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 6-8 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 and maintain the file in PDF format to expedite processing times.

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. Download the ESM waiver application. 
  2. Using your Liberal Studies outline, indicate the term you took each of the required courses and the grade that you received. If you need an updated copy of your outline, please email us at liberalstudies@csub.edu.  
  3. Name your PDF: Last Name_First Name_CSUB ID_ESM
    Save a copy for your records.
  4. Upload your PDF file to the secure submission portal below:
Submittal Portal

 

ESM Resources

ESM Application
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.
  • 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 2.75GPA 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 
The preliminary letter can be submitted along with your credential application to potentially receive a conditional acceptance from a credential program. Please be mindful that if you do not earn a passing grade in the pending course(s), you jeopardize any conditional acceptance you may receive.