has transitioned to remote instruction for fall 2020. Employees are working remotely in almost all departments. Email is the best way to communicate with our faculty and staff. Please see the SSU COVID-19 site for more information.

I feel like this program is perfect for those who need support, need to be challenged, and like small class sizes.

Alexandra Sanchez, Current Multiple Subject Credential Candidate

I think teaching children is one of the most important jobs in the world and I know SSU is the best place for me to get my teaching credential.

Erika Costanzo, Current Multiple Subject Credential Candidate

The program allowed me to use research in a practical sense. Each course allowed us to explore a theoretical framework and apply that directly in the field.

Shahin Pamatmat, Special Education Credential, 2014 and MA in Education, 2019

I'm constantly applying the skills I'm learning in the MA program to my teaching practice. The program has helped me develop both as a learner and an educator.

Heidy Garibay, Multiple Subject Credential, 2015 and Current MA Student

The program provides hands-on learning experiences that strengthen critical thinking skills as well as opportunities for real world observation.

Alyson Shooter, BA in Early Childhood Studies, 2020

SSU fosters an environment in which we see, hear, and appreciate one another and inspires us to do the same in our future classroom communities.

Catherine Falzon, Current Multiple Subject Credential Candidate

Updates

COVID-19 UPDATES

FAQ

Neves Evans

Social Justice Lecture Series

Lecture Video

Inaugural Credential Student

Induction Ceremony

Video of Induction Ceremony

The PUERTA Project

PUERTA The PUERTA (Preparing Underrepresented Educators to Realize their Teaching Ambitions) Project seeks to increase the number of Latinx teachers serving in K-12 public schools. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, PUERTA seeks to improve the practices and remove the barriers that prevent undergraduate Latinx students from earning a teaching credential at our institution. PUERTA has three primary goals: 1) to increase Hispanic and Latina/o student persistence and graduation rates, 2) to increase the number of Hispanic and Latino students who earn a teaching credential and 3) to increase the number of students who transfer to SSU from a two-year HSI.