Elementary Subject Matter Waiver

The CSUB LBST Elementary Subject Matter (ESM) Preparation Program has been approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) to waive the CSET requirement to demonstrate competency in the subject matter of Multiple Subjects.

Please note, the Elementary Subject Matter Waiver is only available to students who have majored/are majoring in Liberal Studies. 

Submitting the Elementary Subject Matter Waiver

Upon submission, please allow 2-4 weeks for the ESM Waiver application to be evaluated.

Please do not email, mail, fax or drop off documents in person. Please follow the submittal instructions below. 

Once evaluated, your response letter will be sent to you via AdobeSign. It will be your responsibility to 'accept' the document. Once accepted, you will be able to download the document for your records.

Submittal Instructions

  1. Go to CSUB Kuali Build and log in with your Net ID and Password. 
  2. Using your Liberal Studies Program Outline, enter the term in which you completed each required courses and the grade you earned. If you need an updated copy of your outline, please email us at liberalstudies@csub.edu.  
  3. Submit the Form 
  4. Please allow 2-4 weeks for processing. 

 

ESM Resources

Approved Transfer Course List
ESM Waiver Application Petition
Current LBST students on any of the Teacher Preparation tracks, and students who started their undergraduate education at CSUB starting Fall 2015 or thereafter are welcome to submit the LBST ESM Waiver Evaluation Form for review.
  • Must be a Liberal Studies Major on a Teacher Preparation Pathway
  • Have completed and received a final grade of "C-" or better in ALL of the CTC approved ESM courses in the LBST major OR obtained a 2.75 GPA in all ESM Coursework
  • Have submitted a complete Evaluation Form with appropriate documents: unofficial transcript(s), and if applicable, course descriptions, syllabi for course substitutions.

COMM 1008: Strategies of Public Communication

ENGL 1109: Writing and Research

ENGL 3109: Modes of Writing

ENGL 3620: Language Structure Acquisition K-8 Teachers

ENGL 3630: Expository Reading/Writing K-8 Teachers

ENGL 4400: Children LIterature for K-8 Teachers OR THTR 3300: Dramatic Literature and Performance for Youth

MATH 2120: Number Systems & Algebraic Thinking for Preservice Elementary

MATH 3120: Geometry, Probability, and Statistics for Preservice Elementary Teachers

BIOL 1009: Perspectives in Biology

SCI 1100: Introduction to Chemistry for Liberal Studies

SCI 1600: Physics for Liberal Studies

SCI 2310: Introduction to Earth Science

SCI 3010: Integrated Life Science

HIST 1418: World History, Pre-History to 1500

HIST 1218: Survey of US History to 1877

ART 1009: Practice and Appreciation of the Visual Arts

MUS 3060: Music in the Elementary Classroom

THTR 3310: Dramatic Activity for the Classroom

CAFS 2000: Fundamentals in Developmental Theory

KINE 3340: Child and Adolescent Physical Activity and Health

LBST 3300: Educational Policy & Diversity

LBST 3600: Social Sciences in Elementary

LBST 4908: Senior Seminar

CONCENTRATION: 12 units approved by LBST ESM Evaluator

Our Commission-approved ESM waiver allows you to meet Subject Matter Competency in Multiple Subjects. The ESM Waiver will not satisfy Single Subject Competency 

Yes. A preliminary/conditional LBST ESM Waiver Letter may be submitted as part of your credential program application. However, submission of the letter does not guarantee admission to a credential program, as admission decisions are made by the credential program and are based on its individual requirements.

If you receive a conditional admission offer, you must successfully complete all remaining required coursework with passing grades. Failure to do so may result in the loss of your conditional admission or affect your eligibility for the credential program.