Antioch University Los Angeles has an Office of Financial Aid that would be happy to work with you to find out how to make your education affordable. Antioch University also provides the opportunity for grant and scholarship assistance. In addition to the financial aid available to all students attanding the university, students in the Teacher Credential Program can apply for the APLE Loan.

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You can earn your teaching credential in 4 quarters. This will allow you to teach in a public or charter school in grades K-6 and also in adult education. The units you earn are used to determine your salary. Currently, Antioch LA's teacher credential program offers a 76 quarter unit program, more units than other programs in the area.

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The faculty are committed to support your learning experience. Most are currently in the classroom and utilize their elementary teaching experience to enrich the experience of the course. They pass on their first-hand knowledge and experience, providing an invaluable learning tool for our students.

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It is true that Antioch does not assign grades. Classes are assessed with a CR (credit) or NC (no credit) through the use of narrative evaluations. Narrative evaluations have been a part of the university for decades - this does away with competition for grades among students. A student who meets the class objectives will earn a CR.  If you need to have a grade assigned, as well as Antioch's standard narrative evaluation, you can submit a request in writing to your professor prior to the end of the add/drop period of each quarter.

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Antioch University offers a unique, rich learning experience. Students move through the program with the same students, called a cohort, and form relationships that last beyond the last class. Our class size remains small - approximately 10-20 students in a class. This creates a stronger dynamic and more personal attention. Student participation is not only asked for but encouraged, creating a fuller learning experience. Students will have the opportunity to create a network with faculty support while completing their teaching credential.

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Yes, it's possible to work during the first 2 quarters of the Teacher Credentialing Program. However, you would need to devote 4 days a week to full-time student teaching in the last 2 quarters of the program. Antioch requires 80 days of full-time student teaching to meet the state requirements. Many of our students are able to hold part-time jobs and Antioch does offer work study opportunities as well as financial aid.

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The credential is titled the SB2042 Preliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. This credential allows you to teach students in a self-contained classroom. Once you have earned a multiple subject credential you can obtain a single subject credential by passing the CSET and completing a 3 unit single subject methods course offered by a college with an approved single subject program. We will be happy to advise you regarding this process, but at the same time we do not offer a single subject program.

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Antioch University, a 150 year old educational institution, offers an uncommon education---one that will prepare you to create change, to be of a well-respected historic tradition at an institution that graduated such luminaries as Coretta Scott King, Rod Sterling, and Stephen Jay Gould. We are located in Culver City where the 405 and the 90 freeways meet. Are you courageous enough to take this leap? Call us to come visit one of our classes and find out what makes us unique!

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