SECTIONS 44310-44314 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 44310-44314

44310. The commission shall waive the subject matter examination
requirement for graduates of accredited public and private
institutions of higher education who successfully complete subject
matter programs specified by the commission.
Eligibility for an examination waiver can only be achieved when
the subject matter program is one which is listed by the commission
under Section 44282, and the program has been successfully completed
in an approved institution of higher learning.
The commission may require that the approved examination be taken
by candidates, who are otherwise eligible for an examination waiver,
for informational purposes only.

44311. The commission shall evaluate any subject matter program
offered by an accredited institution in satisfaction of paragraph (5)
of subdivision (b) of Section 44259. The evaluation shall be based
on standards of program quality and effectiveness, which shall be
consistent with the assessments and examinations of subject matter
knowledge and competence adopted by the commission pursuant to
subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 44282.

44312. A finding by the commission of the inadequacy or
inappropriateness of such program as the basis for waiving the
subject matter examination shall cause persons completing such
programs to be ineligible for the examination waiver.

44313. The subject matter examination authorizing multiple subject
classroom instruction may be waived for holders of approved
"diversified" or "liberal arts" degrees, or programs or their
equivalent, conferred by accredited institutions of higher education
approved by the commission.
Notwithstanding the designation of the degrees conferred, the
commission shall approve the programs presented by such institution
and shall not engage in the detailed analysis of the applicant's
transcripts for purposes of issuing the credential. The commission,
however, may provide for the selected analysis of transcripts to
determine whether the programs presented by such institutions conform
with the requirements of the commission.

44314. A "diversified" or "liberal arts" program is any program
that has been approved by the commission on the basis of standards
adopted by the commission.
(a) An approved program shall consist of a minimum of 84 semester
units, or equivalent quarter units, including, but not limited to,
language studies, literature, mathematics, science, social science,
history, humanities, the arts, physical education and human
development.
(b) The commission shall establish standards for "diversified" or
"liberal arts" programs, or equivalent programs that waive the
subject matter examination for multiple subjects instruction.