The Antioch University Santa Barbara Teacher Credentialing Program:

* provides high academic standards that prepare candidates to teach in California’s classrooms
* produces teachers with demonstrated expertise in content area instruction
* produces teachers with expertise in collaboration, inclusion and individualized instruction
* produces teachers skilled in civic literacy who prepare their students for participatory citizenship in a culturally diverse society
* produces teachers who work comfortably with new technologies
* strengthens teachers’ professional identities by developing their advocacy skills and encouraging the deepening of their self-knowledge
* familiarizes candidates with global, ecological interdependence
* provides social and professional support systems for lifelong learning
* produces teachers who incorporate music and art into their curricula
* develops teacher expertise in character development, civic education, and community building
* provides candidates with alternative methods of teaching
* guides candidates through student teaching with close faculty supervision
* provides continued social and professional support after graduation